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Car Forum / Hyundai Cars / November 2006head gasket
I have a 2000 accent with a 1.5liter engine. recently it blew a head gasket and i have the part but ive been looking everywhere to find the bolts to take the head off without removing EVERYTHING else, if anyone has any insight... The head bolts are inside the valve cover. You'll still need to take the timing belt off, and you'll need to unbolt the exhaust manifold from the head or the pipe. What are your symptoms? On nearly every Hyundai I've seen that had a significant head gasket problem, the head was so badly warped that it was best used as a paperweight or bookend. You should definitely take things far enough apart to check head flatness. yea, actually it was a dealership that diagnosed it, and im doing the work. is it possible once i have it off i can set it on a towel or something or rag to see flatness or is there some more precise way, i noticed once i took the valve cover off it was all enclosed and all that was there was the valves, would i have to get in between the valves at all. and hte exhaust manifold is behind the head and valve cover? and some of hte symptoms were puddle of oil on top of the transmission, and when i start the car there is knocking, but i dont drive it at all right now > The head bolts are inside the valve cover. You'll still need to take the > timing belt off, and you'll need to unbolt the exhaust manifold from the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > best used as a paperweight or bookend. You should definitely take things > far enough apart to check head flatness. > is it possible once i have it off i can set it on a towel or > something or rag to see flatness or is there some more precise way, Take it to a machine shop where they can use a straight edge or flat surface plate and an indicator. The use of fabric softeners tends to make the fluffy bath towels less accurate. > yea, actually it was a dealership that diagnosed it, and im doing the > work. is it possible once i have it off i can set it on a towel or [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > transmission, and when i start the car there is knocking, but i dont > drive it at all right now No offense, but you might want to consider having this work done by a shop. Your questions indicate a certain unfamiliarity with the task at hand and it's not a simply remove and replace job. You are going to get into such things as torquing the head back down, timing the valve train, etc. If you have to ask where the head bolts are and where the exhaust manifold is, you are probably not really ready for this job. The symptoms you describe bother me some. A puddle of oil and a knocking when first started are somewhat contradictory symptoms. The knocking implies a rod problem. If so, you are in for a lot more work than replacing a head. Did the dealership hear the knocking? Is the word "knocking" perhaps a bad way of describing it?  Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net actually to tell you the truth you guys are probably right about the checking if hte head is warped, i got a couple friends that are mechanics that probably could check it out for me, as far as the symptoms, yea the knocking sound is there, it sounds more like clicking from inside the car and its not as strong when you are listening under the hood. there was one place where i was looking where i seen a gap and then i kinda connected it with the puddle of oil where the transmission, and yes if it sounds like im a beginner at this stuff its because i am...thank you very much for all of hte help is there any special numbers for putting the head back on like how much torque for each bolt, etc... > > yea, actually it was a dealership that diagnosed it, and im doing the > > work. is it possible once i have it off i can set it on a towel or [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > -Mike- > mmarlowREM...@alltel.net > actually to tell you the truth you guys are probably right about the > checking if hte head is warped, i got a couple friends that are [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > special numbers for putting the head back on like how much torque for > each bolt, etc... I'm feeling a little bad about sounding discouraging, but I really want to tell you that a head job is not a good place to begin your DIY career. To be honest - your troubleshooting skills seem to require a bit of work - as would be expected when you are just starting out. You would be doing yourself a big favor by taking the car to someone you trust and getting that person to allow you to hang around and learn from the work he performs. It's really not a matter of unbolting this and bolting on that with a few magic numbers thrown in for good measure. It's certainly not the kind of thing that you want to jump into as a beginner and finding yourself sitting at your computer screen asking every question in the world as you try to plow your way through the job. Things will go wrong for you this way. If you're hell bent on taking this on yourself, then my best advice is for you to go to the local auto parts store and get yourself a Haynes or a Chilton's manual. You'll find all of the information you need in them. If you read them and find yourself asking people what the books mean by this and what they mean by that, then you'd better consider that a clue that someone else needs to do the repairs for you. Best of luck. Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net > > actually to tell you the truth you guys are probably right about the > > checking if hte head is warped, i got a couple friends that are [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > -Mike- > mmarlowREM...@alltel.net well its not really that discouraging to me at least...i have the chilton manual and im kind of going through it for the views and everything, i been just asking a few questions cuz i couldnt seem to find what i was looking for, but im gona look through that part a little more thoroughly, and i do appreciate the feedback and everything, ima computer guy by trade so i have the troubleshooting skills, but things are a bit different in cars so.....once again thank you > > actually to tell you the truth you guys are probably right about the > > checking if hte head is warped, i got a couple friends that are [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > -Mike- > mmarlowREM...@alltel.net If watching someone else do the repairs doesn't work out, perhaps you can have a mentor with you who's done this sort of repair previously. I think, like Brian and Mike, I generally encourage people to do as much of their own work as they can, but I'm concerned that if you try to do this on your own, you might end up with more trouble and expense than if you pay someone to do it. I still like the mentor idea, though. Everyone must start somewhere. > If you're hell bent on taking this on yourself, then my best advice is for > you to go to the local auto parts store and get yourself a Haynes or a > Chilton's manual. You'll find all of the information you need in them. Better yet, go to www.hmaservice.com and check out the factory repair manual. Print out the pertinent pages and you're good to go, more or less. > > If you're hell bent on taking this on yourself, then my best advice is for > > you to go to the local auto parts store and get yourself a Haynes or a > > Chilton's manual. You'll find all of the information you need in them. > > Better yet, go to www.hmaservice.com and check out the factory repair > manual. Print out the pertinent pages and you're good to go, more or less. D'OH!!!! No kiddin'. You'd think I'd been around here long enough to make that suggestion, wouldn't you? Guess it gets to be habit recommending the other manuals in other newsgroups. Thanks for straightening me out on that one Brian. Signature-Mike- mmarlowREMOVE@alltel.net wow, i bought a chilton manual they didnt have it for a 2000 so i got a 1998 figuring the engine wont be a whole lot different, but that website totally beats that manual and greatly appreciated, gives me exactly what i was lookin for. i think i might take it off myself but take it to a machine shop and have them check if it meets the measurements of what its supposed to via the factory manual. do any of you know of factory manuals for other makes such as chevy for example or if they publish them like hyundai does (have a friend that was looking for one for his truck) thank you > > > If you're hell bent on taking this on yourself, then my best advice is > for [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > -Mike- > mmarlowREM...@alltel.net I don't know of any others that have free access online. You should be able to purchase paper copies from the dealer or order based on information in the owner's manual, but it'll cost you. |
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