How do i pull the head off my mkiii?

MA70-3.0GT · 12-06-2009, 06:11 PM

no no no not the oil drain, the block coolant drain bolt (see the handbook p142 IIRC, or the tsrm) so that the remaining coolant in the block doesn't spill over into the oil passages & bores when you lift the head.

Oh & don't zip tie or fold the timing belt in any way as it can get damaged. There's no need to keep it on the teeth if you set the motor to TDC before you remove everything (again see the tsrm for locations of timing matchmarks, it's dead easy & failsafe for getting it back spot on, plus you'll probably want to turn the engine while the head's off so you can decoke all the pistons properly).

I'm gonna sing & do a rain dance for ya now! lol. Let's see if it really does have a metal HG..., maybe he meant "Moron-fitted Head Gasket" if it's gone already!!!

12-06-2009, 06:11 PM	#11
MA70-3.0GT 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Crewe, England Posts: 356	no no no not the oil drain, the block coolant drain bolt (see the handbook p142 IIRC, or the tsrm) so that the remaining coolant in the block doesn't spill over into the oil passages & bores when you lift the head. Oh & don't zip tie or fold the timing belt in any way as it can get damaged. There's no need to keep it on the teeth if you set the motor to TDC before you remove everything (again see the tsrm for locations of timing matchmarks, it's dead easy & failsafe for getting it back spot on, plus you'll probably want to turn the engine while the head's off so you can decoke all the pistons properly). I'm gonna sing & do a rain dance for ya now! lol. Let's see if it really does have a metal HG..., maybe he meant "Moron-fitted Head Gasket" if it's gone already!!! __________________ '89 MA70 Supra GT aero 3.0turbo JDM, Rebuilt motor, K&N intake, 3" stainless turbo-back. New turbo and braided line kit... '89 Honda NC27 400, NC23 cams, open pipe, PC36a shock & possibly Showa USD forks... '83 Yamaha 29R XJ750E-II, number 69 off the line, only runner in the country? Original except Koni shocks '95 Honda PC26 CB500R, Winter hack, hateful, trying to sell it I'm not paranoid, they really ARE after me!!! Last edited by MA70-3.0GT; 12-06-2009 at 06:19 PM.