veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hi all, Think im going to have to do my headgasket soon as the white smoke problem isnt going away. Was wondering, Is it possible to remove the head without taking the turbos or the inlet off??? Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Thought turbos and manifold were bolter to block and not the head so it shouldn't be to hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Originally posted by cashpoint Thought turbos and manifold were bolter to block and not the head so it shouldn't be to hard. Turbos and manifold are bolted to the head, expect a long job. Ben.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRoy Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 LOL:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashpoint Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 What do you expect it's bloody monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 The intake side ain't so bad, expect a couple of hours. The turbo side, eww. Book a day out for that and make sure you can get the car up high enough to work underneath as well. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 cheers guys, Just thought it may be a better option as getting to those turbo manifold bolts is a bitch and i cant be arsed taking the inlet apart either. And i will be saving on gaskets :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 In theory you could leave the turbo's manifold at al in situ. You'd have to disconnect the first cat, oil lines, waterlines and vac hoses plus the support struts for the turbos. It would be pretty damn heavy, for sure ....... so you'd need a mate to help lift the head off with stuff still attached You could probably leave most of the inlet on too .... I wouldn't do it this way , but I guess it could be done FWIW , it took me just over 2hrs to get the turbos off. Although I had the correct tools and didn't encounter any worn nuts/bolts......if you get a rounded nut on one of the more inaccessible exhaust/turbo nuts you could add hours, if not days to the job. Don't start it without good quality well fitting tools........ oh and wear gloves! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 OK, let's assume the gasket HAS gone... You pull the head with turbos and stuff attached, and it will be BLOODY heavy and awkward. Then you have to unbolt it all to send the head for skimming. So you need a new turbo gasket and intake set anyway... If you DON'T skim the head there's no point in doing it at all, IMO. I'd say 10 to 12 hours in total, if everything comes undone OK, may be longer, a lot longer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Scott, Sorry your still havin problems bud. Can't really offer any advice other than that above. Hope its fixed soon. btw: If you need another set of hands for the hvy stuff I'll help you out mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 Ahhhh! skiming of the head! Forgot about that little puppy! Shame as ive only just had it skimmed when i did the last rebuild! Looks like im pulling her apart that way then! Hope there is still enough on that head to play with to skim! SUPRASTAR3000: Cheers for the offer my friend! What a nice community we have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 No problem mate, PM or call me if you need a hand. mind you, your old granny is probably more knowledgeable than me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 LMAO!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Originally posted by veilsideTT Ahhhh! skiming of the head! Forgot about that little puppy! Shame as ive only just had it skimmed when i did the last rebuild! Looks like im pulling her apart that way then! Hope there is still enough on that head to play with to skim! SUPRASTAR3000: Cheers for the offer my friend! What a nice community we have! HKS 2mm gasket or i can get custom thicker if needed !!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 Thing is, i dont know how much would have been take off before. I reckon it was only a light skim as the head wasnt warped! They just did it to clean the head face up a bit and be sure it wasnt warped. Dude, are you saying use a 2mm or thicker gasket as they are better than stock? or because i may skim too much from the head and need to raise it further off the block? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted August 9, 2004 Share Posted August 9, 2004 Stock gasket is around 1.4 mm so you have roughly 0.6mm to play with , i dont bother with HKS gaskets i find the stock T ones adequate !!! Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 9, 2004 Author Share Posted August 9, 2004 how many thou can you take off a 2JZ-GTE head before having to use a thicker gasket? Or am i being dumb, Dude? Is that 0.6mm i have to play with to skim off the head? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Ideally after having your head faced last time you would have used a 1.6mm gasket , why do you think your HG is blown ????did you use stock head bolts or ARP studs when re assembling ?? Dude:flame Dev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veilsideTT Posted August 10, 2004 Author Share Posted August 10, 2004 I had a problem with my rad cap. It wasnt letting the pressure out and the hoses vacuumed together when i stopped the car (which i didnt know about) I then drove the car about 10 miles. Arrived home with clouds of white smoke. I got a new rad cap and the water system was working fine but now i get White smoke on idle very occasionaly! I used the original head bolts and a toyota head gasget. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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