Re: steam seals without head off, where?

Don't think you can.... The springs hold alot of pressure, so pushing them down and holding them there would be bloody hard.

 

Re: steam seals without head off, where?

Don't think you can.... The springs hold alot of pressure, so pushing them down and holding them there would be bloody hard.

That would not be required and yes, it can be done in situ. Proper, old school mechanics can do this. It would require stripping the cams off as this used to be a fairly simple job when the head had rockers and the valves were on either side of the (single) cam. With the newer, multi-valve engines, it got a bit difficult. I'll send you a pm as I'm sure that some people here would try to tear the method to shreds and insist that it cannot work.

 

Re: steam seals without head off, where?

yeah it can be done, there are certain tools for it, my local garage doesnt have one, so like most garages its head off, but i know its seals as i blocked the rocked vent up by mistake, so pressure probs unseated a seal/seals somewhere

 

Re: stem seals without head off, where?

Please post your method ... I have removed and replaced valve springs with the head in situ on a 16v ... it can be done ..

 

Re: stem seals without head off, where?

Please post your method ... I have removed and replaced valve springs with the head in situ on a 16v ... it can be done ..

Pm'd.

 

Is it the 'coil some rope in the cylinder via the plug hole' thing?

 

can be done with compressor as well, so someone told me