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[chappa]

hi there is there any one in the north east who would like to do my gasket and will b paid well ive tried but failed and carnt find a step by step its doing my head in now cheers

[omegod]

Believe it or not that's the easier side , what part of the job are you stuck on?

[martin42]

Drivers side easy ,passenger side,easier to remove head as I found out this evening

[chappa]

Believe it or not that's the easier side , what part of the job are you stuck on?

i can only find 2 bolts tried to remove pipes and things but carnt seem to see any more

[martin42]

There's 7 13mm nuts to remove,after you've removed heat shield

[symes]

you got to remove intake pipes and disconnect pipes to egr set up at front of engine--its a pipe just under water/rad hose on drivers side and also remove airbox and water expansion tank---then you can see bolts to heat shield--biggest headache will be water transfer pipe that comes around that side from rear of engine but still is easier than other side

[Webby the Bear]

There's 7 13mm nuts to remove,after you've removed heat shield

 

[martin42]

Well what did you expect from a plumber,lol hammer ,long cold chisel,job done lol

[Webby the Bear]

Well what did you expect from a plumber,lol hammer ,long cold chisel,job done lol

believe me mate, your ingenuity saved us tonight! i'd have been buggerd  so all praise to ya mate thanks very much 

might be worth mentioning..... the downpipe to manifold bolts weren't a size!!!! 

[symes]

Well what did you expect from a plumber,lol hammer ,long cold chisel,job done lol

believe me mate, your ingenuity saved us tonight! i'd have been buggerd  so all praise to ya mate thanks very much 

might be worth mentioning..... the downpipe to manifold bolts weren't a size!!!! 

yes they are-imperial not metric---well on three that I encountered anyway(now coffee tables-sold on)

[terry paget]

Well what did you expect from a plumber,lol hammer ,long cold chisel,job done lol

believe me mate, your ingenuity saved us tonight! i'd have been buggerd  so all praise to ya mate thanks very much 

might be worth mentioning..... the downpipe to manifold bolts weren't a size!!!! 

yes they are-imperial not metric---well on three that I encountered anyway(now coffee tables-sold on)

Right. 16mm loose, 5/8" good tight fit. Very strange.

[Marks DTM Calib]

They are metric but there a crimped nut  (as is used to stop them coming loose).

The best fit is a hex socket (which is the tool of choice as standard anyway), from memory the ones used for the spark plugs is a perfect fit.

[biggriffin]

5/8 tapped on, lots of heat (blue spanner), or if you dont have heat, try to do the nut up, then undo the nut and lots of squirty oil of your choice, undo and do up, takes time but dles work and saves snapping studs.

[symes]

They are metric but there a crimped nut  (as is used to stop them coming loose).

The best fit is a hex socket (which is the tool of choice as standard anyway), from memory the ones used for the spark plugs is a perfect fit.

yes 5/8 which when I went to school is 14.74mm so if you got 14.74mm metric socket--it will fit
AND you should only ever use hex sockets anyway--less chance of rounding nut/bolt

[TheBoy]

I've always only used metric on the Omega.  I guess if rust has eaten in, it can be any size....