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Turbos are tough

posted by  KlausC on  Thu Jun 25 14:30 CST 2009
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Get yourself a Haynes manual for the 850. Head removal and reinstallation is fairly straight forward. The valve cover has a liquid gasket put on with a foam roller, very thin, using only an ounce or so.

When you take off the head, label the cams for intake and exhaust and up/down. Take pics of each step to help you at reassembly. Use PB Blaster like it is free! Use new exhaust header bolts from the dealer, the old ones get pretty rusty.

Try to have the crankshaft at #1 TDC, it will help at installation.

And buy new plugs, cap, and rotor from FCP but only OEM.

Head R&R is not for the faint of heart, but considering what mechanics charge these days...

Klaus
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Common sense trumps a PhD






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