HELP head gasket on a saxo vtr

[Vtrrod115]

How big of a job is it to do a head gasket on a saxo vtr? And are there any companies that skim heads cheap in West Sussex?

[Peter.N.]

Get yourself a Haynes manual, there not perfect but certainly better than nothing. I would think its a lot easier than an Hdi but not had any experience.

You should be able to find a local engineering firm that will skim the head for you, look on Google.

Peter

[jgra1]

Southern Rebores skim..
North.. Sussex(s) towards Gatwick / East Grinstead

there may be others
John

[wheeler]

I don't know what your abilities are & what tools you have but as far as head gaskets go the TU engine is definitely one of the easier ones.

[Chris570]

seriously an easy job. The VTR block is an iron block so you don't need to worry about liners etc.
If it takes you more than 2 hours to get the head off (as a newbie) then you're taking too long

[uncle buck]

What' makes you think the head will need skimming?

[Hell Razor5543]

It may not need skimming, but you cannot assume this is the case. A decent engineering company will check the head, and if it does not need skimming, tell you.

I would wait for Citronut (Malcolm) to see this post. He is based in Sussex, and probably knows of a reliable company to check the head.

[jgra1]

otherwise use southern Rebores they are good, and in West Sussex...

[uncle buck]

It may not need skimming, but you cannot assume this is the case. A decent engineering company will check the head, and if it does not need skimming, tell you...

Call me cynical but I think in most cases they will say that it would benefit from a very light skim / clean up.

It just seems that these days the new trend is to skim heads as a matter of course, you never want to machine something that doesn't need it


Cheers.

[Chlorate]

It's usually a good idea to have the head skimmed just to be sure. Even if the engine doesn't have a history of overheating it may need a few thou milled off to clean up the surface.
Alloy heads are a touch on the bendy side and tend to distort when you torque them up and unbolt them.

[uncle buck]

It's usually a good idea to have the head skimmed just to be sure. Even if the engine doesn't have a history of overheating it may need a few thou milled off to clean up the surface.
Alloy heads are a touch on the bendy side and tend to distort when you torque them up and unbolt them.

As I said....

...you never want to machine something that doesn't need it...

Cheers.