new gaskets on b18b1

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new gaskets on b18b1

By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 3:46 pm #207006 alright i need some help i got a complete gasket kit for a ls b18 , so i need some help , i need to know the specs like foot lbs on the bolts on the head and if anything some pics on how to take it off also, ...thanks
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By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 6:53 pm #207020 damn any one iam doing this right now i need some help i have 10 bolts that goes from the head to the block and for some reason i cant be able to remove them out from the head iam using my torque gun and its not turing ill post a pic
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alright there two of this star bolts i dnt know if i take this off and then take then ten bolts off or what
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any one that know about this or been through this
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By Benj
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:13 pm #207021
jayEGR wrote:Image


i have never taken that out to take the head off.. just the bolts that are in the second pic that you are pointing too..
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By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 7:18 pm #207022 i need a certain head for that and are u sure thats the only thing i need to take off and the head would come off
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By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:12 pm #207024 i used my torque gun but man them bitches are in there ,does any one know the torque specs on the blots and valve cover
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By Benj
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 8:16 pm #207025
jayEGR wrote:i need a certain head for that and are u sure thats the only thing i need to take off and the head would come off


yes there are 10 bolts that you remove to replace the head gasket... my worry is that you are doing this when a you donno what you are doing and b you have no book... i dont mean to insult you or anything like that....

but to help you out

disconnect your battery first
disconnect your intake
take off your accessory belts; powersteering, alternator, ac belt
unplug all ur sensors/vacuum lines that are connected to the head
remove your driverside tire to have easier access to your crank pully
remove your crank pully
IF you still have the intake manifold bracket (the pain in the ass) you have to remove 4 bolts holding the bracket to the block, it's a 10mm or 12mm not sure which one... i went under the car to remove em...
unbolt the 10mm nuts for your valve cover
unbolt your cam cap bolts (12mm) from the center n work your way to the edge
in sequence how i did mine:
10 5 1 3 7
9 6 2 4 8
the the last 4 10mm bolts on the driver side
before you take off the cam rails, make which one goes on top of the intake side and which one goes on the exhaust side.
you can use a flat head screw driver and CAREFULLY pry the cam caps off..
(when you put em back on there are these lil arrows the all have to point towards the cam gears, there are also lil numbers stamped on them and you'll re-install in this sequence: 4 3 2)
take all the bolts out
remove cam rails
get a 14mm i believe with an rachet extension
remove the head studs in the same sequence you did with the cam cap bolts
10 5 1 3 7
9 6 2 4 8
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By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:00 pm #207029 its funny because your last post you just did said u didnt need to take then ten bolts out you just had to take the to star bolts to take the head off , so its kinda FUNNY FOR YOU TO SAY I DNT KNOW WHAT IAM DOIN WHEN U JUST CONTRADICT ur self , but its ok iam learning so iam not goin to take it as an insult or put no one down thats why iam on this site to learn .....ssoooo my question is i need ft/lbs on the head aim doin on the this motor becuase iam changing my head gasket
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By Benj
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:41 pm #207032 you take them all to 22 foot lbs the first go around and then if its a b18b 95 and earlier its 61 ft lbs and if its 96 and later its 63 ft lbs.

in my first post what i was saying was taht you dont touch the one thats in the middle where it looks like you need an alen Key to take out... you take the 10 bolts out that are in your second pic

as in this pic V
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By jayEGR
- Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:23 pm #207037 yea lol the thing is i didnt explain that the motor is out of the car but its ok we understood each other but i took 7 out of 10 bolts there fuckin hard to take out iam using a impact gun to take them out , but the 10 bolt what ft/lbs are they and what ft/lbs do i need to do the cams where like 24 bolt go on top of the cams i need ft/lbs specs if u can find it for me i have ikon thats helping me
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By jayEGR
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:50 pm #207112 alright can any one give me a sorce or let me know what
ft/lbs on this bolts theres 24 but i just took a shot to let you know what iam talking about
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and ft/lbs on this ten bolts
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and does this look good the motor not blowin iam just changing every gasket on it so just wanted to know does this look normal ,around the pistons theres the coolant flow its all cruded up its like a white yellowish its that normal since it been sitting
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and since iam changing out the head gasket i should spray the metal gasket with a type of gasket sealant right .......if you guys can give me some sorce or help that would be great
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By Benj
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:05 pm #207126
jayEGR wrote:alright can any one give me a sorce or let me know what
ft/lbs on this bolts theres 24 but i just took a shot to let you know what iam talking about
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ok so if its a b18b1 b20b4 or a b29z2 its gonna need to be torques down to 86 INCH lbs


jayEGR wrote:and ft/lbs on this ten bolts
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you take them all to 22 foot lbs the first go around and then if its a b18b 95 and earlier its 61 ft lbs and if its 96 and later its 63 ft lbs.
and you use this bolt pattern
10 5 1 3 7
9 6 2 4 8
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By Benj
- Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:06 pm #207127 you have new head bolts right?? cuz if you are taking them out with an impact gun they are way to tight in there.
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By jayEGR
- Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:02 am #207197 sweet man like the sorce but doesnt have nuthing about b18a1 on torque specs , i even looked in the hanes manual and i look it up at advance auto parts computer and its says the b18a1 is a 93 ,so i couldnt find it in the hanes manual :? :facepalm:
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By jayEGR
- Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:06 am #207198 srry with the confusion i dnt know how to change the title of the thread the motor is a b18a1 i apologize
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