Removing Head

TKB4 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:12 pm

Well I am removing head to replace gasket and I hope thats all, it should be.
I removed all the manifold bolts with turbo intact because I think I saw where paradingo stated he got all his off with turbo in place ( its actually not near as difficult as i thought it would be
At this point manifold moves about quarter inch away from head fairly easy and I can lift the intake side of head up fairly easy
I don't want to try to move head toward drivers side if there are dowels from block like the head has and if there are can i lift whole head up enough to take off in this direction?
I get the sense I won't be able to pry manifold away from head far enough without undoing something such as turbo oil lines or support bracket or exhaust downpipes. I know if i got all the studs out i could lift straight up but one stud was broken off when i went to remove nut and its one i cannot possibly get to

Doe anyone who has done it know how to proceed from here or should I just take turbo off?

flash7210 · **Posted:** Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:48 pm

Just take the turbo off.
Some people take the head off with the exhaust manifold and turbo still attached to the head.
But its kinda heavy and unweildy.

TKB4 · **Posted:** Mon Jul 17, 2017 2:59 am

Thanks, I went ahead and removed exhaust downpipe and removed the turbo support bracket and that gave enough movement to get the head off but then I went ahead and took oil lines off to make it easier to replace.
I think I will still remove turbo from manifold before replacement at this point its only 4 more bolts. Should have planned on doing it that way from beginning.

Removing Head

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