If you posses a Vue, Sky, Auro or Astra, repairing a intellect gasket in your Saturn vehicle follows a sporadic collateral steps. On the contrary, it Testament probably proceeds you a while to arrive the intellect gasket. It sits unbefitting the cylinder imagination and on top of the engine block. When you endeavor on the mind gasket in a 2-liter DOHC engine, you Testament detach and lift absent the majority of the Saturn's automotive components associated with the engine block.
Instructions
1. Employment on the Saturn vehicle when it is benumbed. Area a pan under the radiator to capture the coolant draining from the coolant system. Empty the engine oil. Torque the front cylinder bolts to 26 foot-pounds.5. Replace the engine components back in the vehicle.
Parts that need to come out of the car or disconnect from a car part include the vacuum hoses, ignition wires, spark plugs, accessory drive belts, exhaust manifold, intake manifold, timing chain and alternator.
3. Loosen the cylinder bolts in the correct sequence pattern. Consult a Saturn service manual to identify the correct sequence. Lift out the cylinder head. Inspect the cylinder head for leaks, dents, crack or other imperfection. Clean the cylinder head and gasket mating surface.
4. Install a new head gasket and line up the dowel pins. Use new cylinder bolts and tighten in the sequence for the particular Saturn vehicle. For instance, the torque specifications for the ION, L-Series or S-Series from 1999 to 2005 is 22 foot-pounds and add an extra 155 degrees. Relieve the pressure from the fuel lines. Take off the negative cable from the battery terminal.2. Disassemble and lift out of the vehicle the upper engine car parts, including the hoses, wires, bolts, brackets and assemblies.
Refill the engine oil reservoir and the coolant system. Prime the fuel lines by letting the engine run for five seconds and "Off" for 10 seconds. Start the engine and check. Connect the negative battery.
