Hey guys,
I have an Accord SI A20A4, the car overheats and has low (lower) compression on 1 cylinder. I have diagnosed a broken head gasket.
I am unsure as to how I go about taking the cylinder head off.( know the basic prinicples, like TDC, loosen bolts in order, torque wrench specs etc.)
I dont have much expirience with FWD engines, I've taken the air intake off a pulsar 88 before but thats about it.
I have read about a guy who removed his cylinder head with the air intake still attached to the head but that was a different engine(still a honda though) ,the accord I have has wires and crap everywhere so its probably best to separate the head from the air intake before removing the head
Main q is, how do i go about removing the lower row of bolts under the air intake ?? On the pulsar i worked on, I ended up disconnecting a plastic pipe(cooling system) that ran parallel with the head, so i could fit a spanner in there to loosen the air intake bolts. Is it similar with the A20A4 ? Also I think I may have to remove the coolant pump and alternator aswell (grr).
The air intake manifold also seems to be bolted to another mount attached to the firewall.
It is no economically viable for me to pay for this to be fixed by a pro mechanic.
I know its an old engine, (runs very smoothly though, just overheats) byt some1 here has to know how to do it !!!!
Any tips would be greatly appreciated !!!