Advice needed on changing cylinder head from T4

glebo · Jun 22nd, 2016, 09:27

Hi i just needed some advice.

Recently I just blew a head gasket( due to being unaware that it was the turbo actuator problem causing leaning and boost spikes.) So I went today to the wreckers and got an almost immac and clean cylinder head from a B4184S2 engine. Ideally, I wanted to get the 2.0 Na engine but the engines I have found were related to PCV and the engines weren't really taken care of due to a lack of maintenance. However, the 1.8 I have taken out is from a Series 2? which has a VTC cam on the intake side so my 2 questions are.

Can this cylinder head swap happen? There is one difference as far as I know on the intake side for oil circulation but since the 1.9T didn't have one I plan on just using the cylinder head from the 1.8 and use the rest of the parts inc cams from the T4.

For my 2nd question, when i have taken out the cylinder head, I didnt make any marks for timing (since I was not interested in getting the cams.

So will I have issues with timing? If so whats the best way to go around it. I have the tools but not the experience with dealing timing belts.

I did a search but nothing came close to nothing (unless im bad at searching lol)

Cheers

V40DSchariot · Jun 23rd, 2016, 00:25

1. Are you sure that the replacement cylinder head will fit the way your thinking, especially from a different engine size?
2. If you have left the the sprockets on the cams you should'nt have much problems, but you need to get a cam locking tool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uLvH151-c
I removed my vvt pulley and lost the timing marks when changing my cylinder head gasket on my T4 and lost the timing but managed to use this clip for getting the timing near as

Jun 22nd, 2016, 09:27	#1
glebo New Member Last Online: Jan 17th, 2020 22:18 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Melbourne	Advice needed on changing cylinder head from T4 Hi i just needed some advice. Recently I just blew a head gasket( due to being unaware that it was the turbo actuator problem causing leaning and boost spikes.) So I went today to the wreckers and got an almost immac and clean cylinder head from a B4184S2 engine. Ideally, I wanted to get the 2.0 Na engine but the engines I have found were related to PCV and the engines weren't really taken care of due to a lack of maintenance. However, the 1.8 I have taken out is from a Series 2? which has a VTC cam on the intake side so my 2 questions are. Can this cylinder head swap happen? There is one difference as far as I know on the intake side for oil circulation but since the 1.9T didn't have one I plan on just using the cylinder head from the 1.8 and use the rest of the parts inc cams from the T4. For my 2nd question, when i have taken out the cylinder head, I didnt make any marks for timing (since I was not interested in getting the cams. So will I have issues with timing? If so whats the best way to go around it. I have the tools but not the experience with dealing timing belts. I did a search but nothing came close to nothing (unless im bad at searching lol) Cheers

Jun 23rd, 2016, 00:25	#2
V40DSchariot Master Member Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2022 15:09 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Derbys	1. Are you sure that the replacement cylinder head will fit the way your thinking, especially from a different engine size? 2. If you have left the the sprockets on the cams you should'nt have much problems, but you need to get a cam locking tool. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4uLvH151-c I removed my vvt pulley and lost the timing marks when changing my cylinder head gasket on my T4 and lost the timing but managed to use this clip for getting the timing near as __________________ 2016 V60 SE Lux Nav 2001 V40 T4 S - All The Fun of The Fair The big print giveth and the small print taketh away

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