Head Gasket

[mrmilkme]

hi all newbe here,just found out the head gasket is leaking, so now i am tearing into it but ran in to a problem, i have to take the top end off but there connected too the timeing chain ,{i can not get the cover off} there in no room any help would be GREAT ,also any to dos ,and not to dos would be helpfull ,thanks again 1997 grand am 2.4 193000.

[Knifeblade]

milk, try a search for head gasket in this forum, this has been a recurring problem on the 2.4, and has been covered alot.

[sellncars]

Originally Posted by mrmilkme

hi all newbe here,just found out the head gasket is leaking, so now i am tearing into it but ran in to a problem, i have to take the top end off but there connected too the timeing chain ,{i can not get the cover off} there in no room any help would be GREAT ,also any to dos ,and not to dos would be helpfull ,thanks again 1997 grand am 2.4 193000.

Hello,
I'm not trying to scare you, but if your not a mechanic, take the quad 4 to a certified mechanic. These engines are GM's worst design and are a Pain in the a$$ to time. Not an easy motor to work on. I love GM cars, when i go to the auction and see a grand am or any other GM vehicle with a quad 4, i close the hood and walk away.

Good luck,
Sellncars

[superfret78]

Originally Posted by mrmilkme

hi all newbe here,just found out the head gasket is leaking, so now i am tearing into it but ran in to a problem, i have to take the top end off but there connected too the timeing chain ,{i can not get the cover off} there in no room any help would be GREAT ,also any to dos ,and not to dos would be helpfull ,thanks again 1997 grand am 2.4 193000.

I don't know if they're the same or not, but I'm currently doing the head gasket on a 1994 quad-4 SOHC. These things are a pain in the A$$!!! I believe the part you are talking about being in the way of removing the timing cover is the upper engine mount. There were 3 bolts securing that to the timing cover on mine. I just decided to remove the engine for other reasons related to poor mechnic work in the past on this vehicle (its not mine). If you are having trouble removing those bolts, its because:

A:There isn't much room. This one, all I could get on it was a 15mm box wrench...no room for sockets or anything else.

B: To compound the problem, the weight of the engine is on those bolts, which is why you can't get them off.

C: I hope yours are not like the ones I work with....rusted.

Once I got the engine out by removing all the other mount bolts and using a hoist, I had a crack at those 3 bolts. Only one came out with an impact wrench. The other 2 would not even come out with the impact wrench, they stripped. I ended up drilling inot the heads of the bolts, beating them with a hammer, and using a hammer and chisel for a long time in order to knock them loose. The timing tensioner is a pain to work with as well...have fun. It can be done, but its a royal pain.

[biggjay78]

I'm a student in the an auto tech program my instruter said you have to take the motor a trans out of the car

[xeroinfinity]

Thanks for the tip biggjay78 and Welcome to AF !
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