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Old 11-03-2009, 10:50 AM
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How easy would it be to change my valves while the motor is still in the car/

I've only ever done it with the motor out. I have bare bottoms tools and a driveway right now and bent valves.
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You would need to remove the head not the whole engine.
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yeah just remove the head its not to bad actually. make sure the cars sits for like 24hrs before you pull it apart tho
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How easy would it be to change my valves while the motor is still in the car/

I've only ever done it with the motor out. I have bare bottoms tools and a driveway right now and bent valves.

If you have "bare bottoms tools" make sure you have the right tools to do the job, especially for re-assembly! A good accurate torque wrench is a must. Are you gonna do the valve swap or taking it to someone?
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He'll need more than the bare essentials. I'm not sure this is the kind of thing someone new to working on cars should attempt.
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I've done this deal before and have what I need. Just no lift or a hoist that I can just take the block out with. Thanks for the input guys
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