im trying to take off my firends head on a ls/vtec with gsr head... i drained oil out and was looking but didnt see any head bolts.. so i took off the rail above cams but still nothing.... can someone show me or explain it asap

Thanks Andrew

 

you gotta remove the cams to get to the head bolts.

if you never done such a job before maybe you should have someone with you who knows what they are doing and HAS a helms manual with them also.

 

yep on a DOHC the head bolts are under the camshafts which requires moving the cams, on SOHC they are on both sides of the camshaft which doesn't require removing the cams. Hopefully you now how to set your timing too. But yea, if you don't know what your doing get a helms.

The first step in upgrading your cams is to remove the valve cover. There are 8 x 10mm bolts that need to be removed from the cover and spark plug wire cover. Once the spark plug cover is removed, carefully unplug the plug wires.

Now remove the circular metal washers from the valve cover studs and set them aside. Now you can lift off the valve cover.

Once the cover is off the head, place is aside and remove the valve cover gasket. Inspect if for damage and if so, replace it. Otherwise it can be reused. Before continuing, now is also a good time to set the motor at TDC by rotating the crank pulley.

Now you will see the bolts that hold down the cam caps and plates. You will need to remove them all. Be sure to remove them in sequence starting
from the center and working you way out to the sides so you don't warp the plates.

You will also need to remove the bolts holding the end caps near the distributor that aren't covered by the plates.

Once all the bolts are loosened, carefully take off the cam plates one at a time and set aside.

Now you can remove the cam caps. You may need to carefully pry them up with a screwdriver. Be sure not to damage the cap or head when doing so.

Remove the caps one at a time and keep them in order. Inspect them for wear or damage.

You will notice that each cam cap is labeled with a number and an arrow. Each number corresponds to which cylinder the cap is for. The arrow points to the front of the motor (driver side). Do not mix them up.

Now that the cam caps are off, you can go ahead and pull the timing belt off of the cam gears. Then carefully remove the cams from the head.

-quoted from c-speedracing

Then go ahead and remove the head bolts, not forgetting the L bracket on the back of the head to the block

It is much easier to label all the wires when removing them then tring to remember where they go later.

 

thanks a lot guys.