Blown Head gasket rebuild....@297k

Ok that's good to know I will perform the entire manifold and EGR cleaning before I go any farther in the engine and put it back together and gave it a try, hopefully I don't have to do any Head work
Thanks for the response

 

I Will try anything before getting in to the engine thanks

 

Hi danlatu,
I'm going to do the Head gasket, just to be safe, is there any special tools for the head gasket job? Or anything special that I need to know about, I have replaced timen belts on vw Jetta and Honda's and always worked on my own cars, so I have a good idea on where to start but any help before the project will be nice,
I will like to do the entire engine because it is burning oil but my knowledge is not all there for the entire job so head gasket should be ok for now thanks.

 

If you want another opinion, @leeb18c did a head gasket replacement while the block remained in the Prius .

 

Nice thanks raytheeagle

 

Perfect I will probably start the project later today after work, thanks

 

Hey danlatu, did you by any chance still have the information on the head bolts -timen cover sequence for loosing and torque the bolts?

 

Never mind I was able to download all the information from online, thanks

 

Hey guys,
I when over all of this conversations and specially to all of danlatu information on his engine rebuild thanks for all the pictures,
danlatu I know my engine is burning oil and I'm the same way is you are, I prefer to get new piston rings, and don't take chances with a used engine, so i started to remove everything to do the head job, but instead I will be removing the whole engine and installed new rings I'm very confident on doing it my self, I Will inform of any new updates with my engine job,
Danlatu did you honed the cylinders using the normal tool to do this job? And did you have to replace any of the connection rods or camshaft bearings? Did you have pictures from the paper gauge measures? To show specs, what about torque spec for connecting rods bolts and cams bolts as well timen chain bolts, sorry for all the questions man I just like to go smoothly, let me Know please
Thanks for all your help you can pm me the pictures to [email protected]

 

Thanks again man,

 

Hey danlatu,
Is me again, wandering if you can answer couple of questions 1/2 is ther torque converter bolts holding the transmission Attached to the engine like a regular automatic transmission, or is just like a stick transmission only a shaft? 2/2 you mentioned you have to remove your crankshaft pulley for clearance what about the water pump did you remove it as well? I'm on this 2 last steps to pull my whole engine out let me know man,
Thanks

 

Engine is out, very easy to remove with out water pump and pulley is plenty of room,
I can say this is probably easier than civics lol thanks danlatu, now to start the rebuild

 

Some pictures from today, engine with out the water pump and pulley getting ready to be removed

 

Today's progress on the Prius engine, all the parts need to be cleaned and then put back together probably next weekend, here is some pictures,
Piston #1 was the head gasket fail, that one Piston is nice and clean probably steam cleaned

 

Please remind me again: number one, as you're standing at the front of the car with the engine installed, is on your left?

(I don't think the $#&*+ Repair Manual says, seem to recall looking.)

One other thing, @danlatu noted with his, one piston at TDC was a little low, and that turned out to be a hydro-locked case, with piston arm bent.

 

I think the pretty much eternal universal convention is that cylinders are numbered starting at the "front" of the engine ... in a transverse-mounted engine of course that's the side of the car ... the side where the transmission isn't ... so, yes.

On a V engine, one bank will be slightly frontward of the other one, and the frontmost cylinder in that bank is #1.

-Chap