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nonovurbizniz · 05-18-2004, 05:26 PM

It's not "easy" but if you know what you're doing it's a LOT easier than tons of other less intimidating jobs....

It depends if you can get the piston low enough to disconnect the rod w/o removing it all the way... if you pull the piston out past the rings then you'll have to re-install the piston from the top... which means removing the head... which means you might as well do...

Timing belt/water pump/tensioner
Headgasket
And any seals that would be a bitch to get to later... depending on the milage of your car now... if it's low (under 100k mi.) I wouldn't bother doing the seals...

Oh and if it's stick you may want to consider doing the clutch depending on how long it's been in there...

Basically a bent rod can turn you car into a money pit. or it can go in for the cost of the rod and bearing...

Oh and I'd do ALL the rod bearings while I was under there... unfortunately I believe you'll have to wait till you drop the oil pan to see WHICH bearings you need for which cylinders... they are color coded by size.

05-18-2004, 05:26 PM	#6
nonovurbizniz Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: ECUSA Age: 48 Posts: 2,693	It's not "easy" but if you know what you're doing it's a LOT easier than tons of other less intimidating jobs.... It depends if you can get the piston low enough to disconnect the rod w/o removing it all the way... if you pull the piston out past the rings then you'll have to re-install the piston from the top... which means removing the head... which means you might as well do... Timing belt/water pump/tensioner Headgasket And any seals that would be a bitch to get to later... depending on the milage of your car now... if it's low (under 100k mi.) I wouldn't bother doing the seals... Oh and if it's stick you may want to consider doing the clutch depending on how long it's been in there... Basically a bent rod can turn you car into a money pit. or it can go in for the cost of the rod and bearing... Oh and I'd do ALL the rod bearings while I was under there... unfortunately I believe you'll have to wait till you drop the oil pan to see WHICH bearings you need for which cylinders... they are color coded by size. __________________ I am an A$$hole... take anything I say to heart at YOUR OWN RISK...