Guest Tom Dimma Posted February 11, 2007 i blew my engine up on friday nite and when taking it apart i found sharreds of metal in the head and when i removed the head there was a snapped valve dug into the top of the piston. my question is can u remove the pistons without having to take the crank out or not? just so i know whether or not i have to take the rest of the engine out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy 191 Posted February 11, 2007 You can, but with that sort of failure, i'd be inclined to strip and inspects properly out of the car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tom Dimma Posted February 11, 2007 ok thanks the only thing is i cant get my car to anywhere where there is an engine crane i have one at my nans but i havent got a towing eye so no way of getting it there Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tom Dimma Posted February 11, 2007 hers some pics so u all see i did it properly lmao valve piston and this i found when i removed the rocker cover any ideas of what it is? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEKNOPUG 3 Posted February 11, 2007 How did you manage to do that?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Tom Dimma Posted February 11, 2007 the cam belt tensioner bearings went so it went out of time and did that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandy 191 Posted February 11, 2007 if you take the gearbox off, you can lift that bottom end out by hand, it's easily light enough unless you have back trouble etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
