Head checking question

Nalayah · Post by **Nalayah** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 9:34 pm

When removing the head from my Neon to check the cylinders and valves, will I need a new gasket to replace the old one? Or will it remain intact after the head removal?

My car has nearly 83k miles for reference.

aperson · Post by **aperson** » Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:21 pm

First off, wrong forum this belongs in engine, not How To. But anytime you pull the head you should replace the gasket.

kc2005ptgt · Post by **kc2005ptgt** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:02 am

topic moved. in the future, read the stickies and info at the top of each forum before posting

IT saves trouble, time and gets quicker responses.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 1:11 am

You should replace the head gasket after every removal. You don't have to, but you should; 9/10 times it'll likely leak something. I know I'd hate to go through all the trouble of putting things back togather only to find a leak of some kind and then having to tear into everything again to properly replace the gasket. No to mention it should be replaced around 110k anyways.

Nalayah · Post by **Nalayah** » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:31 pm

Eck, I didn't see the How To part -.- Sorry.

Thanks for the info, I'll start searching too.

half_twisted · Post by **half_twisted** » Wed Nov 07, 2007 3:01 pm

yeah my head gasket gave away at 115k miles.