Hey all,
Ive managed to trace some vacuum smoke I've been having down to bad stem seals. Now that the weather around my area is finally starting to get cooled down, I'm opting to replace the seals in the next few weeks.
Now obviously when removing the valve keepers there will be nothing holding the valve up in the head. The valve falling down into the cylinder is a nightmare I wouldn't wish on anyone. To keep this from happening I know a few options...
1. Raise the piston for each cylinder to top dead center. Valve may fall maybe a centimeter or so, max. No problem, right? Except perhaps reinstalling the keepers.
2. Lower nylon rope into spark plug hole and raise piston a little.
3. Put piston at bdc and use compressed air into spark plug hole.
4. Just say screw it and remove the head. A crap ton more work and a bit more money for gaskets and other hardware.
Opinions from those who've done it on these FSI engines before? Any other suggestions for this project would be appreciated, too!
Cheers,
Woody
Ive managed to trace some vacuum smoke I've been having down to bad stem seals. Now that the weather around my area is finally starting to get cooled down, I'm opting to replace the seals in the next few weeks.
Now obviously when removing the valve keepers there will be nothing holding the valve up in the head. The valve falling down into the cylinder is a nightmare I wouldn't wish on anyone. To keep this from happening I know a few options...
1. Raise the piston for each cylinder to top dead center. Valve may fall maybe a centimeter or so, max. No problem, right? Except perhaps reinstalling the keepers.
2. Lower nylon rope into spark plug hole and raise piston a little.
3. Put piston at bdc and use compressed air into spark plug hole.
4. Just say screw it and remove the head. A crap ton more work and a bit more money for gaskets and other hardware.
Opinions from those who've done it on these FSI engines before? Any other suggestions for this project would be appreciated, too!
Cheers,
Woody
