Good Source for 1.6 Rebuilt Cylinder Head?

[speedy94z]

Hello All,

Like several others, my timing belt blew just a hair out of warrenty range (62K) and now I'm stuck doing a lot more work myself. Does anyone know a good source for a rebuilt 1.6 Kia Cylinder Head? I've seen a lot of "parts locators" on the web, but no actual vendor names.

I may also rebuild the head myself, but I'm having difficulty removing the valve springs. What valve spring compressors have you used? The traditional compressors I've used on my V-8's are way too big to fit into the cylinder head of a KIA. Any brand names or P/N of the compressors would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

[TEXKIATECH]

well you need one from autozone to do a four cylinder and it is pretty easy once you start doing it and the valves are pretty cheap but do you have any piston damage. hopefully you dont becuase that is a whole nother ball park. but you might be able to buy the special tool from kia to do it