95 honda civic, 2000 honda civic, 04 mitsu, 78 GMC Jimmy, 95 full size chevy.... 95 Kia Sportage 2.0
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So my son brought home his first car yesterday. Got it all on his own. 95 Sportage, 2.0, 4x4. Its pretty clean. He paid $200 bucks for it and looking at it today, i see why it was so cheap. Most of the motor is sitting in the backseat. The guy he bought it from "tried" to change the head gasket and failed. He "made" his own out of gasket paper. So needless to say i will spend the day pulling it back apart.
I have never worked on a Kia and when i went to my local parts store to get a book they told me they could get me one in about a week. I cant seem to find much info online as far a torque specs or setting the timing belt, aligning cams etc....
The genius that made his own head gasket reinstalled the head using the old bolts so those have to be changed but he also put the timing belt back on an i am assuming did not bring the crank or head to TDC. The tentioner is as tight as it will go and there is still about an inch of slack in the belt.
So any info as far as timing marks (cam), head bolt removal sequence or any other info would be a big help. Like i said, im just am old fart with a bucket of bolts and a bunch or pieces. Its like a big jigsaw puzzle.
I have never worked on a Kia and when i went to my local parts store to get a book they told me they could get me one in about a week. I cant seem to find much info online as far a torque specs or setting the timing belt, aligning cams etc....
The genius that made his own head gasket reinstalled the head using the old bolts so those have to be changed but he also put the timing belt back on an i am assuming did not bring the crank or head to TDC. The tentioner is as tight as it will go and there is still about an inch of slack in the belt.
So any info as far as timing marks (cam), head bolt removal sequence or any other info would be a big help. Like i said, im just am old fart with a bucket of bolts and a bunch or pieces. Its like a big jigsaw puzzle.