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Hi Guys, I'm ready to rebuild my Z22SE head, and would greatly appreciate some advice. I have a brand new bare head, a full set of new valves, a full set of new lifters, and a new follower to replace a broken one - oh and my trusty Haines. Q1: Do I need to grind/lap the valves if they're brand...

Hi guys:) is there a procedure to use after refitting a head with new valves? ill be starting it with all the plugs out to build oil pressure first, maybe a wee bit of oil in the cylinders as well. also remove the fuel pump fuse too.

I would just like to let people know that it is worth changing the four M8 head bolts around the timing chain, not just the main head bolts alone when doing a cylinder head. I re used the original four and one snapped during installation. Just to point out a few things; I know the history...

Matt submitted a new resource: Ecotec Head (version 1.0) - Reference Document for Ecotec Head Read more about this resource...

Hi all I'm hoping I'm being paranoid but I'm a bit worried. I've a z22yh 2.2 petrol which I recently had to change the rocker cover because the bolts had been done up so tight it had been cracked. When I took the old one off it had a lot of white gunk in the top which I hoped was just due to the...

Hi after changing valves, engine gaskets and cam/balance chains I started the car and tappets seemed noisier than before. When the engine warms up there was also a squeak. I took the cam cover off and it seems there is no oil feeding the cams. Could there be a blockage and where is best to...