Help figuring out which gasket?

[ssms5411]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

I think either 10mm or 13mm I can't remember its been 15 years since I took mine off.

[Ed2011]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

I think either 10mm or 13mm I can't remember its been 15 years since I took mine off.

I'm assuming thats a great thing! I was using a (1/2) but it fit to small, pretty sure it will be a 13mm then.

Would be easier if i went under the car and tried from there?

[ssms5411]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

Yeah you could try it and see, have you got the LIM off yet? Might give you some more room.

[Ed2011]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

I got all the bolts off the LIM, tried to sneak it out by pushing it towards the drivers side but it kept hitting the passenger's side valve cover... I'm guessing VC need to come out in order to get it out

[ssms5411]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

I can't remember if it will come out with the valve cover or not. I've only done the head gaskets with the LIM and UIM, so the valve covers were always off before hand.

[techsan23]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

That rear lifting bracket has to be addressed in order to get the pass side valve cover off. Maybe you could get enough of it out of the way with a cut-off wheel. I have heard of another person bending it out of the way, but I would be worried about damaging the valve cover.

[htmabe]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

You don't need to take valve covers off to do uim and lim gaskets. There are two bolts one in front corner and one in back corner that are extremely hard to find on the lim. Did you remove those two bolts? If not the best way to find them is look at a diagram that shows all the bolts holding it down.

[Ed2011]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

You don't need to take valve covers off to do uim and lim gaskets. There are two bolts one in front corner and one in back corner that are extremely hard to find on the lim. Did you remove those two bolts? If not the best way to find them is look at a diagram that shows all the bolts holding it down.

Yup you were right, just had a hard time taking of ICM bracket, last bolt in the back was a pain in the ***

[Ed2011]

Re: Help figuring out which gasket?

Finally got everything torn apart! Not hard job, just need patience and couple brews

Hopefully get some pics up tomorrow on how eaten up the LIMs gaskets were