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Suzuki M15a Head Gasket - Do I have everything?!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 2:51 pm
by camelbend123
Afternoon All
I've got an Ignis Sport engine in my buggy (M15a engine I believe).
Doing the head gasket on it in a few weekends, I've got new bolts, and the head gasket, anything else I should replace while it's apart? Not done a head before.
Any tips much appreciated!
Re: Suzuki M15a Head Gasket - Do I have everything?!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 4:47 pm
by ScottieJ
You will want a straight edge and feeler gauges to check the head for flatness, if it's out of spec you'll need to get it skimmed.
Re: Suzuki M15a Head Gasket - Do I have everything?!
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2016 7:51 pm
by Anton
Last time I did a head I ground the valves with grinding paste to make sure they seat as well as possible, and replaced the valve stem seals because I was basically already there.
New intake and exhaust manifold gaskets obviously.
Only then did I realise that the head was warped and the reason it was chucking out smoke like a Tijuana sauna. I literally hid a single decker bus just by revving it for a couple of seconds.
So I got a new engine as that was much quicker and probably cheaper than skimming (there was a 60k 1.3 sitting in the junkyard in Erith, a few miles up the road, cost me £100).
So as Scottie says, check the head/block, but I'd say do it *first*!!!
Re: Suzuki M15a Head Gasket - Do I have everything?!
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 8:27 am
by camelbend123
Thanks guys, there's a little machine shop round the corner that'll skim the head for £20 so will get that done as a matter of course anyway.
Thanks for the tips.