Im having someone replace my headgaskets and i just wanted to know of all the parts that can be checked and replaced also during the headgasket repair. Also i was curious about theprocess of what the headgasket repair consisted of such as what needs to be done to fix this part because i read something about shaving headgasket before replacing.

 

I've moved this to General Tech.

 

its best to find a shop that will heat the head in an oven in between two strips of metal to straighten the head back out

but ya most places just shave off enough of the warp to make it straight again

 

Never seen that method? I've only seen the single plate but that is me.

OP - If you are not sure when the timing belt and that were last done - or if you are close to needing it done I'd do that as well.

I'd have the head "worked" while off. And by that I mean have the machine shop check the valves, seats, guides, ect. Of course be sure it is straight.

Last, "why" did the head gasket go? Yea it is a gasket and can fail after a long life but usually "something" helped it go.

 

I second that. When I had my head gasket repair they opened it up and discovered it had been replaced before. Before I had the work done I didn't even know which cylinders it was leaking into.

I'd probably done things differently if I had done more troubleshooting first.