I plan on doing valve seals soon. How difficult is it to pull the head of the motor off. Does the whoke motor need to be pulled? Any tips or suggestions?

 

Theres a vid on youtube

 

The vid shows changing them with the head still on. I thought it was easier to take the head off.

 

HEAD OFF if your taking to a machine shop. HEAD ON if you got tools and know what your doing......

 

is it a real pain to reset the timing tensioner with the motor in the car? from the video he said he rather of pulled the motor.

 

Yea because its a real tight fit back there even with the cowl removed. You can take it off its held on by two bolts put it down by hand load it on the hook put it back in bolt it back up and you have to somehow push it when its in there so the hook will come off

 

dam thats sounds like a pain. you think its easier to pull the motor?

 

If you have the means to pull the motor, definitely pull the motor. Pulling the head while the motor's in the car is not a job for the faint of heart. Possible, just not fun.

 

Think it will be easier to just buy a new assembled head then actually replacing the valve seals.
http://www.shop.headsonly.com/TOYOTA...AMRY-2AZFE.htm

 

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