phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 what should it cost me to have my valve stem seals done and is there any think else i should change when gettin them done 94 tt manual thanks for your help lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 what should it cost me to have my valve stem seals done and is there any think else i should change when gettin them done 94 tt manual thanks for your help lee i had qoutes ranging for £400 to £1500 to have my done, there are different ways of doing them;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 About £800 and make sure you use a garage that actually takes the head off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 ye had the same quots had 450 with a cam belt and hks cam gears fitted thanks gaz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 About £800 and make sure you use a garage that actually takes the head off why's that ? heard thay can just take the cams out and get them from there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 any one else please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 why's that ? heard thay can just take the cams out and get them from there I would not have the seals done without removing the head, I had it done myself last year and did some asking around before hand and it is recommended that the head comes off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 thanks bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 I would not have the seals done without removing the head, I had it done myself last year and did some asking around before hand and it is recommended that the head comes off I vaguely remember a thread discussing the various ways of doing this but couldn't find it. Obviously I've done mine before keeping the head on, as it's a lot easier to do. I'm interested to hear the reasons why you would remove the head? Seems like a lot of disturbance, cost and risk of future issues. In an ideal world I would say yes remove the head, as it gives you a chance to have a poke around to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary. But it's getting more and more difficult to find quality Supra specialists, and I'm not sure who I would trust to remove the turbo's, the inlet plenum, then the head and then piece it all back together without fecking something up. Plus, personally for me, it seems a bit strange to go through all the effort of taking the head off for all this. In my mind it's a bit like removing the turbo's when you do an air filter change. Without removing the head, it's probably about a 4 - 5 hour job. Removing the head, 20 hours at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phat supra Posted February 18, 2008 Author Share Posted February 18, 2008 I vaguely remember a thread discussing the various ways of doing this but couldn't find it. Obviously I've done mine before keeping the head on, as it's a lot easier to do. I'm interested to hear the reasons why you would remove the head? Seems like a lot of disturbance, cost and risk of future issues. In an ideal world I would say yes remove the head, as it gives you a chance to have a poke around to make sure nothing is out of the ordinary. But it's getting more and more difficult to find quality Supra specialists, and I'm not sure who I would trust to remove the turbo's, the inlet plenum, then the head and then piece it all back together without fecking something up. Plus, personally for me, it seems a bit strange to go through all the effort of taking the head off for all this. In my mind it's a bit like removing the turbo's when you do an air filter change. Without removing the head, it's probably about a 4 - 5 hour job. Removing the head, 20 hours at least. thanks for that info bud really helpful seemed alot of hassle taking the head of but thanks for all your info guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted February 18, 2008 Share Posted February 18, 2008 We've just done the valve stem oil seals on Gaz1s car but the engine was out anyway. So we took the head off, completely stripped it and then run it through the chemical wash twice. Then rebuilt it and put it back on the block with all new seals etc. Had a good look at the valve seats and felt it wasn't necessary to recut them and then reshim the cams in. I seem to remember a post by CW about the proper way to do the valve stem oil seals, just can't seem to find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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