'87 1.8 Turbo Head Gasket Replacement

[Phillip]

I need to replace the drivers side headgasket on my son's 1987 GL10 Wagon and would prefer not to pull the engine if possible. Has anyone done this repair in the car? I resealed the camshaft housing on that side of the car a few years ago and had no problem tearing in down that far. It wouldn't appear to be much more work to pull the head (sure wish I'd done it then!), but I'm not sure if there is a clearance problem getting the head off the engine. I'd sure appreciate hearing from anyone with first-hand experience.

 

Thanks

[GLCraig]

You can get either head out without pulling the engine.

[Phillip]

Thanks for the quick response.

You can get either head out without pulling the engine.

[rallyruss]

You can get either head out without pulling the engine.

 

but its much nicer to remove the motor and work in comfort. probably just as quick too. espically if you are doing both like you probably need to.

[Subieguy]

I did them both on my 89 GL-10 about 6 months ago in the car. I had nothing to take the engine out with so I had to do it in the car. Drivers side was the harder side. That is for sure. But it is not impossible. Just a bit tighter on the drivers side.

[Phillip]

Was it tight getting the head off, or just removing the cam housing? I had the cam housing off a few years ago for another oil leak. It wasn't a piece of cake, but not that difficult.

 

 

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I did them both on my 89 GL-10 about 6 months ago in the car. I had nothing to take the engine out with so I had to do it in the car. Drivers side was the harder side. That is for sure. But it is not impossible. Just a bit tighter on the drivers side.

[Subieguy]

Once the cam housing was removed it made it a lot easier to get the head out.