'Orrible Noises

A good day for snorkeling in Surrey today.
Can not imagine what it would be like in Cumbria?

Brilliant sunshine and warm here ,but cant be arsed to do owt today

Its clear skies and (cold!) sunshine thanks! Perfect winters day. Dont think I will get it fired up...have stopped for coffee and I think theres just a bit too much to do if I'm careful!

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Down here we've had enough rain today to lift the hosepipe ban for the next 5 years...... should I be or

Andy, you will be fine...... you have a plastic car

cylinder head bolts should be renewed ( if using an asbestos free gasket )

Is this correct

I thought that you had to use new ones irrespective of what type of head gasket you use. I think they are designed to stretch a little during the various torquing up stages.

Haynes Manual for Ren25 V6 says: "Chock the wheels and disconnect the battery - The Cylinder head bolts must be discarded and renewed, irrespective of their apparent condition"

Yes ,I thought you had to as it's all ali block

...and in common with the thread on cross reference parts, head bolts from Motaquip listed for Volvo 760 are about £18 the set

How much I'll see if they turn up on Ebay
What price from Ren I wonder I'll give the Sherwood Forest branch a ring ............... Could be a companion to the cross ref ................



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Well they're about £96 a set from Volvo.......

Thought I might get away with leaving the liners in situ so made up some straps and sleeves to hold them in place ( what thread are the headbolts ? thought they were M12 fine but no )
4,5,6 are ish OK ......... 0.17 to 0.12 but 1,2,3 0.07 to 0.12 .
There are two notches on each liner ,I presume to time them to the piston ,how accurate do I need to be when I reinstall ? within 5/10 degrees ?

What are the notches on the liners for??

What are the notches on the liners for??

To time them in/to the block , as in a position mark .If yours are new then you dont need to bother on the first fitment but after its run there will be some lateral loads that wear the liners slightly or a lot if you've done it wrong

No, old liners I'm afraid! Couldnt find anything about where to put the marks either!