Head Gaskette set

**Tomcat** · Friday 25th July 2014, 19:39

As per title has anyone bought a genuine volvo Head Gaskette set before?.. do they come with the stem seals and what sort of price are they?.. I know PartsForVolvos sell them but tbh after my experience with the handbrake cables I'd sooner buy genuine for something like a headgaskette. ..Oh and I'm finally going to do the valve stem seals incase you where wondering.

**T5frankie** · Friday 25th July 2014, 19:51

volvo dont make headgaskets, o.e are victor reintz or elring iirc

**Jamest5r** · Friday 25th July 2014, 19:53

I've got the.head Frankie had rebuilt I.don't need it now if your interested? ...... 150 quid

**T5frankie** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:12

Originally Posted by Jamest5r

I've got the.head Frankie had rebuilt I.don't need it now if your interested? ...... 150 quid

all new stem seals in that head

**Tomcat** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:15

Thanks James I'll bear it in mind, I can buy a head set from Partsforvolvos.com for around £100 but I dont know if they're any good.

**T5frankie** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:17

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Thanks James I'll bear it in mind, I can buy a head set from Partsforvolvos.com for around £100 but I dont know if they're any good.

and you're going to do the seals yourself?

**Tomcat** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:22

Yeah.. why?

**t5 pete** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:29

As said Volvo don't do kits/set im using the psf head gasket kit and its been fine and tbh when compared side my side with a gen Volvo one there nearly identical

**T5frankie** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:46

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Yeah.. why?

just wondered if you had the correct tools for the job?, that head above was also skimmed and had at least 2 new valves

**Jamest5r** · Friday 25th July 2014, 20:49

Originally Posted by T5frankie

just wondered if you had the correct tools for the job?, that head above was also skimmed and had at least 2 new valves

And comes with free head bolts lol

**stribo** · Friday 25th July 2014, 21:11

Originally Posted by T5frankie

just wondered if you had the correct tools for the job?, that head above was also skimmed and had at least 2 new valves

If the head's off then he only needs a valve spring compressor.

**t5 pete** · Friday 25th July 2014, 21:17

And its always nice and best to use a valve stem tool for fitting new one's

**Dangerous Dave** · Friday 25th July 2014, 21:30

Oddly enough I have my valves out at the moment.... had to use a deep seat spring compressor.

I've always used a socket to fit the valve stem seals, one that fits snugly over the seal lip.

Clean shiny Inlet valves

**t5 pete** · Friday 25th July 2014, 21:38

Yep we used to use a socket but on a couple of occasions in the past it did damage the spring round the edge so for the sake of £17 just got the correct tool

**merc85** · Friday 25th July 2014, 22:02

Get the machine shop to remove the valve stem seals if you doing your current head. You dont wanna break a valve guide like a numpty i know of did pmsl

**Tomcat** · Friday 25th July 2014, 23:35

I've done head rebuilds in the past on stuff like crossflows and Pintos so I've done stem seals before, I have a valve spring compressor too, plus I have access to a spare head to rebuild so I can just swap it over.. That said.. I will bear that head in mind James, though god knows how Id get it off you.