Pt Cruiser 2.4 non-turbo cylinder head removal

Hey I made this video as fast as I could and it is pretty much a nut and bolt removal video so I think I did a pretty good job keeping my two days worth of work down to 22 minutes. If you have a 2001 PT cruiser 2002 PT cruiser 2003 PT cruiser 2004 PT cruiser 2005 PT cruiser 2006 PT cruiser 2007 PT cruiser 2008 PT cruiser 2009 PT cruiser with a 2.4 four-cylinder non-turbo charged this is probably the video for you. I can’t stress enough you will need the actual harmonic balancer removal tool to get the ballots are off.( if you comment saying you got it off without the tool. 1. You broke it taking it off. 2. It was not on the way it should’ve been. 3. I don’t want to call anybody a liar. But the shoe may fit. I’ve taken off about 50 of these Off and I’ve never got them to come off any other way maybe somebody will teach me something new. let me know what you think about my texting at the bottom of the screen I spent about two hours editing this one. And I certainly could make a lot better videos but they are free and I just don’t have the time but I do love to share my knowledge I hope you enjoy the video God bless and have a great day.
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[@alexclemons5526]

This is the most detailed video on this job for the pt!

[@raullcalzadilla3541]

Very educational for me, I own a 2001 PT Cruiser and plan to keep it a long time by doing most of the repairs myself. Have already a bunch of stuff through the years couldn't afford it otherwise. I know this video took a lot of extra work which you really didn't have to do yet, you have done it. I am very, very grateful for this video and your time. God bless.

[@sharpcarco]

Thanks Raul I appreciate the kind words

[@d-man3308]

Great video man! I’m very iffy about doing it myself just because I’m not sure if I can put it back together lol. Thanks for taking the time to make it for dummies like me

[@stevo3644]

Thanks for sharing mate. My wifes PT needs the head gasket replaced and this will help with getting that job done.

[@christianleblanc7519]

The yammering is kinda nice even for a novice thank you for this video ✌️

[@gradyhernandez4699]

Twin cams. The motor is not interference motor. I had one with busted timing belt and just replaced belt

[@jessiemoore8996]

Thanks man that was just what I needed to know I just hope I can get it back together if not i guess the junk yard will have them a nice pt cruiser

[@jamesapel4238]

Thanks for showing this

[@terryjackson9055]

good video Clay, looks like seals need replacing with those leaks in timing cover, new belt maybe,

[@danielhendy7443]

Good video. Thanks for the time and effort. Very informative and very nice attention to detail. Save me some times me some money. And God bless you too my guy.!.

[@sharpcarco]

Well thanks a lot Dan I greatly appreciate it brother I hope everything goes well for you and it makes it a little bit simpler.

[@shaunspwnage]

You my friend are a lifesaver

[@shaunspwnage]

I consider myself pretty mechanically inclined but this was a whole different ball game lol ive done plenty of chevy 350s and ford 351s but shes been a doozy

[@driveman6490]

A friend asked me to replaced the HG on his PT cruiser. After a short discussion.......we are no longer friends.

[@sharpcarco]

Omg lol

[@Dougie1969]

Lmao

[@rigoletotobon8176]

Great clip!!! I've just re-timed mine, it was a real pain because of the large motor mount right in front of timing belt cover. I might try firing It tomorrow (have to get rid of old gas). I found your advise really useful in case I have to service the head cylinder. Thank you!!!

[@jasonsleder2287]

How long did the car set? I think they have plastic tanks

[@gradyhernandez4699]

Install the motor mount in fender well on passenger beside once that big plate is not interfering

[@gradyhernandez4699]

USA has no set culture so they frown on those who actually HAVE a culture. *

[@antoniobarajas4785]

Gracias me alludo mucho tu bideo cual dado usaste para los tornillos que sujetan la cabeza?

[@AnthonySanchez-hk7or]

Man I sure wish I had positive mechanics like you @ my neck of the woods. I watched whole vid. I buy busted pt's. Just no one wants to work on them. Take care. 🙏🏻

[@gradyhernandez4699]

I like video I have 3 pt cruisers. One rag top one is limited edition two are 5 speed transmission

[@tecno8335]

I see why shops charge so much to work on this pain in the ass car.

[@timothyholmes9556]

2001 Cruiser had started having the same problem. The repairs cost is around $2,800.00 / I purchase a weapon called fixed the head gasket. It's been working without overheating. A lot of hours changing that gasket

[@hankhill5622]

Dear god Chrysler had that little engine crammed in there!

[@sharpcarco]

“I’ll tell ya what!!!” They did, They took the short hair on it’s head and tied it to the long hair on it’s ass and kicked it down the street.... if you remember that episode....

[@hankhill5622]

The Clay Way Gat dang right!. Them boys at Chrysler just ain’t right, somebody should kick there asses I tell ya hwat

[@dangeraghty6715]

Good going Clay. You should publish a dictionary of your Automotive lingo. Oh, and you didn't mention removing the Finigan Pin & the Ospen Easpin spline next to the turbo entabulator :)

[@lukasky_dj]

Thank you sir

[@mr.navarro1876]

Great

[@abaosy8794]

hi! how are you Mr.Clay Way .Thank you on a good educational video. Planning to replace the head gasket on my 02 non turbo pt cruiser . I am not a mechanic but will try to do it to save some money. can i ask you some advice in the future regarding what to do on the head. I love my PT even thou my wife and daughters hate it.....cant blame them.

[@albertochavira9501]

To much work

[@gradyhernandez4699]

I have done these. 2.4 liters on all pts

[@robertorodriguez9668]

Y’all know the head bolts torque for the turbo version?

[@jamesminor9890]

My 06 over heated today on my way home I am hoping it not head gasket

[@JDIZZY024]

Basically what I assume from after watching this it's easier just to take the engine out and buy a whole new one😂

[@sharpcarco]

It’s probably easy to take the engine out but not necessary

[@JDIZZY024]

Right on. I got a 03 pt I was just getting a little discouraged, but thanks for the formative video on this subject!

[@ryanhughes5731]

I have a 2004 Turbo PT Cruiser 2.4 l can a nun turbo head fit on a turbo PT Cruiser

[@justincompeau6757]

Did you get a video slipping her back together??

[@randaldavis4880]

great video, Love the back round music WINGER .. anyway, my question is why remove the cams, if doing just a head gasket change ? I know this is a old video, but im doing a head gasket on our 05 PT cruiser ..

[@sharpcarco]

Yeah that bastard Kip Winger was supposed to come to the shop one day but he bitched out on me….. I don’t remember if you have to remove the cams if I removed the cams it was because I needed to get the bolts out and you may not be able to get the bolts out with the cams in there but because it’s an old video I honestly can’t remember it’s not that big a deal to remove them just put them back in the same spot using the same cam girdles Mark them before you take them off I’m not sure if it’s necessary to take them off or not I didn’t think so though but I must have in this video for some reason

[@randaldavis4880]

@@sharpcarco you have a avideo of the reassembly of the head .. I done mine the same way you done this one. Block is a TDC, how to set the cam shafts after the have been removed fropm the head, and setting them to to TDC to match the block, that way i dont bend a Valve or screw the motor up. Do you have a part two to this video ?

[@sharpcarco]

No because there were so many timing install video’s out there . I didn’t do one sorry .

[@DanKirchner5150]

question for you -i have a 05 non turbo engine from an 05 pt that i want to install into an 09 pt ,everythings ready to go except im not sure if this will work as 05-09 are considered non compatible. do you know what makes these years different and if so is there a work around for this ? ty

[@sharpcarco]

I’m sorry Dan I do not know the answer to that question. More than likely it would be a timing thing one of the reluctor rings is probably different from one year to the other year you would have to remove both engines and have them sitting side-by-side one another and then count the teeth on the reluctor ring that is probably The most important thing

[@edixcleaning6352]

How much does whole job cost

[@theeagle4540]

Enjoyed this video, checked it out because today the timing belt broke on my 2008 PT cruiser, I found out this engine is a non interference engine and it could have bent the valves, is that always the case that damage to the valves occur when the belt breaks. I was planning on replacing the belt myself but now I don't know it that will help if the valves are damaged.

[@sharpcarco]

Well it’s rather simple to check and see if you’ve bent a valve. There’s a couple of ways of doing it you can remove the valve cover Then find a cylinder that has both valves closed and make sure both of the lobes for the cylinder cam is not pushing down on them then check that for pressure if it holds pressure with the valves closed then that cylinder is good move onto the next cylinder move the cam make sure that both valves are closed and then check and see if it holds pressure it probably will week out somewhere else but will not leak out the cylinder itself or the exhaust if it does leak out the exhaust or the intake then them valves are bent if you understand what I’m saying gives me a good idea for a video I should show people and I have a good example at my shop. I hope you get what I’m meaning you could also look up a video on Leak down testing that will show you exactly what I mean is I’m sure they’re out there

[@theeagle4540]

Thanks, appreciate you taking time to answer.

[@Dougie1969]

@@theeagle4540 I'm sure I am late to the party, but this is definitely non interference. It absolute will not crash the valves, I've broke 2 timing belts in these engines before. However, the timing belts don't last much past 90,000 miles for some reason

[@VinnyMartello]

Just replaced the head gasket in my PT. Had the head shaved at the local machine shop. It was a NIGHTMARE.

[@Dougie1969]

Easier to just drop the motor ?? That's what I'm considering ??

[@VinnyMartello]

I chose the smartest possible option. I got rid of the damn thing.

[@sharpcarco]

👍

[@sharpcarco]

I agree they’re really not worth putting any more than five or $600 into you they are throwaway cars. But used car prices are so freaking out of this world right now I’m not sure if I even feel the same way as I did a year ago inflation rate on used cars can be up to 50% and that’s for a 15 year old car car

[@Dougie1969]

@@sharpcarco I used to love my old PT, it was tough, only time it ever broke down, blew a timing belt. Now I'm looking at 1 that is very clean with 106,000, lady says it has a blown head gasket and is overheating. I'm seriously thinking about it. $400

[@405544]

Great condensed clip. I have an 03 ptc, loosing coolant, cannot find a leak. Car runs great. Suspect head gasket, but compression is ok. I suspect burning coolant, but do not know how to verify. Got any suggestions how to test for head gasket leak, coolant jacket to exaust....THANKS, God bless, LRC

[@sharpcarco]

Hi Lewis , I do have a video on this subject but , (I hope not to lose a follower by sharing there video is better than mine so here is a link) kzbin.info/www/bejne/a6vTf52PotKcj7s I hope you find the information in this video helpful . I don’t make 20,000 k a month like these guys so I can’t invest the money they do into my videos yet..

[@marioexpropiacionpetronilo2753]

Hi there, I had the same issue, a thorough smell test should let U know if coolant is getting burned!

[@alondraanfriends8750]

@@sharpcarco i have a 2001 pt cruiser and it overheated i it was the radiator so my car cut off while i was driving it now it want start do you think i blow a head gasket? My oil look like chocolate milk my next question is instead of going to a car mechanic do you think it's possible did I can get it fixed or should I just scrapped the motor

[@sharpcarco]

DiamondTNT Hello good evening I’m guessing it would cost you about $1500 to do the head gasket could be $1000 somewhere in that ballpark it would depend on how much a used motor would cost you versus replacing the one you’ve already got it definitely sounds like you have a blown head gasket but it’s also possibility that you have a crackhead to because it won’t start any longer. I don’t work for these guys but I do swear by them. This is a link to a website that I use that searches all of the junkyards in the United States for used parts engines transmissions etc. all of the junk yards that are on the site have to pay $300 a month to belong to the site so they are all very reparable junkyards and you should be able to get a very cost-effective Quality used Engine if that is the case. But if the repair is going to cost over $2000 you should consider getting another vehicle these vehicles are kind of like throwaway cars they weren’t very expensive when they were new and they’re not worth anything even when they’re running correctly. I don’t know how much an engine cost for one of these but I can’t imagine it’s any more than a couple of hundred dollars because they’re everywhere. I hope that information is helpful God bless and I wish you the absolute best. If you have any other questions I recommend you start a new thread because I see them easier that way and you have a better chance of getting answered Car-part.com

[@craiggerlach5548]

Just picked up an 02 with a Whipple that the person decided to tach it out and ignore the MIL for the Whipple and cloud of smoke and no start.. Pulled the 2 plugs out I could get at without pulling back half of intake off and #1 soaked in oil, #2 had bottom electrode aimed nearly down, expect it should have hit a piston like that, so think a piston exploded and ring came up and pulled it down, find out tomorrow when put scope down there. so likely be tossing in a motor.. unless it is worthy of just head work, not expecting any good news.. was hot today so gave up early.. he had electrical issues too and a weird code P000005 5 damn zeros, no clue, think airbag issue perhaps as there was note about it and other airbag codes present, no engine codes, not sure where Whipple unit stores it codes, never had one of these before so will stop back to get some tips.. had a PT motor manual but it walked off.. cruise ac sunroof leather 5 speed, only 31k and in real nice shape new Cooper tires from 2012 so she must have been sitting, old doctor who had it passed, estate paperwork and no title, might have to scrap it...see what MN DMV says..

[@jorgecaceres2111]

Hey Clay, can you tell me if the head had damage and needed repair? Other sources say that the head will be damaged if the engine overheated even just one time. My daughter's overheated 3 times in the last month... Please advise!

[@sharpcarco]

Well in my particular situation it did not warp , What you can do to check it is take a building square . Set it across the Area of the cylinder head that bolts to the engine. The part that goes against the block Then take a flashlight and make sure your square is pushed down the street and see if you have light showing through in the spots where are you shouldn’t. Or you can just take it to a machine shop and have them take a look this is not a very expensive had to have re-machined so somewhere between two and $300 they should be able to rebuild the cylinder head but it may not be warped.

[@gradyhernandez4699]

I have done that on my 2007 pt cruiser twice

[@raullcalzadilla3541]

.... and you didn't make a video to help the rest of us? It's OK Grady not everybody can do these videos. That is why I am so grateful to Clay for hisa time and effort.

[@theeagle4540]

Is yours a 2.4 double over head cam? And did you break a timing belt, my engine says that it can cause bent valves when the belt breaks but I don't know if it happens every time.

[@d-stylus7607]

Any videos around where it's all put back together?

[@sharpcarco]

Yes I have A few what are you looking for?

[@d-stylus7607]

@@sharpcarco got head back on.. doing timing now.. what parts order do I put back in? Mounts pumps brackets wires ECT.. basically what you did in reverse order. If it goes in same order that is..

[@mattmilford8106]

Do you have a video where you put all that back together?

[@sharpcarco]

Hi Matt no sorry I did not make a video of the reassembly.

[@opelwasp]

Watch the video in reverse.

[@terremoto..6809]

Dropping the cradle makes this job much easier

[@jessieharbinjr.6589]

The engine isn’t bolted to the cradle on these. They’re bolted directly to the chassis.

[@bglass97]

Hi, I have an 07 PT. I’ve replaced the radiator, both hoses, clamps, thermostat, radiator cap, flushed and replace coolant, and made sure air is burped, I was told by a mechanic my water pump is fine and had 2 block tests that said my head gasket wasn’t blown. The mechanics are puzzled and don’t know. Can you give me advice on what to do or where to go/what questions to ask y next shop I take it to! I’m going insane! It overheats after about an hour of driving/idling. I instantly shut it off and let sit for an hour. Come home and too off coolant, it’s been doing this for a month, thank you so much

[@jeffdean1473]

Are both fan speed kicking in. These have separate relays. The best way to tell is start engine with ac off listen for fan. Then turn ac on and listen to see if fan speeds up

[@rachelblack3816]

Mine did the same thing. Mechanic told me the head gasket was not blown. I'd hear bubbling noises right in front of me after shutting off the hot engine. Loosing coolant, but no visible coolant leak. Exhaust did not blow out steam when started. But, engine would overheat even with full coolant. Head gasket was indeed blown. Car is in excellent condition but is now worthless with a blown engine. So sad. I really loved my Cruiser.

[@standingintheshadows9670]

I replaced everything on it besides the hoses and the head gasket. What other steps I can take to prevent my engine from overheating after the head gasket? I like to push my cars hard

[@sharpcarco]

Well first I would say these cars are not designed to be pushed hard they are what I consider throw away cars. And I would also say if you get 150,000 miles out of a head gasket on one of these you’re probably doing just fine. You could head stud the cylinder head which would make it stronger and less likely to blow head gaskets but the expense that it would cost to do it would probably outweigh the value of the vehicle. It really boils down to what you’re gonna do with the car is it a daily driver is it a race car. That would determine how much you build the engine

[@standingintheshadows9670]

@@sharpcarco wasn't trying race with it I had to go up and down the mountain ls for my job I had a hard time keeping up with traffic need something little more reliable to get me up at least 12 to 14% grade hills

[@wildmike9383]

BUSSSINGGG

[@tobysirus4996]

Just curious if the head bolts are torque to yield.

[@sharpcarco]

Yes

[@tobysirus4996]

@@sharpcarco Thanks

[@trikafy]

How long does this job usually take with no issues

[@sharpcarco]

Not a bad job I say a ……….good day or so

[@brookebrawley2142]

Anybody ever try that blue devil head gasket permanent fix?

[@sharpcarco]

Depends on how bad it is I’ve tried a couple times one time I had good luck on a BMW, but the other four times no.. it has to be a very, very small head gasket leak for it to work

[@r5t6y7u8]

I am paying a shop $2,000+ to have this done to my PTC right now. Stupid car better run another decade after all this.

[@sharpcarco]

Wow man that’s a lot of lot of money for that job it’s not that hard I think most shops would be right around $1200.00 Just my opinion though I do not run a retail repair facility any longer and maybe they’re charging $150 an hour now I don’t really know

[@cjxgraphics]

Pretty sure my PT isn't even worth that much any more. 😬

[@Boba6762]

You getting ripped off bud paying way to much money for that job...

[@gradyhernandez4699]

What cause a PT cruiser to not start..cranks only ?

[@sharpcarco]

Look at your dash when turning over , is your rpm gauge moving ? More than likely not you need to replace your crank sensor. Very common problem. Hopefully I’m correct I would say probably eight out of 10 times I’m going to be and I hope that helps you out have a great day and welcome to the channel

[@gradyhernandez4699]

@@sharpcarco I did forget about that RPMS

[@gradyhernandez4699]

@@sharpcarco I'm going to try that rpm signal. Then get back with you if there is an rpm signal. And a no start

[@spookymontana5996]

Wow this a pain in the ass lowkey

[@railrider1622]

🤣 easier to just send to shredder!!

[@MickeyMishra]

Yea you know... I think I might just send this to a PRO. 🙂

[@crisithink9509]

It helps till you skip and speed up

[@sharpcarco]

Yeah I think I learned that after making this video

[@dennissecor8092]

Wow what a nightmare 😢😢