Removing Sylvia's Head Gasket - Volvo 940 Turbo

[@aeoteroa818]

i think the ladies would approve the turbo check

[@steveosshenanigans]

Lol 😝 indeed, i reckon they would

[@ched999uk]

That was great to watch, I do like you talking through the process and your thoughts, your words are a lot more broadcastable than mine would be :-) I was wondering how you had planned to get home... I think that went very well, nothing broken or snapped!

[@Involvod]

Haha! Yeah it went alot better than expected, hopefully the install goes as smoothly 🤞

[@marcinbujok7388]

Tear down part went great especially with the turbo in the way. No broken studs! Success! Thanks for sharing your thoughs in the process. And a lot of patience. That's what we all need while cracking them bolts😂

[@Involvod]

It really did! Thanks 😄

[@bluej511]

M539 engine assembly and now involvo'd starts doing head disassembly, what a Sunday mate. Make sure the head and block are perfectly flat too, or else will just leak again. I'm used to rebuilding crown Vic V8s so I'm familiar with engine assembly. Honestly enjoy mate, it's so satisfying and gratifying.

[@Involvod]

I still need to check out that channel I saw we share alot of the same audience. Thanks man I do really enjoy it, can't wait to continue

[@bluej511]

@@Involvod he only does BMWs but boy does he do amazing work. I started working and detailing cars before I even drove so it's great to see people learning by doing.

[@Involvod]

@@bluej511 nice, I do quite like an old beemer!

[@michaelpegasiou4531]

My Dad had a 760 turbo intercooler manual.That was pretty fast but it was a new car at the time.He used to let me drive it whenever I wanted and I was only 19,after that he got an M5 and I got to drive that around,that was another step up.

[@Involvod]

Haha yeah quite the difference 😃

[@JMassengill]

whole lots of work going on there. Nice video. you must be living right to get all the exhaust manifold bolts off.

[@Involvod]

I did feel very lucky indeed 😅 Thanks Johnny

[@gannicus1251]

Bro the bracket under the turbo OMG I cut all my hands with that bolt! Love your stuff!!!

[@theoxtv7382]

I cut the bottom stud off that bracket it's a right pain to put back on

[@Involvod]

Glad to hear I'm not alone on that one! It seems to give the manifold some extra support from the bottom, so it's not hanging off the head studs, I'm wondering if there'll be any issues by deleting that sucker?

[@tonninseteli855]

@@Involvod very many people remove the bracket but it can crack the manifold In long time use

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the heads up!

[@gannicus1251]

@@Involvod nada bro will happen. That bracket is no bueno. Anyway if you ever get a set of those head lights remember me. We don’t have those here in the island.

[@Gothamauto]

It's great seeing you going through the steps, with all the details AND the missteps too. This might be the most honest Volvo content on KZbin.

[@Involvod]

That's great to hear, I've got tough competition 😃

[@kenwillekens9894]

I also prefer the talk nonsense part. You were so lucky that none of the studs Broken. I'm jealous!

[@Involvod]

Haha, cheers! 😄

[@hungryboy424]

Keep it in real time....well worth the watch !!

[@Involvod]

Thanks 😃👍

[@emmie99]

I like all your poor man methods :) Thank you for your effort doing all this helpful videos!

[@bosabengt]

I would like to give you a tip. You dont need any special tool for cam belt. Just release the tensioner wheel, then pull the straight belt to the Right until you se The hole on tensioner pin inside the spring. Put a 3" nail in hole and release. If you dont want to remove both manifold and intake, just unbolt the downpipe and some cables and hoses and lift everything up together. 😊

[@knuthamsun6106]

you don’t need the special tool to remove the cam belt pulley?

[@KarriKoivusalo]

It's crazy how the intake side is a breeze to take apart, and the exhaust/turbo stuff is absolutely INFURIATING. I had a turbo overhaul and a blown HG replacement coming when my 940 got to 500k km and I spent two days fighting the bastard just to get the head out. Of course the most inaccessible bolts were the worst. I ended up removing the oil filter adapter arm to get to the bracket screws.

[@Involvod]

There's always the thought when you upload to KZbin that people will say "it's easy, just do it xyz way" so it's nice to hear that others also had the same experience and it's not just me 😅

[@MrTeabag58]

Excellent, tightly-packed video and impressive spannering under those conditions.

[@Involvod]

Thanks! The longest one I've ever done but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@tunesfromthebeardedman]

You saved me 100000 of euro's. Thanx mate. I own a 940 polar 2.3 and a 740 turbo intercooler, lifted with big offroad tired. Your channel is very helpfull.

[@Involvod]

😄 Glad I could help you out mate!

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

Here we go! 🙂 These are educational as well as entertaining. Gives me an in depth look at how my engine is put together and what to keep an eye out for. 😉 Best of luck with the rest of the job!

[@Involvod]

It's always nice to see isn't it! Thanks mate!

[@ericdettwiler5656]

Thank you for sharing your work and specially your honesty when things get a bit difficult - great to watch - kind of gives me the courage to do the same when it comes to it - GREAT JOB 👌👍😎

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the kind words! 😃

[@Djwally13]

I found your demonstration with your fingers regarding play in the Turbo quite naughty! Keep up the good work! 😆👍

[@Involvod]

Cheers 😃

[@sebastianbrrrr7372]

Great vid as always, to me head and block look ok. I probably wouldn't do more than just clean the surfaces. As far as I'm concerned: No music, no time lapse, both I can do myself if I feel like it. So far I don't though. As for breaker bars: Broke 2 in the last 3 weeks, so back on the 'hillbillies', work great and are easy to replace.

[@Involvod]

Thanks mate, I'm gonna check it's flat then get it cleaned up and back on the car, hopefully! Appreciate the feedback 🙂👍

[@DeanofMachines]

Was laughing my butt off through this one. Definitely a lot of work going on there.

[@Involvod]

Thanks bud! 😃

[@db192]

Love the video! I laughed out load at work when you were showing the free play on the turbo! 😂

[@Involvod]

Haha thanks man 😄

[@BeardedWrencher]

Both educational and entertaining! I personally like the "talk nonsense" over time lapses. Even though I'm extremely guilty of doing them! Haha. I gotta give you mad props for working in such a tight space with seemingly limited tools. Watching all those manifold bolts come off was a huge sigh of relief! Great video man! I look forward to what is next!

[@Involvod]

Thanks bro! When I edited the video I thought about how I felt when I watched your nut come undone 😂

[@redblockgarage]

Great video! I've done this job on a couple redblocks and yes the turbo cars are a bit more work but nothing too crazy. I highly recommend replacing any small maintenance items that are hard to access while you have it pulled apart. I'd do those heater hoses while you're in there as well as they are very cheap to replace. Don't reuse those head bolts as they are stretch bolts for one time use and will cause a head gasket failure in the near future if not replaced. Also there is a drain on the intercooler for getting out the oil that is in it from the oil blow by on the turbo. It's super easy to pull the intercooler to clean it out. I bet there's a sizable amount of oil in it. My 745t had probably 3/4 of a quart in its cooler. You look like you've got this under control though. Keep up the good work.

[@Involvod]

Thanks man that is some great advice, there seems to be some mixed opinion on reusing the bolts, I just now ordered a set, it's not worth taking the chance is it.. I also checked the intercooler today after reading your comment and there wasn't too much oil in it which was a relief!

[@jackharriet4814]

Well done man - and - phew - the studs didn't break. Your talking through the videos is always good - don't worry about that.

[@Involvod]

Yeah, got lucky this time! Thanks for the feedback!

[@charlie225]

Hey man enjoyed the video, lots of work done and still lots to do, keep up the great Volvo content my friend!!

[@Involvod]

Thanks bro!!

[@lindaclad2218]

I enjoy listening to your thought process while you are working rather then music...I don't know engines but I understand what you're talking about... ❤👍🙂

[@Involvod]

Thanks 😃

[@fhwolthuis]

I love your waffle, don't be too harsh on yourself 😉😃

[@Involvod]

😄 Thanks, good to hear 😃

[@SimpsonsClassics]

Lmao nice way to check for play on your turbo 🤣🤣 great video mate

[@Involvod]

Thanks man! 😃

[@ericrose3877]

This is exactly my car (11/92?) it was great to see the exact positions of all attachments, and order of disassembly. So far I've gotten the cap off the head.....

[@Involvod]

😄 Just checked the registration papers 03/12/92 😃 It's really a great car to work on, the next part is up on Sunday where she finally goes back together!

[@ericrose3877]

@@Involvod Thank you! I am going to try and remove that damn head after taking notes from this first video.

[@Involvod]

@@ericrose3877 Nice! Just take my videos with a pinch of salt, they aren't really "How To" 😄 Good luck with it man!

[@jompemc]

Love your videos without any cheesy vlog music, just you talking nonse is what we want! That fingering gesture was frickin genius, cracked me up. Don't really like old Volvos except 240s, only work on the other Swedish non-existing brand 😆 But man you're funny as hell, hence my subscription. Keep it up!

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Really appreciate it! 😃

[@mr.bodge.]

Class video mate. My volvo really pissed me off (wouldnt start after i changed injectors and flooded for some reason?) Was convinced piston rings had gone and had it booked in to get scrapped... but she didnt have any fukin fule in the tank!!! So happy its back

[@Involvod]

Ahh can see how it would catch you out if you'd just done work on it! Glad it was the easiest of fixes in the end though mate 😃

[@mr.bodge.]

@@Involvod tbh fitting new piston rings is probably cheaper than a tank of petrol 😆

[@Involvod]

@@mr.bodge. 😂😂😂

[@fannycraddock99]

You did a hell of a lot work there Sledge. Despite on me not knowing a thing about cars I find what your doing fascinating. It's all Sid's fault of course!

[@Involvod]

Haha if only more non car people felt the same 😃 Thanks for watching

[@LapLandSystem]

1:31 you can also make the rustbond break by cooling the nut swiftly with the wd40, heatcycles do wonders. just a thought. My "tried and true" tactic for exhaust manifold bolts is tapping on the tools end with my palm great for breaking lose even really tight stuff.. and seems to result in way less snapped studs. also those damn heatshields for sparkplug leads, no idea if they actually help anything but damn do they make breaking lose those nuts so much worse. Do inspect before putting it back together if your exhaust manifold is cracked.. usually cracked backside of the collector.

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the tips! I used to always hit nuts and bolts to shock them and help them free up easier and you're right it works a treat! I need to get back into the habit of doing it

[@Schwedenstahl245]

I like the no music and just the voice-over with "nonsense". I would have removed the throttle cable before removing the intake manifold, to ensure it does not get stretched or damaged. While you can re-use the headbolts up to 5 times (per Volvo), a full set of new ones is still relatively inexpensive and I'd just install new (with the new headgasket).

[@Involvod]

Good point, hopefully it's alright. I ordered a new set of bolts tonight just to be on the safe side, it's not worth taking the chance, for only €13!

[@Buffalobulltofta]

Great! And yeah, that turbo and all that comes with it sure is annoying when you go straight from working on a N/A B230. But that anxiety is cured quickly by googling pictures of modern engines...

[@Involvod]

Haha very true!

[@ruchmann]

Really nice work like always! I tested my camshaft with a tester thanks to your previous video and the liquid turns yelloy :(. I bought last week and 2004 xc70 but, thanks to your educational videos, maybe try to fix my 940 with a friend. Really nice job!

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Sorry to hear yours needs work too, I hope manage to fix it!

[@d.jbrickmocs1637]

Good start. This is gonne be a great volvo ones more👍👍

[@Involvod]

I hope so 💪

[@d.jbrickmocs1637]

@@Involvod for sure. I know it👍👍

[@umiof5]

thank u 4 al these videos

[@Involvod]

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

[@bobbywhite350]

Really skilful. I have trouble just locking the petrol cap so I'm open mouthed at this.

[@Involvod]

Haha 😄 Thanks Robert!

[@dawnrobbins5877]

Informative and entertaining video. I'd rather hear the chat and your thinking process than to hear music. Besides, it's quite the dilemma to choose Flight Of The Bumblebee or As It Was or Highway To Hell to please the audience! 😂

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Yeah, my music tastes aren't for everyone, but almost everyone here loves Volvos!😃

[@dawnrobbins5877]

@@Involvod I'm new to your channel but from what I've seen, you're pretty awesome! You have a great channel and the fellow Volvo lovers leave good tips too.

[@Cryo_Gen]

BUNGEE CORDS. holy shit that's genius

[@Involvod]

🤣🤣🤣

[@danielebbeling4056]

If you source a new “y” fitting over the oil separator; please add a link. I have one like yours !

[@Involvod]

I ordered one via Skandix p/n 1013589. The Volvo number is 1332660 👍

[@alessandrodoria4326]

I replaced my exhaust manifold one month ago, drove 6000Km and now I have white smoke, lots of pressure in the cooling tank and the cooling fluid is leaking from the radiator hoses. I guess it is time to go for the headgasket replacement, 284000Km. I have the benefit that the exhaust manifold nuts are new, so I will not have to use a torch. I usually lift my car on wooden cribs I built, so I can work under too. For instance, that last nut and stud underneath the exhaust manifold, it is much easier to unscrew from under. Unexpected question for you: what video cam equipment have you used to record your video? Gopro or similar?

[@Involvod]

Oh sorry to hear that! Did you see my video on testing a failed head gasket? Those cheap little testers are great, to know for sure. I use a DJI Osmo action, a gopro rival

[@shepshepherd]

I reckon that the head gasket has failed due to old age and the pressures of being fitted to a turbocharged engine, as I can't see any obvious damage. Apart from replacing the inlet manifold gasket in 2006, I've not done any major work to my 1990 740's B200F engine, despite owing the car for 19 years; I've not even removed the camshaft cover. I guess that the Volvo gods and Lord Volgor are smiling on the car :) I'm now supporting you with actual cash munny, by the way ^^

[@Involvod]

Oh man thanks so much! Really appreciate that! I'm going to check/get it checked hopefully it's flat and that will save on paying for a skim. That's a great track record on yours, great cars they really are

[@shepshepherd]

​@@Involvod I bought The Volvo (the car's official moniker) for £805 from eBay in late 2003 after I got a tax rebate and it's been such a good car to me that it's going to be with me for life. "Cars come and cars go, but The Volvo abides."

[@Involvod]

@@shepshepherd amen to that 😃

[@shepshepherd]

@@Involvod I see it as the automotive version of Keith Richards :)

[@Involvod]

:D I already uploaded the next video before uploading this (just not published yet) so I won't be able to adjust the credits and thank you at the end, but definitely on the one after!

[@jackjacko8706]

Perseverance is the name of the game with stubborn nuts, with a cup of tea in between . Even a skilled mechanic can spend hours on a stubborn bolt. We forget that motors where put together before they where installed. So unless there was a sympathetic designer who thought of future accessibility , we run into problems. Sometimes needing monkey hands or a second elbow, to access a nut or connection. Enjoy your struggles as a normal bloke doing the best he can.

[@Involvod]

Yeah I need to start bringing a flask with me it's a game changer! Thanks 😄

[@woljangN]

does anyone have any info on power locking on 740s, does it come on every 740? or only after a certain year? any way to find out whether my car ought to have it or not?

[@Involvod]

Yeah they all had it 👍

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

👆☝🏽👍👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 I have to give you credit for working on a Turbo engine👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

[@Involvod]

Thanks mate 😄 👍

[@ericrose3877]

How many nuts are there to loosen at the back of the distributor cap? 2? 3?

[@Involvod]

The cap has 3, one each side and one on the top, you don't remove them entirely, they stay in the cap :)

[@dbt2787]

I stripped down an MX5 engine at college and I was surprised how easily it came apart. I really wanna get my hands on a redblock and see how it compares

[@Involvod]

I'm sure it'll be a breeze! Really nice one to work on (apart from the turbo bit 😅)

[@scrambaba]

Don’t knock the hillbilly tools! That bar can also be used for self defence in a bar fight.

[@Involvod]

Haha damn right! 😄

[@PleaseExplainMe]

For good measure, replace the temp sensors in the head while you are there....

[@Involvod]

Thanks, definitely want to do that I think she's using too much fuel as well so it might help

[@paulsheehan2998]

I feel like your Turbo checking technique may be useful for other activities.

[@gazzebow]

Keep chatting rubbish that's the content we want

[@Involvod]

Thanks I appreciate it 👍

[@user-ONJFAN1998]

So Great, My Dear VolvoFan 😀👍🇸🇪🔥🔥🔥I Love Watching your Videos!))) 👍😀🔥🔥🇸🇪 Great Volvo 945 Sylvia!)))) What beautiful wheels Draco, Turboclaster, awesome body color Silver!)))) What about a high or low pressure turbine? As I understand it, you have a B230FT and an automatic AW71L, 016 MAF!) I love watching your Volvo restoration process!)))) 😀👍🔥🔥🔥🔥 my friend, I rode it, I bought myself a Volvo 945, B230FB, 131hp, lambda, catalysator, AW71, 016 MAF, 935 ECU, 412 Tropic Green Metallic color and seats 4819 plushe leader!))) Wheels on Sirius 15R Felgens! )))😀👍🔥🇩🇪🤗🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

[@Involvod]

Thanks! My first 940 on the channel was a tropic green b230fb like yours! But only steel wheels and grey cloth 😄

[@DRESHCO84]

hei you dont need the crank pully tool put your volvo in 4 gear and the e brake full lock mabye block the back tiers too. sorry for bad english am norwegian., i have don that to my 945 turbo many times

[@Involvod]

Thanks! This one is sadly an automatic 😏 (for now)

[@DRESHCO84]

@@Involvod ok may bad.

[@ThatNewCarSmell]

Gangsta!

[@SharpieEasternn]

Haha, my 240 engine has the exact same sound as that 940. Very clacky and slappy

[@Involvod]

Good to know 😄 I'm used to piston slap but this noise is a new one for me, hoping some fresh oil quietens her down a little bit

[@bobjohnson1587]

That's one job I hope I never have to do. Yikes!!!

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, I suppose these videos are a compromise between being too long and boring and giving a false impression of the amount of work involved if you miss stuff out. I also watch the Sleeperdude channel and he will make a 1 hour video which includes every bit of pressure washing a barn find Yank tank in real time!

[@Involvod]

Definitely going to check him out!

[@longfade]

I’ll venture that nobody watching these videos is interested in background music or time lapses. Ads are bad enough.

[@Involvod]

Haha yeah I know what you mean, I just started a trial for KZbin Premium and it's really nice, stress levels have gone down 😄

[@eriktorp-olsen1706]

No timelapse or music please,-talk nonsense is better by far.

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the feedback 😃