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I'm having trouble removing the back right bolt in order to replace the valve gasket on my 2009 Kia Rio. Do I need to remove something else or do I need a special tool to get to the bolt?
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disconnect your battery there are some screws on the back of the steering wheel remove these this will remove the air bag diconnect the electrical wire then there is a nut remove this then you need a steering wheel puller theses are available for rent thru auto zone for a small deposit which is returned to you after use this will get the job done hope this helps
Remove Mass Air Flow pipe from Valve cover, then detach hose at rear of valve cover, and hose on left hand side.Remove Plastic Spark Plug cover, and remove coils (leave plugs). Remove all Bolts from inside plug cover (x8) and 9 from the outside (the last one is from behind the timing belt cover. The rear ones are tough, as there is little space to work.Then gently remove the valve cover, you may have to divert the spark cables and small hoses behind the Transmission fluid dip stick.Remove and refit the seal / gasket, and ensure there is a little oil on the top of the block when you replace the valve cover, just tighten bolts to hand tight fit, (you may need to put a piece of newspaper between the screwdriver/wrench handle and your hand to gain sufficient grip.Reverse the process and you should be good to go.
You really need to get the Haynes repair manual for your vehicle. Aside from having to remove and disassemble a great deal of the Engine to get to this there is a specific order and method to removing the head retaining bolts and if done incorrectly the head will crack.
YEP IF THERMOSTAT STUCK OPEN IT WILL CAUSE LOW ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND LOT OF GAS COMSUMPTION OR POOR GAS MILEAGE.TO REMOVE THERMOSTAT.FIRST YOU HAVE TO DRAIN COOLANT LEVEL BELOW THERMOSTAT LEVEL.REMOVE THE WATER INLET FITTING GASKET AND THERMOSTAT.THEN PUT EVERY THING BACK VISA VERSA.IF YOU HAVE THERMOSTAT PAPER GASKET.YOU WILL HAVE TO PUT GASKET SEALER ON BOTH SIDES OF GASKET TO KEEP IT FROM LEAKING.IF YOU HAVE RUBBER GASKET DONT PUT NOTHING ON IT.IF RUN IN A LITTLE TROUBLE.YOU CAN BUY HAYNES REPAIR MANUAL.IT HAS PHOTOS AND INSTRUCTION TO HELP YOU.
no its the valve cover gasket. i just did this yesterday. you have to take off the the big thing on top of the valve cover, i think it is the air something other. anyways names arn't important. you need to remove i believe 9 bolts from the out side of the cover, which you can see. remove cover to the spark plugs remove those 8 bolts and pull hard, just take off the old gasket and fit the new one. very simple. i know pretty much nothing about cars but did it just fine no problems. except, you should expect oil to leakk into the spark plug housing but its fine if you clean up the majority. hope this helps.
1st disconnect your battery
(Tools that I needed. 14mm socket for mounting bolts, 13 mm socket and a drop light. You need to jack up the front end pretty high both sides and put jack stands under each side. (extra precaution I put wood under the wheels because I don't like getting crushed. Slide under your car (bring a drop light) Look up and see your oil filter. Now look left and you will see the starter motor (oh yeah there is a pain in the as s bracket in the way) remove that bracket (14mm should be right) and then remove the bottom bolt of the starter (you may need a long socket extension here 8"?) The next set of bolts you have to get from up above that come from the other side. Get your light in there the one on the left side is easiest so get that last. The one on the right side will have a wiring harness running really close to it. Force your 14mm socket onto it with a 4 in extension. Back the bolt off till it spins a free but leave it in the hole. Remove the second one until you hear the unit fall. When putting the two bolts from the other side in, don't reef on them to get them super tight. Save your core so you can get some money back. Good repair manuel will cost 20 bucks, Haynes auto repair at your local auto parts store. good luck
1. Remove 2 plugs attaching liner to body to right/left of left/right light assembly. 2. Gently pull back liner to expose rear of light assembly. 3. Remove three 10mm nuts from exposed bolts. 4. Assembly now held in place by a plug in assembly that goes into a white plastic plug that extends into trunk under single bolt [See no. 3). 5. Pull to rear with wiggle movement to pull out plug. Takes a little while.
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