Tips for changing the head gasket on a 2004 Kia Rio, I heard that I had to use new bolts and that 2 were shorter than the others but I am confused about the tightening of the bolts to 36ft/lbs and then loosening them off again and then tightening them to 18ft/lbs plus a 1/4 turn tighterwhat is the point?

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u'd need a proper manual for this in my opinion
like there are plenty of dealers and online shops that deal in those..
you can get some free at reliable-store and it;s actually really illustrative

Start putting the longer bolts in any hole when you see a bolt sticking out a lot further then the others that is where a shorter bolt will go. It will be easy to see the differance.

It probably will also need new pistons as the valves bent and broke causing holes in pistons. If you are lucky and just need a used head go here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM8j-uHsNhY

You have a leaking engine head gasket.

Then the problem is the water pump or a cracked Head, blown head gasket or cracked cylinder wall causing over pressure in the cooling system. Replace the water pump first then consider the other problems. If you do a compression check and have compression on all cylinders but extremely high compression on 1 or 2 then the problem is the Head gasket, head or Cylinder wall being cracked.

NO GASKET GOO, That OLD School
Go to www.hayes.com and check out your vehicle. It is worth the price plus

22 - 24 ft. lbs. for the rod caps and....
Cylinder Head Tightening Torque and Sequence.

Tighten cylinder head bolts in order shown.
Tightening torque: 36.1 ft. lbs. (49 Nm, 5 kg-m)

Loosen bolts in reverse of order shown.

Retighten cylinder head bolts in order shown.
Tightening torque: 18 ft. lbs. (25 Nm, 2.5 kg-m)

Mark cylinder head bolts for rotational reference.
Rotate cylinder head bolts 90°(1/4 Turn) in order shown.

CAUTION:

• Do not reuse the old cylinder head bolts.

youre going to torque it to 65 ft lbs.. start from the centre out and go diagonally. be sure to replace the head bolts and very lightly oil them before installation.

IT IS IN THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK, SCREWED INTO THE WATER JACKET OF THE BLOCK

you have to take off the speedometer cable/wiring harness from the top of the trans and fill it from there....one 10mm bolt...very awkward spot...it might be snug, so just take a flat head screwdriver from underneath to tap it loose...