The one universal law for any engine whether or not a cylinder head bolt can be reused is what condition is it in. Head bolts removed from an engine running with a blown head gasket can be rusty. If a ...

Many don't give a second thought to cylinder head bolts once they're taken out of an engine, thinking of them as just another set of fasteners. But they have a much bigger role, maintaining a ...

Modern internal combustion engines are under a lot of stress during normal operation. In particular, there's a lot of tension between the cylinder head and the engine block, especially in diesel ...

When building your new high-performance engine, you know which way to go on the big-ticket items. A forged rotating kit, high-flowing aluminum heads, and a sweet camshaft are top of the list, but ...

A certain amount of leeway is built into almost every factory part. Take Project Rust Bucket's turbocharger for example, which is now producing 37 pounds of boost instead of less than 20. Or the ...

CARS.COM — Your car’s head gasket is an important part of the engine. It seals the cylinder head to the engine block. The cylinder head houses the engine valves while the engine block contains the ...

We have already discussed here a wide list of procedures you can do yourself on your Toyota VVTi engine, from removing the valve cover to the crankshaft. In this article, our focus will be on how to ...