1998 gran prix head gasket help help help more inside?

how and how hard is it to change the head gasket any help will be thankfull1998 gran prix head gasket help help help more inside?It is a time consuming job that if it is not done perfectly will not work or last long. If you are good at working on cars and have the tools and manual for the vehicle you can do it at home and fix it yourself but you can't be cheap and try to skip steps or it will come back to haunt you in the end. You will have to change all or the gaskets above the heads and the head bolts as well as all of the fluids. It might be a good idea to change the water pump and thermostat while you have it apart to make sure they are good when you get it all back together. Hope I have been helpful.
1998 gran prix head gasket help help help more inside?
Replacing a head gasket is not a DIY job, unless the person has plenty of experience, knowledge, and the proper tools. The fact that a you would even ask, %26quot;how and how hard is it to change the head gasket%26quot;, would indicate to some that you should not try to do that repair.



To replace a head gasket you must remove the intake manifold, exhaust manifold, valve train, and then the head. This is very involved and requires disconnecting lots of sensors and the ignition system. The head must then be checked to see if it is warped, or cracked, and repaired if necessary. You must then know how to put all this back together and torque all the bolts in the proper sequence. This takes training and skill which the average shade tree mechanic does not have.



If you are dead set on DIYing it, get a vehicle specific repair manual and dig in. Good luck
1998 gran prix head gasket help help help more inside?
that is my opinion also. If you have to ask it is beyond your current abilities. It would also be of use to know which engine if there is more than one available in this vehicle and if it is the front or rear head. In general the front head is a hard job, the rear head is near impossible. If it is a 3100 or in that series I would replace the car. If it is a 3800 series I would think it is a cracked lower intake manifold, about a $900 job.
Not to hard. Get a manual to be a general guide. The first check is the intake gaskets, they go out and dump coolant in the oil. This makes people think the head gasket is out. Intake has to come off to do the heads, so it's not wasted labor. Take your time, take notes, label everything, METICULOUSLY clean everything and every surface, and put it back together with new head bolts. It's not that hard if it was I wouldn't be doing them. 3.1/3.4 The cylinder right under the alternator has the blown gasket. Has been every time I've done one. 3.8 probably the plastic intake is burned through around the EGR tube.