Cully's spare Gti6 engine

[cully]

today drove to Exeter to pick up some of the gaskets and seals Peugeot ordered for me.
so now i can start reassembling the head

i have ground in the 16 valves so had to rewash the head to remove the grinding compounds then dried it and blew it through with air.

Now to fit the valve stem seals!

NOTE DON'T FORGET!!!!
the valve spring seat washers need to be fitted before the seals as the washers wont go over the seal!

with my scrap valve i ground the end to a point to enable me to use it as a guide for fitting things over the valve stem

   

insert valve into head,
slide spring seat over locate home with deep socket,
slide valve stem seal onto ground off valve end,
lightly tap seal home until the sound changes meaning it won't go on any farther

   

continue until you have done 16

   

now for the time consuming bit fitting the valves

insert correct ground clean valve
insert springs
place top washer over springs
compress with your valve spring compressor
making sure you have access to the valve top

   

Now for the fiddly bits fitting the Colet's to the valve head

TOP TIP
use a magnetic screw driver and some grease !

   

place the Colet's on the valve grove the grease will stick them

   

remove the spring compressor

   

valve cap should trap the Colet's nicely
to test they are seated place socket over the valve cap spring and hit it with a rubber hammer enough to force the valve open if the Colet's stay put on to the next one