How hard is it to change a ford escort diesel head gasket?
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this is a mazda diesel engine it was also used in tempo / topaz bodies. it is a well designed engine, however the camshaft timing belt is impossable to service with the engine in the car ; i believe that this was also true for escort body, reccommend remove transmission with engine and replace all seals timing belt[s] {the 2nd belt is camshaft to injection pump} water pump and rubber water hoses while engine is out if your going this far you may as well install a new clutch NOTE THE BODY AND INTERIOR MUST BE IN DECENT SHAPE or this job is not worth doing yes it is a fuel sipper but as a total package it may pay off in the long run to do somthing different, unless you realy love the car? these realy wern't bad, much quicker than diesel golf/rabbitand a hell of alot more reliable.once the belts and covers and manifolds are off it is a normal cyl head job [you will need new cyl head bolts because they are the one time use stretch type] and keep everything chemicaly and microbioticly clean.
if you have to ask, it is very difficult.
Head gaskets are a lot of work. You pretty much have the strip down the entire top of the engine. Not impossible to do for someone mechanically inclined, but not an easy task.
And when working on a diesel, cleanliness precedes Godliness.
You mean one of those cars still exists..?
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