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Well got the Haynes manual which goes up to 1988. It is not too bad and the 4cylinder section seems to match the engine in my car. I found out that the engine had been replaced before I purchased it. The engine is a 1993. Got the head off yesterday. Was not to difficult. Points to consider beyond the book. Remove the turbo hoses and the turbo oil line from top of turbo as they keep the exhaust manifold from moving. There is also a bracket below the turbo and an exhaust pipe bracket that need to be removed or loosened. On the other side there are temp sensors to unplug and a water hose that needs to be removed before the head can come off. The two back nuts on the intake manifold are a bear to get to. Once the intake is loose pull it up and away . I tied mine in place and tried to leave as much as possible hooked up. I left the distributor hooked up and removed it after the head was out. Just don't forget to unplug its coil wires. Most of the stuff in the book is right it just doesn't seem to go far enough. One other thing when removing the head you will need a 14 mm socket 1/2 in drive, a breaker bar and maybe a cheater. Some of the bolts on the head were real tight and some were not so nearly as tight. I removed the cam after the head was out. I read the book three or four times and still had the cam jump up as I was removing it. Loosen up the nuts on the cam caps 1/4 of a turn at a time intill the nuts are loose. Do not remove them. Take a plastic screw driver handle and tap each cap till you have them broke free. Do not pry them or hit the cam. Once they are loose then back off the nuts alittle at a time till all the valve spring tension is released. I thought the tension was gone and unscrewed all the nuts.Then some of the caps broke loose and the cam flopped up. Going to have the machine shop check it tomorrow and see if it was damaged. Going to have a valve job done, head milled, and replace the timing belt. Not sure what else to do, any suggestions out there? If there is any thing else I can help with just ask
Brad HIGHDESERTHILLS@prodigy.net
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