Thank you for this. I'm concerned that I might have a bad head gasket on my Protege so it's good to know how accessible it is. It doesn't look too bad but it looks like you need the means to take the engine block out of the car.

Hey thanks a lot! My head gasket broke a couple of days ago. I stop immediately and got it towed. It blew a hole in the radiator, but I’m hoping there was no damage to the values and cylinders. I was wondering how to check if there was any damage to the values and cylinders?

I know this video is old but don't you know about the removal bolt set process. There is a pattern you have to follow not just what ever you feel. Warped cylinder head doing it like that

Thanks a lot for this video. I just got my motor swapped and the head on the motor that was taken out was recently rebuilt so I wanted to save it and get rid of the block. I should be able to do it now. Any idea what to do with a motor block?

I'm gonna to be trying this tomorrow. Is the process different if it's still attached to car?

Thank you. Have to do mine. My coolant reservoir boiled over and overheated almost to the "H" and I assume its the head/gasket. I already replaced the radiator and the themostat&coolant before this happened. I pulled over to let it cool to normal temp, then I drove home(5 min) and pop the hood, now the reservoir is bone dry. Advice please! 2002 protege 2.0 123,xxx miles. And I always do oil&filter every 2500 miles. K&n filters no fram garbage

Never use a torque wrench to loosen bolts! Good vid beaides that!

I'm rebuilding a mazda protege5, is there a way I can contact you?? My first engine rebuild ever and I need as much information as possible for a few things. I have a lack of knowledge with a lot of this stuff... but I would love to learn more! Thank you

My radiator fluid bubbles... Is that the head gasket that needs replacing?

Keep working bro more videos man 💯

Great vid! Thank you for taking the time and explaining everything. While doing mine I accidentally mixed my camshaft caps for the exhaust side. I tried looking online and can find anything to correct my mistake. Any help would be greatly appreciated

Is it really necessary remove the cams? I have a mazda 626 98y and its seen u can extract the 10 bolts to access the gasket

Headstud pattern?

Can the exhaust manifold simply be unbolted to get the head out, or do you have to remove the turbo And manifold to do this? I have a speed6, and hoping to get the head off without pulling the engine

I just had the heads resurfaced, i timed everything before removal.......i got the heads back, so i set the camshafts in on the heads, and the timing marks are good.....do i need to rotate the the cams still? Cause if i go a full roatation its just going to come back into alignment!!

Really wish someone would show how to take thi gs off with a good camera step by step all the way apart

Hey, awesome video. Very explanatory. I have a P5 that smokes on cold cranks in the morning. I’ve been told that it’s most likely the valve seals. Once you remove the head, is that job easy? Can it be done without removing the whole block? I really like the car. If I could save it from the scrap heap, I will lol

Can you post torque and sequence diagram for heads and camshaft ....2003 mazda protege ,2.0?

Would i have to drain oil to take the head off or can i just drain after?

I need help with a protege 5.

Hopefully I can change my head gasket now lol

thanks 🤩

Hey I’m changing a timing belt in a 99 Mazda 626 . 2.0 can you help me keep it in time while I remove the head ?

Hey do you have the torque spec and sequence for installing the head

Where you located at i need to rebuild my MSP

Can you recommend a place to buy those parts for the p5 please?

Not too bad to do this inside the car still? Thanks for the vid mang

If the timing candy gears are 180° out would cause no compression to cylinders

Is this engine 1.6 or 1.8 ?

ok lol, you gotta unscrew and tighten bolts from the inside towards the outer ends or in a cross patten 🤣🤣

Im still trying to decide if I want to do all this. Looks easy enough but I'm not pulling the motor..