Cylinder Head Services

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Your cylinder head plays a critical role in engine performance, efficiency and reliability. Proper inspection, testing and machining are essential to ensure a quality repair and long service life.

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Whether your cylinder head has overheated, cracked, lost compression, blown a head gasket, or simply requires general reconditioning, we can assess and repair it to a high standard.

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We can also supply replacement cylinder heads, either bare or complete, depending on your requirements. A bare cylinder head can often be reconditioned using your original internal components, providing a cost-effective repair option where suitable.

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Our services include:

• Crack Testing

  • Detects cracks and structural defects that can affect performance and reliability.

• Hardness & Material Testing

  • Verifies material integrity and suitability for reconditioning, particularly on aluminium cylinder heads.

• Vacuum Testing

  • Checks valve and seat sealing to ensure maximum compression and engine efficiency.

• Cylinder Head Surfacing

  • Restores a flat sealing surface for reliable head gasket performance.

• Valve Refacing

  • Restores valve sealing surfaces for improved compression and performance.

• Valve Seat Machining

  • Precision machining of valve seats to ensure correct valve sealing and airflow.

• Valve Guide

  • Replacement & Machining – Restores correct valve stem clearance for improved oil control and valve operation.

• Valve Stem Seal Replacement

  • Helps reduce oil consumption and prevents oil entering the combustion chamber.

• Cylinder Head Assembly

  • Professional assembly using measured components and correct clearances.

• Ultrasonic Cleaning

  • Removes carbon, oil deposits and contaminants from internal passages and components.

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