3.0 liter head swap

[max sunrise]

Hi, i want to swap the heads off my 2005 ,3.0 liter for heads off of a 2000 3.0 liter.Will i have any problems ? Thanks

 

[RonD]

Welcome to TRS

No problems at all, it will work fine

Need new head bolts, can not use old ones

You may want to have the "new"/used heads tested at a machine shop and surfaced, may be install new valve guide seals(these come with head gasket full set), you need a valve spring compressor to install them

 

[max sunrise]

Can i use the head bolts off the 2000, 3.0 liter ?

 

[adsm08]

Can i use the head bolts off the 2000, 3.0 liter ?

New, not different, new. Those are torque to yield head bolts, reusing them once they have been put through the final torque sequence will cause head gasket failure in the short term.

 

[max sunrise]

Thanks so much for your help on this.Im retired and havent really worked on engines for many years. Ill keep you posted on my progress.Cheers