Sorry in advance if someone else has covered this but I couldn't find any info on the subject, I have an 02 Mazda protege5 2.0 and recently it has started burning oil, quite a bit. It always burned a little on start up but stopped not long after so I assume its valve stem seals and now their getting worse.
So what I want to know is there a way to replace them with out taking the head off? I've never replaced valve stem seals on something with dual overhead cams, is there a special valve compressor for this engine?
I was wondering if it would just be easier to remove the head and do it that way? Any information would be greatly appreciated.
So what I want to know is there a way to replace them with out taking the head off? I've never replaced valve stem seals on something with dual overhead cams, is there a special valve compressor for this engine?
I was wondering if it would just be easier to remove the head and do it that way? Any information would be greatly appreciated.