01 Ford Escape xlt 3.0 a cloud of white smoke is coming out of the tailpipe which I know its the head gasket. My question is do I need to remove the timing chain in order to remove the cylinder heads?

SOURCE: my engine is over heating and is leaking water from the tailpipe

Duh! Get new head gaskets! They dont make Miracle cure in a Bottle! this is 2009

SOURCE: cylinder head removal on mitsubishi magna 1994

you need to pull the timeing chain sprockets off with the chain their is no master link in the chain...make shure u line up the timing marks before u pull it off so it will make instlation easyer

michael

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• Posted on May 11, 2009

SOURCE: my 93 mazda 626 2.0

white smoke is usaully bad sign of a head gasket gone bad have the system pressure tested,too check it out,

SOURCE: 2005 325i with a lot of white smoke coming from the tailpipe.

Yes, the best way to determine if you've blown a head gasket, it to use the diagnos # 4 gas analyser or smog test analyser- (the tube that goes up the tail pipe), place the wand near the radiator. if the wand reads finds CO in the cooling system ,100% blown head gasket

SOURCE: need cylinder head gasket torque specs.

looks like there is special sequence to reassemble and tightening, a quick note replace any bolts that have two punch marks.tighten as follows: x x x x x 10 4 2 6 8 x x x x x 7 5 1 3 9 torque all down to 15 ft lbs torque to 30 ft lbs plus 90 degrees. Good luck!