head gasket ????
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head gasket ????
got a question im changing my head gasket on my 92 civic dx 1.5 and i cant find any where whether or not i should replace the oem headbolts. the other thing is out of the 8 bolts there's 2 that are a lil different they have a spiral pattern on the top of the bolt while the others dont.
trying to finish this as soon as possible
trying to finish this as soon as possible
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From: San Jo, Cali
If you're using OEM headbolts, yes, they're supposed to be replaced any time the head comes off. If you reuse your old bolts, they may stretch and your head will lift which will mean the gasket won't seal. I forgot to order headbolts when I changed my headgasket back in September, and now I'm getting some coolant seeping out from under the distributer. Needless to say, I don't want that happening again, so I ordered some ARP studs this time. You should be fine with new OEM head bolts though. They should only run you about $20 total for the set, maybe more if you're going thru a dealership. As for the two bolts that are different, I'm not really sure what that is, since all of my Y8 bolts are identical.
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Originally posted by inspyral
If you're using OEM headbolts, yes, they're supposed to be replaced any time the head comes off. If you reuse your old bolts, they may stretch and your head will lift which will mean the gasket won't seal. I forgot to order headbolts when I changed my headgasket back in September, and now I'm getting some coolant seeping out from under the distributer. Needless to say, I don't want that happening again, so I ordered some ARP studs this time. You should be fine with new OEM head bolts though. They should only run you about $20 total for the set, maybe more if you're going thru a dealership. As for the two bolts that are different, I'm not really sure what that is, since all of my Y8 bolts are identical.
If you're using OEM headbolts, yes, they're supposed to be replaced any time the head comes off. If you reuse your old bolts, they may stretch and your head will lift which will mean the gasket won't seal. I forgot to order headbolts when I changed my headgasket back in September, and now I'm getting some coolant seeping out from under the distributer. Needless to say, I don't want that happening again, so I ordered some ARP studs this time. You should be fine with new OEM head bolts though. They should only run you about $20 total for the set, maybe more if you're going thru a dealership. As for the two bolts that are different, I'm not really sure what that is, since all of my Y8 bolts are identical.
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From: huntsville, alabama
depends on how much risk you wanna take....according to "the book", u should replace them and loctite them every time they are bothered.....on my own cars, turbo and non turbo, i have just reused them, but i was broke and needed the car, but had no problems....if you can help it at all, then buy new ones....u dont have to get studs, the are just supposed to torque better than bolts......the car i reused them on was an 85 xr4ti running 20 lbs of boost and making just under 322hp to the wheels with a t3/4 turbo and I/C.......it had to be replaced at least once every 50K miles anyway, so i also knew it would be coming off soon.....i had the head off of it about 8 times in 2 years, and it was my daily driver...but i was lucky and i know it, so just replace if at all possible.....i'm a little better off now, so i doubt i would take that chance again, if i had the car