dj_zyx

I have everything torqued down using a high performance gasket and it still leaks

im using a d15b7 bottom with a Y8 head...

i have run out of ideas except to smash my car into a brick wall

you can see right on the corner where its leaking, can i just put JB weld there to seal it or??

leaking from the head
all bolts were torqued to spec and numbers/sequence
the head was machined down
im using a Y8 headgasket
using original bolts from my old motor

however here is the big thing now, on that side my old head is higher up for the bolt to slide in..

i used a head bolt from the Y8 head because there shorter on that one side...

it went into torque spec 60 pounds...

i cant put the original D15 head bolt since it sits too high...

look at the picture and see on the left bolt inlet it sits really high compared to the rest of them, and thats the corner where my new head is leaking...

DecentCivicZ6

so which head* bolts did you use for this swap? cause you need 9 of the botls from 88-95, and 1 bolt from 96-00 right in the corner where you are leaking.


Modified by DecentCivicZ6 at 5:08 PM 7/13/2007

DecentCivicZ6

"When using a 88-95 block and 96-00 head, you need 9 88-95 bolts, and ONE 96-00 bolt. Of course the shorter 96-00 head bolt goes in the corner where the vtec solenoid is or would be (passenger rear corner)

When using a 88-95 head and a 96-00 block, you need 9 96-00 bolts, and ONE 88-95 bolt for where the vtec solenoid is/would be."

dj_zyx

FOUND THE PROBLEM
intake gasket was reused for the build

it was broken on that side where it was leaking coolant

thanks for the help