eg crunkmonster

I just noticed that i have a small leak. I just finished taking the b18c1 head off my blown LSVTEC, had it milled and drilled out the plugged up hole under the head. But the guy that milled my head only drilled out the hole to half the orginal size but he said he wont matter, it would just provide more oil pressure (does this hole carry radiator fluid or oil?????). Would that be the problem on why its leaking? It is leaking between the block and head between the vtec selinoid and distributor. It drips out slowly. I bolted the head on a b18c1 block but then I noticed that my brother set the torque wrench to 73 instead of 63 pounds after we were finished putting the motor together. COuld that be a problem The head gasket is brand new. I check the radiator reserve after i finish driving the car everytime and its still full.

Do i have to drill out that hole under the head back to the original size or could the head be milled improperly?

Can I drive like this for a while? or does it need to be fixed ASAP.

HELP!!!! (SOrry about the ten million questions i just asked)

Briansturboteggy

I wouldn't really worry about replacing it just yet. I have a built block and when i went under boost(18psi) it would leak out a bit but never to an extreme, however i noticed most peoples cars leak from that exact spot for somereason on the B18c heads. When you take the head off and replace the gasket(which i would recomend with a HONDA OEM head gasket)(do not drive after this) use a coolant flush kit and get all the coolant out(completely), than put only water it, run it without driving for a while(good enough to get the water through the motor and etc.), than drain, than put coolant in the car, that seemed to fix the leaking in mine and others. Do you have ARP head studs? if so you need to use the lub oil and a 3 step trq sequence.