davidzhou4893

What site is good to buy a reliable head gasket that comes with screws for the exhaust manifold and the bottom of the cat converter? Thanks

shotoutacc0rd

Honda sells all that stuff

JDM_SOHC

lol ^ truuu

davidzhou4893

I'm not looking forward to spend all that money I only got a d16y7 only using for temporary

NotARaCist

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So do you want reliable, or do you want cheap? No such thing as both. If you want good, suck it up and buy an OEM head gasket kit. If you want cheap, go to your local parts store and buy whatever they have on the shelf, but be ready for it to last 3 months, tops, because you won't do all of the other necessary, required work involved in replacing a head gasket. Seriously, it's not as simple as "take the old one off, put the new one on". There are no "screws" in the intake manifold, or anywhere in the exhaust system. You either want bolts, studs, or nuts.

davidzhou4893

Alright thanks I also meant to say bolt

slogfilet

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And I've gotta ask... what is the reason for the head gasket replacement? Are there any (known) underlying issues that caused it to fail? You'll need to take the head to a machine shop. Trust me... I did my HG twice. The first time was cheap, and the second time was right.

davidzhou4893

Coolant leak + bad cat converter got p0420

davidzhou4893

98 civic lx

NotARaCist

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P0420 has nothing to do with a bolt.

Your coolant leak might be just that - a leak. Do the proper tests before you start throwing parts at your car. Start with a block test.

slogfilet

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Did you find the source of the leak? Reading your other posts, it sounds like the coolant was leaking onto the ground... that's not a typical head gasket failure.

EDIT: If you mean the coolant leaked out, causing the HG to fail due to overheating, that makes sense. But you *must* take the head to get checked.

davidzhou4893

Coolant is mixing with my engine oil and white smoke is burning from the tailpipir

grumblemarc

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Auto parts store or eBay. Take your pick. Doesn't matter since you're only doing this to make this car last until your next one. But mind the advice you're given. If the head isn't true, or the parts fail prematurely, you'll be doing this again.

davidzhou4893

Thanks for all ur help guys I think I'll just go with oem rather not do it twice

shotoutacc0rd

if ur head is shot out I got a y7 head

TomCat39

If you don't want to do it twice then you will also have to take the head to a machine shop to test for warped condition, cracks etc.

Just throwing an OEM head gasket at it after it's overheated and been sucking coolant into the combustion chamber isn't going to give you reliability.

shotoutacc0rd

this, you should probably get the guides inspected for too much valve play and also install new valve stem seals as long as its disassembled. In my area machine shops charge 300/400 for a stock rebuild its sort of a rip off IMO

joey1320

Why would you go through all the trouble to do it wrong? Buy the OEM or cosmetic gasket. Get either OEM or arp bolts. Send the head to a machine shop to get cleaned and inspected. While you are there, might as well do the timing belt and water pump.

Metrotech50

Oem please. Arp bolts. Pressure test head, mill head , replace valve guides and seals. Do it right or do it twice!

shotoutacc0rd

if it isn't warped it doesn't need to be milled, but more than likely its warped. If the valve play is within spec, it doesn't need the guides replaced.