greenskittle

ok so me and a friend are doing my head gasket tomorrow on my 2000 honda civic lx d16y7 sohc non vtec i got a few questions i like to ask first is the torque specs for the head bolts and the tightening sequence for them and secondly i am gonna do timing belt and water pump so i was wondering sinse i dont have a air gun how can i break the crank pulley bolt? i got a bigass breaker bar but im not sure if that will do it. any other things i need to know shoot them at me thanks guys

98civdx

Don't start taking the car apart, until you can loosen the bolt. You may need to drive it to a shop, and have them do it.


You'll want the crank pulley tool, and big *** breaker bar, and cheater pipe.
They don't like coming off.

greenskittle

yeah but i can still do the head gasket without loosening the crank pulley correct?

accord2civic2prelude

yes

greenskittle

i will buy the tool think its like 20 bucks and do the timing belt next weekend then but does anyone have specs for head bolts?

delsolo95

next time google "d series torque specs" brah

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-crx-ef-civic-1988-1991-3/%5Bfaq%5D-d-series-torque-specs-everyone-1169414/



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greenskittle

can i use the starter method to break the crank pulley?

delsolo95

you can try that method. it works for me sometimes

delsolo95

this is what you want if you havent tried shooting it out with an impact

greenskittle

you guys know if i can buy that crank pulley tool at autozone or advance auto parts? not exactly sure what to ask them for

greenskittle

i found the tool on amazon for 16$ but i hate to wait grr

98civdx

of course, but you wont be able to replace the water pump.


Then don't! Go rent the tool for free.

greenskittle

rent it from who? because i asked guy at advance auto parts and he said they don't even have a tool to hold a crank pulley wtf

98civdx

I rented mine from Oriley's.

Put down $50 ish got it back after I re turned it.

Broskiballa

Got my $50.00 bucks back, after I returned it as well. Its free. Orielys rents out the tools. It was simple to remove after that. Torque specs are just as imporant as the torqing order. Hanes manual/ google will be extremely beneficial. Pick up coolant, and be pre-pair to do an oil flush/ replace filter. Go through the threads with a tap to ensure they're cleaned out. You'd be suprised how much **** will be in there. I suggest replacing your timing belt at the same time. Why go through the hours of time at two different times when you can complete it all at once? Gl.

delsolo95

i got mine from this site for $50 and it came with valve gauge feelers, valve adjustment tool, and the crank pulley tool. too bad they are out of stock
http://www.denlorstools.com/home/dt1...0mm_valve.html


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greenskittle

total time took me and friend was 4 1/2 hours to do it wasnt hard lets just pray it holds! lol timing belt next weekend. Just waiting on my tool

serversurfer

Try soaking the crank pulley bolt in acetone and ATF.

Texas4door

Off topic: this method DOES NOT work on these motors because the motor will spin the same direction as the bolt. If you wedge a breaker bar in there on that bolt and crank the motor, you'll only tighten the bolt even more (or likely destroy the breaker bar and send pieces of metal flying everywhere).

Just my 2 cents.