FIXED, Thanks


Modified by Hatch It at 11:32 PM 7/6/2005

 

not hard @ all, did it a few times....all you need is a 10 or 12 mm socket, a jack, and jack stands....btw, drain the oil first....you also may need an extension

 

well, you have to take the header off, or at least the lower half of it, drain the oil of course, take out the screws, scrape all old gasket gunk off, slightly oil the new gasket, and reinstall.

oil pan - need a wide flat head screw driver or gasket scraper, hell a putty knife will work, think its a 10 mm socket (if not 10 then its 12mm)

header - make sure engine is stone cold, there are 2 bolts underneath that hold the stock header on, 1 on lower front, and like 9 on the head. cant remember what size they all are but pretty sure all are 10 or 12 mm have to unplug o2 sensor unless you still have a heatshield on then you have to take it out of the header to get heat shield off.

 

heh, his is more in depth, but true....not hard at all....

 

jack up your ride ! take off the header, and undo the bolts all around the pan ! quite easy and doesnt take long at all !

 

Will my local honda dealership have my oil pan gasket in stock? Where can i get one? How much?

 

honda should carry it. i dont know about other automotive stores. it should cost around 17$$ for the gasket. thats how much i payed for my girlfriends car.

 

nice thanks man

 

Support your local tech, take it to a dealership and get it warrantied.

 

quit being cheap about it.

 

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WTF?

 

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not everyone is lazy and some people like doing their own work, cause then you don't have some jackass who could careless what happens working on your car

 

adv auto should have them
if honda isnt open tomororw

 

Also when you take the old oil pan gasket off, make sure there aren't any left over small 'washers' (from the oil pan gasket) stuck to the studs on the bottom of the block; otherwise you'll have a leak with the new pan gasket (won't seal 100%)

Also I always use Hondabond on the two curved edges of the oil pan, on both sides of the gasket, to make sure it's nicely sealed.

 

DIY is for REAL Honda Owners BEEEEATTTCHCHHC

 

I don't think you need to remove the header. Just remove the the downpipe from the header. There are 3 bolts that must be removed. Soak in penetrating oil first for a while. BTW, WD-40 is not a penetrant but a lubricant if u catch my drift.

 

My local Honda dealership quoted me at about $32 for a new oil pan gasket. I said screw that and ordered one from HondaAutomotivePart.com for about $24 shipped.

Easy job; just be sure to scrape ALL the old gasket off both surfaces and clean them both well, or it'll leak.

 

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Being cheap about what dumbass.....I want to change my oil pan.....how hard is that?

The point of this forum is for TECH advice, and your just telling me to go get overpriced for an oil pan change where the worker will probably not care as much as i would if i changed it....

Im not being cheap? I never asked where can i get a cheap oil gasket, i asked the price of one.

Since your just a trial user you probably havent realized this is a tech forum so i will let you slide this time

*Thanks to everyone who did help me and give me tips and advice..... You guys are awesome

 

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Anyway, remember to not over tighten the bolts! I've gone through three gaskets now and still tighten too much and the damn things leak.....

 

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Anyway, remember to not over tighten the bolts! I've gone through three gaskets now and still tighten too much and the damn things leak.....</TD></TR></TABLE>

I know! I removed the pan from my friends old swapped out motor to use on mine, and i seriously loosened each bolt about 1 turn and i could do the rest with my fingers! I was suprised and i thought he never tightened them enough or something, good thing you guys told me that....