Anyone know of a write up somewhere? I'll be changing a headgasket on a 92DX.

 

i need this info too.as i am about to do replace a head gasket for my b16

 

I am also going to replace my blown headgasket on 92 DX, stock D15B7
The shop told me they would replace it for me for $800

Is that really that hard of a process? I am guessing the worst thing that could go wrong is if I dont align timing belt correctly? Is there anything else I should watch out for?

 

hah, aligning the timing belt right is the least of your worries.

i'd be more worried about DISASSEMBLING the head then a friggin belt.


the best how to will be in your helms manual.

and i thought you had a how to in your other thread? did you lose it?

 

i did my head gasket 2 weeks ago on my 95 Dx never touched one before took me 4 hours to do it all it was pretty easy and straight foreward!

take off the valve cover (4 bolts) make a mark on your timing belt and the cam gear mine never moved when i took the belt off the cam so i just was able to slip it back on after! the intake has 7 bolts? watch for the one in the middle at the back of the intake u can mostly pull everything off to the side and the exhaust manifold pulls away from the head its about 2 hours to take the head off if u take your time then when ur puttin the head back on i believe i torqued my head bolts to 47foot pounds its pretty simple to do!!

a shop wanted me to pay $1400!! i did it myself for $300

 

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how did it cost u 300?

 

headgasket was like 80 prolly and machine shop to resurface the head
he prolly replaced the timing belt and water pump

should run around 3 bills

 

http://www.jdmlyfestyle.com/home.html here you go champ

 

Thanks! Now I have something to do this weekend!
Does anyone know the torque specs for the SOHC head? (D15B7)

 

I cannot take the crank pulley off. Is there a trick to it? I tried a long breaker bar, kicking it with feet, then I also tried an impact wrench (compressor running around 100psi) and no result.

Is there some trick to it, or do I simply need a stronger compressor and impact wrench?

I just bent two screw drivers and one spare tire lever thing (whatever its called), trying to do it the way Haynes book said

 

^^^ pb blaster.............wait............impact gun

 

PB blaster wont do ****.

Two Options:

Crank pulley holder

Impact gun/air tools.

 

haha ultra ghetto trick...... put a breaker bar on the crank bolt positioned against the frame then start the engine. the bolt will pull itself off. or snapon sells a special socket that holds the crank pulley but you need 2 people to do it.

 

oh i just saw thats not a stock crank pulley nm on the snapon socket that wont work.

 

as far as using the starter to break loose the bolt it will work but make sure you are postive which way the crank turns and have it set up right or you will twist the head of the bolt right off. I know cause I did it. took about 2 hours to get left over bolt out of end of crank. any way another time I didnt have any air tools I took it by a shop had them break it loose spin it back down loosely until I got home and then got it off by myself. but they heated it up with torch and broke it loose. to me that is not a great idea but it worked.

 

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word up dude. i did the same damn thing. that bolt is a bitch to take out once broken. GL op hope you get it out in one piece.

 

take out the starter and put in a big flat head screw driver in there and make sure it doesnt move. Then use 1/2 breaker bar to loosen the bolt

 

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Not stock? How can you tell? I thought my entire car was stock...

 

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I had a 1/2" breaker bar on it, I was literally kicking that thing until I bent 2 screwdrivers and one spare tire jack thing (whatever that piece is hold).

Flywheel's bigger diameter gives me less chance to bend a screwdriver, but I dont want to take a chance of breaking off flywhell teeth.

I will just drive to the shop and ask them to take it off. I will drive back without alternator then. But it is only ~ 3 miles. I hope my battery will be enough for that...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Impact gun/air tools.
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I DID try air tools, but my compressor runs only 130 psi max (I was running it at 100)


I talked to the guys at the shop, they said they use some heavy-duty Snap-On impact wrench, running it at 160-200 psi. I wonder what kind of compressor they have, I WANT ONE!!!

Thanks everyone for help and time replying!

 

i have a gun big enough to break it your compressor doesnt flow enough CFM, i can tell haha that was my oprignal problem..........lol who said you needed to dissassemble a head for a head gasket LMFAO

this place is clueless haha, lol you live in riverside! thats close to here

ohhhhhh man how many years ago was it that i was dicking with my first motor/head gasket! i loved it! lol ya thats the stock crank pulley, i bet that guy has an automatic, but i would invest in the 75 dollar snap on tool, you can use that tool on any honda /a acrura motor...................im sitting here like 4 years later and im using mine on a k20a2 pulley

 

its so much easier to use the right tools. go to autozone and rent a puller. then return it for a full refund. its not that bad of a job when you have the right tools. i need to start doin write ups since i work on mine and my friends cars so much lol.

 

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lol same here these guys cant even pull HG cmon!!!!!!!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ek forever guy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">PB blaster wont do ****.

Two Options:

Crank pulley holder

Impact gun/air tools.

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really? i guess thats why every honda crank bolt ive done comes off in about 2 sec. huh. i guess thats why my 2 friends that work at honda use the same method. hell they dont even use the crank tool to hold the pulley.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lotus elise &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">who said you needed to dissassemble a head for a head gasket LMFAO</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dont I need to just take the head off, not really disassemble it? But to take it off, I need to get the timing belt off. And I cannot get to timing belt without taking the pulley off.
Now I just wait for the shop to open on tuesday (Happy Labor Day everyone!) to take it off.

When I will be putting it back on, do I need to tighten it so hard too, or will just a breaker bar do it?

And PB Blaster, is that same as WD40?