Alright... Here's what's up.. My oil pan's been leaking for a while now, I've been too lazy to address it, and it's progressively gotten worse of course. I need to drop the pan and replace the gasket. Any advice?

Also - where is the fuel filter and how hard is it to replace? Thanks 4 any help

 

Fuel filter is below the master cylinder/brake fluid reservoir on the right side of the engine bay (drivers side) Its a bit of a PITA and I am sure there is a FAQ to lead you through it step by step.

As far as the oil pan, you might have to remove a piece of the exhaust directly under it. I think there is also a removable frame piece, but not sure if it comes out. One thing you should remember is that there will be a very specific tightening sequence on the 20(?) ish bolts as well as a specific final torque. So if you dont have a proper torque-wrench or a manual for the specs, I would start there.

sohc

 

for the fuel filter, look in the FAQ, there is a couple how-to's on replacing it.

for the oil pan, please search (both recent and archived), I've listed the steps on how to replace it more than once.

 

I'd go with what honda went ahead and did with the 6th gen. Ditch the gasket and just glue the pan on with hondabond. don't overdo it with the hondabond and follow the tightening sequence, but as long as you have a good clean surface, IMHO it's the way to go.

 

word of advice i'd get new pan gasket bolts, cause i'm sure the ones you have on, holding that oil pan is rusted to ****. Reason i say this, i was doing the pan gasket on my 94 lx and i used the old bolts and one of 'em snapped on me!.

Now i have ? is using the hondabond better then the oil pan gasket, is it less prone to leaking? After i did mine a year later the **** leaked, wasn't bad but it leaked

 

I dont feel you need new nuts/studs/bolts, I've replaced a few oil pan gaskets and haven't had any issues and these were on MI cars so we see plenty of salty winters which isn't good on nuts/bolts. If you break one then go get one, but I wouldn't buy them unless you NEED them.

I'm guessing the Hondabond is less likely to leak because with a regular gasket if you don't follow the torque sequence and over torque it you will distort the rubber gasket and it will leak. Now the Hondabond will squeeze down between the pan and the block and fill all the little crevices and nothing to distort. I'm not sure if thats the real reason or not but it makes sense.

 

i definitely agree with wat jweller said. i actually helped a friend with the same situation last year

 

thanks ev1 for the advice. i'm gonna look into the Hondabond though I know nothing about it. do they sell it at autozone?

 

don't think so, I bought mine at the local Honda dealership. It wasn't much iirc.

 

http://www.hondaaccordforum.co...m.htm


http://www.hondaaccordforum.co...m.htm

hope that these can help you out

 

Hondabod is only available at a honda dealer. The autozone equivilent is permatex grey. Hondabond is IMHO a little bit better, but not a huge ammount.

 

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