Whats going on members i know this has been covered several times, but i just wanted some other answers or opinions, here is the deal, my oil pan gasket needs to be replaced, so i ordered an OEM gasket from our local honda dealership and it finally came in today so im going to pick it up after work, and install the gasket, now i have a DC Sports 4-1 Header on my car, in order to get the pan off the motor the easiest way would be to unbolt the header from the motor and from the exhaust to get my oil pan off the car, and if my local honda dealership does not have hondabond what else should i use, would the black RTV work just as good or should i strictly use hondabond ? i know the bolts on the oil pan need to be torqued to 8.7 lb/ft, and how should i torque these bolts in any order and where should the hondabond be layed on the gasket ? and when torquing (SP) the bolts should it be something in the area of 3lb/ft, 6lb/ft, and then 9lb/ft or 8.7lb/ft.

Thanks for all the help i greatly appreciate it

 

Helms.
Apply liquid gasket on oil pump and right side cover mating areas as shown below.

Install the oil pan gasket and oil pan. NOTE: Use a new oil pan gasket.
Tighten bolts and nuts finger tight at six points as shown below.

Tighten all bolts and nuts stating from bolt (1) clockwise in three steps. NOTE: Excessive tightening can cause distortion of oil pan gasket and oil leakage. Torque: 12 Nm (1.2 kgf.m, 8.7 ft. lbs.)

 

Thank you hatchling37

 

I am doing mine this weekend too. Thanks hatchling37 for the pic. Any idea where to get HondaBond what is similar to HondaBond?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hatchling37 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Helms.
Apply liquid gasket on oil pump and right side cover mating areas as shown below.

Install the oil pan gasket and oil pan. NOTE: Use a new oil pan gasket.
Tighten bolts and nuts finger tight at six points as shown below.

Tighten all bolts and nuts stating from bolt (1) clockwise in three steps. NOTE: Excessive tightening can cause distortion of oil pan gasket and oil leakage. Torque: 12 Nm (1.2 kgf.m, 8.7 ft. lbs.) </TD></TR></TABLE>

good for future reference

 

Oil Pan gasket turned out to be a real pain in the ***. It took me 1.5 hours to remove the gasket from the oil pan. Stupid gasket scrapper didnt work for crap because those dimples where an inch apart. I puched the exhaust hanger with my middle knuckle when I slipped loosening a tranny bolt "OUCH". And I stripped one of the block bolts that connect to the tranny. In total it took 4 hours on my back with sore deltoids and oil in my hair. I had a shop quote me $100. I highly recommend paying a shop to do this, it was not worth my time and pain at all.

 

i didnt seem to have any problems, the only issue i ran into was the exhaust bolts with the springs on them, they are a pain in the ***, and i have a nice front lower tie bar in the way, i didnt want to take that off so i have to work with my 4-1 header sitting there, but i managed to get it done with out any major issues, Thanks for all help to all those that did and all the fast answers they all came in handy

Thanks again !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!