Also, do you have to replace the old head bolts?

 

honda says to replace them every time you take the head off,
but there are plenty of guys who dont and are fine.
its up to you.

 

Check the FAQ at the top of this forum, I could have sworn there was a thread on it.

 

gasket for sure but not the head studs. even better if you get arp would last longer.

 

I have had the head off of my LS countless times and have never replaced the bolts, except for this last time when i upgraded to ARP studs. I have never had a problem.

 

I didnt find a thread in the FAQ...

 

I'ts for a B series engine btw

 

Any good forums?

 

Where did you read that?

 

says it in the FSM



you're suppose to replace the head studs anytime you loosen them. ARP head studs are stronger and can be reused, so those would be a good investment.

 

Would that be a Helm's manual?

 

downloadable PDF of the Honda FSM. Has Honda publication markings on the table of contents page.

 

I assume that's a yes? If so, I've never seen that written in the manual. If you could refer me to the page, that would be appreciated.

 

well crap. now that i go looking for the page, i don't see anything about it. I could have sworn I read it there, I guess I read it from a different credible source.

 

That's why I asked. The only time I have seen the suggestion to replace head bolts is on internet forums. I'm not saying you're wrong, but I think the Helm's manual would have been more explicit if the bolts are TTY.

 

Besides arguing about if u should replace the head bolts any good forums!!!!!?

 

no one is arguing

and WOW THE FIRST SEARCH RESULT!

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=changing+civic+head+gasket


sorry, but seriously you could have had your answer 10 hours ago if you just considered that you're not the first person on the internet to want to change a civic's head gasket.

 

Okay smart guy, if you would notice that is for D-series engine, i have a b series, yes the way you change it is similar but the guy just says to use the book for your car, o0o0o0, what a great forum, NOT. So dont be an ***

 

I missed the part where you said it was for a B-series. Maybe if you didn't post 3 times in a row I wouldn't have glanced over that so quickly.

Regardless...
2nd search result for "how to change b-series head gasket"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...t+&btnG=Search

Do you now understand the concept of a search engine? You can use google just as easily as anyone else. I don't know why you're asking for someone else to search for readily available information for you.

 

Dont you think i have already tried that??? Have you yourself looked for a good forum with your searches? Cuz there is not one when you search on google, thanks though

 

I don't think there is an entire forum out there dedicated to changing the head gasket on a B-series engine.
Do you mean a thread?

 

Ya sorry, meant threat, same same, well its not for my car, but my buddies, but hes poor, guess he'll have to buy a book on his car or sumthin.

 

thread*

 

just an FYI, you can edit your posts by using the button in the bottom right hand corner of your post.


That second search result in the last google link I gave you has step by step instructions further down in the thread. It has no pictures, but if you're changing a head gasket I would hope that you don't need pictures to figure out what you're doing.

 

Depends on the engine. I just did one on a d15b7 and the helm's did not say to replace the head bolts, although it did say to replace other wear items.

B-series may be different. I don't have a manual in front of me right now.