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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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i replaced my head gasket and im having a leak from the bottom left side for sum reason.. when tighting the bolt on the head i jad used one of those cheap neddle torque wrenches.. i seen the leak so then i got the other torque that clicks to be more accurate.. its a small leak..

y is it doing this?? what could i had done wrong??
i sprayed the head gasket with that copper spray.. is ther a possibilitie i could of sprayed to much?

also i seen a little scratch on the block where the leak is coming from.. could that be the reason??
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 01:41 PM
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Default Re: head gasket leak after new one installed

the bend beam ones are more accurate. the springs in the clicker style can lose tension or get rusty and get out of whack.

Did you clean the head and block so the surfaces are clean? Did you overheat the car and not have at least the head surfaced?
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 02:03 PM
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Default Re: head gasket leak after new one installed

Originally Posted by panchlow
i sprayed the head gasket with that copper spray.. is ther a possibilitie i could of sprayed to much?

also i seen a little scratch on the block where the leak is coming from.. could that be the reason??
Never hear of copper spray. head and block should be clean before installing headgasket.

The block or head could be warped. There could be a crack in either of those also. You could have damage the headgasket when setting the head down on it.
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 02:44 PM
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Default Re: head gasket leak after new one installed

Never heard of copper spray. I agree, maybe your head was warped. Did you bring it to a machine shop to see if it was perfectly flat?
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Old Jul 3, 2010 | 05:41 PM
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Default Re: head gasket leak after new one installed

I've heard of that copper spray, and that it shouldn't be used on Honda engines.


Originally Posted by SiYouLater
Did you bring it to a machine shop to see if it was perfectly flat?


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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 07:20 AM
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Default Re: head gasket leak after new one installed

copper spray has been used on many honda's with no problems. I used it on my headgasket, car is still running fine a year later.

DId you check your head for warpage? did you torque down the headbolts in order? torque them a little at first, then do final torquing?

I followed all these and mine was fine with an Ebay headgasket
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Old Jul 4, 2010 | 07:54 AM
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did you lay the HG down right? sounds like its on the wrong way. seriously.
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