1995 Honda Accord Ex VTEC Coupe

Hey Everyone,

I had a new used JDM engine put in about a year ago. I took of the heat shield today to check the exhaust manifold and this is what i saw. Is this gap normal????!! And if they put the wrong gasket (maybe for the non-VTEC) how should I go about replacing it.

Thanks for any advice

 

The "gap" I see is not the exhaust ports. Looks normal. Why would you take the heat shield off? It is there for a reason. #1 to cover up the ugly rusty cast iron exhaust manifold. #2 keep underhood temperatures at bay #3 Keeps a dummy from touching it.

 

I took the cover off to check the seal because I had been smelling exhaust fumes as of recently. Then I also seafoamed the car about a week ago (using the spray not the pour method) and I saw a nice cloud of white smoke coming from the exhaust mani somewhere so I wanted to take a look at that.

Any ideas to check where the leak is coming from?

 

SeaFoam the engine again and look for where the smoke is coming from. Take note of where the components are bolted together and keep a good eye on them for gasket leaks.