Hey everyone, I am trying to put a new head gasket on my 01 Prelude for the second time. The gasket I have is 3 layers, and has an all black side which we put facing up and a side with silver rings around the cylinders which we put facing down. I ask because somehow antifreeze leaked into the oil galley at cylinder 1 and we can only think we put it in wrong (even though it was lined up with teh gallies correctly). Can someone verify that we put it on wrong or right please?

 

There should be a small tab that sticks out on one corner. This tab goes to the front of the engine and towards the transmission side of the block. Spray some copper spray on the gasket before you do the install as well.