As the topic says. I pulled the plastic piece off because i was cleaning the valve cover. Under it there are 4 more screws which were lose. I decided to tighten them (no torque wrench yes i know im an idiot) and in the process broke the end of 2 bolts off Now there is nothing holding the seal down i can actually pull it out with my finger and look into my motor. After driving around i noticed a little oil coming out. My q is how much would this be to get fixed? I figure you have to pull the valve cover and re tap the bolts? Any help would be appreciated.

 

Been there. Done that.

You shouldn't have to re-tap anything. Go to Honda/Acura first, and purchase however many bolts you broke off. Then, just pull the valve cover and remove the broken bolts that are still in the head with some vice grips or pliers. They should come out pretty easy. Replace them with the ones you just bought, torque to spec, and you should be alright. These bolts break WAY too easliy, by the way. I've broken at least three of them, and I try to be careful.

Good luck with the fix.

 

Not to mention, I think they're like $6 - $7 each, at the dealer.

 

Ok I will try that thanks for the help

 

[QUOTE]As the topic says. I pulled the plastic piece off because i was cleaning the valve cover. Under it there are 4 more screws which were lose. I decided to tighten them (no torque wrench yes i know im an idiot)

you are not an iddiot, you jus tigtened it too much, obiously. small bolts like those jus tighten it wrist tight. you dont have to torque every single bolts on the car, its not like if this bolt is 1ft lb too tight im gonna loose hella gas mileage or performance. my point, you dont always need a torque wrench and not using one does not make you and idiot, unless youre torquing down something important like your main bearing caps, head cylinder, etc etc etc.....

 

I wouldn't call you an idiot for the first bolt, on the second one you're pushing it

 

 

haha that's too true