Hi,

When replacing the oil pan gasket for my 90 civic si do i reuse those 4 dowel pins or sleeves that go in the studs on the ends of the oil pan? The manual i have does not mention these. It does mention a heavy dose of gasket sealer.
Any info would be appreciated.

Henry

 

unbolt oilpan....scrape of gasket residue from block....install new gasket w/ hondabond/silicon gasket maker....bolt oilpan back up...easy as that

 

Those little metal o-rings were once embedded into the old gasket where the 4 studs would go.. If you have an OEM gasket, you would be able to feel the same o-rings embedded in that gasket as well...
Make sure the o-rings from the original gasket are NOT on the oil pan studs..If you forget to remove them, the gasket will leak, I've seen this done on numerous occassions...

 

Thanx BreakStuff.
Doin the job twice isnt in my schedule.

Henry