NaVamous

I over torqued one of my valve cover screws and the bottom part of the long valve cover screw is intacted into the thread of the head. The rest of the long screw came right out. The screw is located on the top left hand side of the head, its the second screw from the top left. How would I go about fixing this? Car is a 98 civic ex d16y8 single cam engine

MikeSarr_GSR

replace those cam cap bolts. any honda/acura dealership can help you with that.
chances are if you talk to a tech, he can give you some for lunch money.

NaVamous

how do I take out the broken part of the screw thats left over inside the thread?

nevin

you can unscrew the whole thing from the bottom but you need a new one. my dumbass friend did the same thing to my vc

NaVamous

cool thanks nevin...hmm sorta like my name only with an e..hehe

NaVamous

hmm after taking off the valve cover, I saw that the broken screw was deeply intacted inside the thread of the head. I can't even take it out with a plyers....what to do now?

nevin

turn it counterclockwise with a 10 mm snapon wrench

JimBlake

No, it sounds like the hex part is broken off. Get a screw extractor & the exact drill size that it calls for. Drill a hole carefully into the center of the broken part, tap the extractor in, & twist the broken part out.

If you get a left-handed drill bit (they're not real easy to find) maybe it'll spin out while you're drilling the hole.