I know you need the gasket and the little ones for each sparkplug area. Do you just swap out the old ones with the new ones? Do you need to apply any kind of sealant or something?

yeah there is this adhesive called honda bond that is recommended to put in the corners by the cam circles.

Do you only put the honda bond there? Anywhere else?

only in the corners of the valve cover gasket- new grommets will also ensure a good seal- if its a dohc- new grommets aren't really needed unless they are really old and compressed.

Don't over tighten the bolts they will snap easily.

yes dont over tighten........*nate who has done this b4*

and you don't have to gob up the honda bond all over... just a little will do.

i have a question on this........ how do you take the snapped bolts out, i actually snapped 2 on the cover today

i dont use honda bond and have never had a drop of oil come outta the valve cover gasket.

Same here man. I was going to last time but never had a problem before without using it so.... To it the end of the bolt out of the head depends on how tight it's in there if it's not too tight you may be able to use one of those craftsment stiped screw removers on it. It's it's really tight you may have to get it drilled out and the hole retaped.

is the car still drivable w/ the snapped bolts........ they are in there tightly, or am i out a car till i get them drilled out and retapped?

the studs shouldnt be under torque after the heads are gone, so you should be able to back them out with a bolt extractor kit and your threads will stay intact.

Just make sure no metal shaving get in your head

As for the gasket, make sure to rub the surfaces with a little oil so that it seats and seals better, kinda like what you are supposed to do on your oil filter.

Many times you can remove the broken studs with a small pick or even a centerpunch- just try to grab the edge and turn it out.

I broke one of those bolts off on my car, just take the valve cover off and use a deep well 10mm socket to get the stud out. It has another 10mm hex below the valve cover surface. I have also never had to use any sealants on my gasket and I still run the one that came from the factory.

i used a deep well 10mm and went to honda and got the replacement parts, the problem is the bolt that is in the middle of the head will not free and i need a deeper 10mm deepwell, i put everything else back on is the car safe to drive without the middle bolt holding the cover down?

yeah i snapped two of these. infact one is still broken now. heh. just remove the valve cover and use a deep socket 10mm to get out the bolt. then buy a new bolt for like $4 and a new nut for like $.50

torque them down to 87 in<<<<<<<<<<<< <<<< lbs. and thats it.

I wouldn't drive it much in this condition, there is an open hole in your valve cover now right? If you have to drive it find some thing to cover the hole up with a plug of some sort.
I fixed mine the same day I broke it. I had to drill and retap the hole which was no fun. Get it done asap.

Here is a bad picture of what im talking about, the screw snapped at the top and i have the replacement but was wondering for the time being can i drive this like that or will oil leak?

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