when I went to adjust my valves earlier this morning I notice I had two nuts of the intake screws missing on Cyl. #1. I found one near the spring of the valve on Cly. #1 but the other nut I could not find. I looked all over the head and nothing...I even used an extension magnet and did not get anything...I also stuck the magnet down the oil holes and nothing...i also remove the spark plugs and stuck the magnet to each piston and nothing...do you think somehow it may have gone down to the oil pan?...I check my cam lobes and they are fine...no signs of wearness or damage...is this something I have to worry a lot about...I replaced the nut I could not find with one from another head

 

drop the oil pan...................could be in pan or on top of windage tray......

 

i had the same issue with my 92 but a buddie of mine didn't tighten the nut all the way. its probly in the pan. <U></U> MAKE SURE IT DIDN'T GO UNDER THE CAM. <U></U> use like a coat hanger point to find it under the cam give it a crank or two so u get up the cam good if not its probley at the bottom of the pan. u will have to drop the exust and pan. get a new gasket regardless of what anyone says. its like $20 and u dont want to do this again.
P.S. THE NUT IS ALUMINUM SO U WILL NOT FIND IT WITH A MAGNET.

 

if you know that nut is in there somewhere..you better find it

 

The screw does get on the magnet because that how I took the other one out...but its not underneath the cam because i looked...maybe its in the pan like you said....

 

what yr and make is ur car i had a 92 civic dx 1.5 the nuts were aluminum on mine. if its like my engine u don't have to worry about the pump pumping it up but in really clean and don't like things in place . i worry so i did the work again. (i already had the engine out the first time.lol)

 

my engine is a B16a1 sir2

 

i dont know honda told me the valve nuts were locking aluminum. and the other engines had aluminum nuts to. i was trying to find that engine to put in my candy paint blue civic. http://www.mcmullenargus.com/g...ub=41