hi everyone i was putting new vales into my head because i bent a couple and i was wondering if the head bolts on a 5th gen are torque to yield and i have to buy new ones? also whats a good place to buy head bolts?
Thanks. Sorry about resurrecting the dead, but nobody actually answered the question. I hate starting new threads. Also, the Helms manual says nothing about replacing the bolts. I had a 78 Accord and did not change the head bolts and I could never get the torque correct due to bolt stretch. Thanks for the replies!
Im not sure about the torque values, but i just got some ARP head bolts for my h22a4. Had a shop install them, messing up my internals or not torquing them correctly is one thing i didnt wanna mess with. I suggest you do the same, its not expensive anyway, and its dun right you know?
our bolts arent torque to yield but i would recommend replacing them because its cheap and u wont have to worry about it later got mine from majestic honda i just answered my own thread haha
Thanks Gawell30. Kind of off subject, but the PO just replaced the headgasket and 1000 miles later I have steam coming out of the exhaust. I did a pressure check on the cooling system and it lost pressure pretty rapidly.
My question is this...The gasket he used looks pretty Autozone-ish. Should I only use the OEM honda gasket??
thats another thing i would replace every time you never know if they actually replaced it or just saying they did its $50~ new from Honda gives you piece of mind
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