I got a huge hole in my oil pan on my 97 lude and the estimate to get it fixed was like 500 bucks. Anyway, even though I'm a big newbie i decided to do it myself to save a couple hundred bucks. Well, I bought an oil pan online and I was wondering if I needed a oil pan gasket too. I read somewhere on this forum that fifth gen preludes don't need an oil pan gasket and you just need some honda bond. I need to change my oil pan asap and so I have to order the gasket online if I really need it.
Also, when I search for oil pan gasket online it shows two different types for 97 preludes. the cheap rear oil pan gasket that's like 4 bucks or a full oil pan gasket that's like 15 bucks.
Anyway, i just needa know if i need an oil pan gasket to change my oil pan, i got the oil pan already. and if i do which one, the rear one or just a normal one. i'm going to have my friends dad do it all for me for cheap since i don't know how to do it. thanks.
No you absolutely do not need an oil pan gasket. There is one tiny oil gasket that goes inside your oil pan that you will need though, that's around $15 but it's the length of your pinkie actually...
Hondabond is all you need, but that is actually $15 to $20 and you'll use most of the tube, so tell your friends dad not to mess it up, haha, that's expensive stuff!
Indeed that is the one... I have one laying around here somewhere I haven't used yet. But go ahead and change it when you do the pan because you have nothing else to lose and it's all taken apart anyway. It's the little things that could sneak up on you later that you'll kick your as$ that you never got it replaced while it was so easy to do.
And yes, the hondabond too...
By the way, if you ever plan on doing any upgrades in the future to your Prelude like a turbo or an oil temperature gauge, why not get a provision made to weld in a sensor bung or oil return bung? It will save you money in the future from having to do it again. (simply because it's not advisable to drill into a pan when it's on your car because you don't know if metal particles are going to get into your oil on the other side or if one oil change truly will flush them all out).
If you get a chance to take some pictures of the process, it would make a good FAQ for somebody who's going to do this on their own in the future...
I have yet to do one on my prelude but the oil pan gaskets I've done on HMMWV's there's a rubber gasket that goes on the rear of the pan and you just throw gasket maker around the rest of the pan. Don't use to much, let it cure, and DON'T OVERTORQUE(IN. LBS NOT FT. LBS).
Why are you telling him to torque it down in "in. lbs not ft. lbs?" The manual tells you the torque it needs in ft lbs and that's what he should use.
I believe the ft lbs of torque for the oil pan bolts is like 30 ft lbs. Don't quote me, but I know it's not all that much. but yet you're gonna feel like you can keep going but don't because that seal is important.
And yes, Moroso does make a pan for our cars, but if you search the topic you'll find that it's a bolt on for 4th generation preludes not 5th generation. Although it'll fit, the metal dust cover piece for your transmission will not fit back on and you'll have to spend a day with a dremel cutting it to size and then sizing it up and cutting it and sizing it up, I hear it's quite the pain. So don't buy it if you're not prepared for the extra work will come into play when it won't fit right.
thanks so much for your help, really appreciate it. i got everything fixed, as for the photo tutorial i don't think i'm capable of doing that since i barely know how to do anything haha. thanks again.
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