Help...Snaped a bolt.

iDrive · 10-12-2008, 09:30 PM

Well I was cleaning my engine bay, just wiping stuff off and what not. I wanted to get under Intake Manifold and i was taking off the nuts to take it off, and I didn't realize that you only had to take off two bolts.

Getting to the point, putting back the cover and the other three bolts i managed to break the bolt holding on the valve cover?...

Is it safe to drive with this off, and what do I have to do to fix it? Complicated?

FG-JOE · 10-12-2008, 09:35 PM

pics?

iDrive · 10-12-2008, 09:51 PM

anyone?

iDrive · 10-12-2008, 09:54 PM

ahhhhh

BubzSI · 10-12-2008, 09:56 PM

EEk.

Should be safe driving.. but eventually I'd take off the cover and try to back it out.

iDrive · 10-12-2008, 09:57 PM

Does the other end connect to the block?

iDrive · 10-12-2008, 10:00 PM

bump for a reply

asdf · 10-12-2008, 10:14 PM

That's just to valve cover right? If so, it's perfectly fine. Whenever you get a chance, pull it off and get a new one from Honda.

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 12:17 AM

yea, its just the valve cover....not the plastic manifold cover

asdf · 10-13-2008, 01:08 AM

Your fine...just get a new one when you get a chance. You just have to take off the valve cover and remove the rest of that bolt and put the new one on. oh btw, don't torque the valve cover bolts to 'spec', most of the time they will snap.

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 02:56 PM

haha ok, what tools do you need to take the rest of the bolt out?

fijibluenewb · 10-13-2008, 03:08 PM

Take it to Honda and have them easy out it. It would be costly if you tried to drill the bolt out yourself, and screwed the hole up.

asdf · 10-13-2008, 03:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDrive

haha ok, what tools do you need to take the rest of the bolt out?

Vice grips would do, just clamp it on tight and twist off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by fijibluenewb

Take it to Honda and have them easy out it. It would be costly if you tried to drill the bolt out yourself, and screwed the hole up.

You don't need to drill anything...

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 03:58 PM

lol ok

**Nomar06** · 10-13-2008, 05:04 PM

Under that metal cap there is a rubber grommet that seals the valve cover so oil does not come out of there. Not exactly sure how violently the oil moves inside there but I wouldn't drive the car as is.

Try to remove the metal cap only and try to bolt the acorn nut onto the snapped bolt so you may get a good seal. If you drive around as-is it might vibrate off and fall while you drive.

In order to remove the snapped head bolt you have to remove the valve cover and and use a long tube socket to remove. I believe a 12mm. Once you remove the snapped bolt place a new one in and torque to spec and reassemble the valve cover.

This is what it looks like once the VC is off....

This is just like the bolt you snapped bu in a different spot on the head...

**Nomar06** · 10-13-2008, 05:06 PM

oh....make sure you get the shorter bolt. All but one bolt is short. DO NOT get the long one.

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 05:16 PM

ok, should i just go to honda to get that bolt?

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 05:18 PM

o and to get the VC off do I need to take apart all the plastic pieces above the VC?

xtant21 · 10-13-2008, 09:14 PM

Run down to Sears and buy a Grabit set...it'll make it easy to get the bolt out.

One side of the Grabit bit drills a starter slot into the remnants of the old bolt...then you flip it and it backs the bolt out nice. Worth the ~$30...you'll use it for more than just this anyway.

iDrive · 10-13-2008, 10:14 PM

can i pull the whole bolt out through that hole?

10-12-2008, 09:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	Help...Snaped a bolt. Well I was cleaning my engine bay, just wiping stuff off and what not. I wanted to get under Intake Manifold and i was taking off the nuts to take it off, and I didn't realize that you only had to take off two bolts. Getting to the point, putting back the cover and the other three bolts i managed to break the bolt holding on the valve cover?... Is it safe to drive with this off, and what do I have to do to fix it? Complicated? Last edited by iDrive; 10-12-2008 at 09:51 PM. Reason: trying to add image

10-13-2008, 05:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
Nomar06 Firm approval....I haz it Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 28 Posts: 31,117 iTrader: 13 / 100%	Under that metal cap there is a rubber grommet that seals the valve cover so oil does not come out of there. Not exactly sure how violently the oil moves inside there but I wouldn't drive the car as is. Try to remove the metal cap only and try to bolt the acorn nut onto the snapped bolt so you may get a good seal. If you drive around as-is it might vibrate off and fall while you drive. In order to remove the snapped head bolt you have to remove the valve cover and and use a long tube socket to remove. I believe a 12mm. Once you remove the snapped bolt place a new one in and torque to spec and reassemble the valve cover. This is what it looks like once the VC is off.... This is just like the bolt you snapped bu in a different spot on the head... __________________

10-13-2008, 05:06 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nomar06 Firm approval....I haz it Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Age: 28 Posts: 31,117 iTrader: 13 / 100%	oh....make sure you get the shorter bolt. All but one bolt is short. DO NOT get the long one. __________________

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10-12-2008, 09:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
FG-JOE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield Age: 19 Posts: 2,826 Joseph iTrader: 23 / 100%	pics?

10-12-2008, 09:51 PM	#3 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	anyone?

10-12-2008, 09:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	ahhhhh

10-12-2008, 09:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
BubzSI Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Age: 24 Posts: 2,754 Travis iTrader: 7 / 100%	EEk. Should be safe driving.. but eventually I'd take off the cover and try to back it out.

10-12-2008, 09:57 PM	#6 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	Does the other end connect to the block?

10-12-2008, 10:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	bump for a reply

10-12-2008, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
asdf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 2,372 iTrader: 10 / 100%	That's just to valve cover right? If so, it's perfectly fine. Whenever you get a chance, pull it off and get a new one from Honda.

10-13-2008, 12:17 AM	#9 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	yea, its just the valve cover....not the plastic manifold cover

10-13-2008, 01:08 AM	#10 (permalink)
asdf Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: dallas Posts: 2,372 iTrader: 10 / 100%	Your fine...just get a new one when you get a chance. You just have to take off the valve cover and remove the rest of that bolt and put the new one on. oh btw, don't torque the valve cover bolts to 'spec', most of the time they will snap.

10-13-2008, 02:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	haha ok, what tools do you need to take the rest of the bolt out?

10-13-2008, 03:08 PM	#12 (permalink)
fijibluenewb Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: VA Beach Age: 30 Posts: 101 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	Take it to Honda and have them easy out it. It would be costly if you tried to drill the bolt out yourself, and screwed the hole up.

10-13-2008, 03:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	lol ok

10-13-2008, 05:16 PM	#17 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	ok, should i just go to honda to get that bolt?

10-13-2008, 05:18 PM	#18 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	o and to get the VC off do I need to take apart all the plastic pieces above the VC?

10-13-2008, 09:14 PM	#19 (permalink)
xtant21 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 897 Bill iTrader: 0 / 0%	Run down to Sears and buy a Grabit set...it'll make it easy to get the bolt out. One side of the Grabit bit drills a starter slot into the remnants of the old bolt...then you flip it and it backs the bolt out nice. Worth the ~$30...you'll use it for more than just this anyway.

10-13-2008, 10:14 PM	#20 (permalink)
iDrive Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Peoria Posts: 636 Bryce iTrader: 8 / 100%	can i pull the whole bolt out through that hole?