Brocket bolt and Stripped bolts during valve cover install!

Fg2ner · 05-13-2007, 10:17 PM

This is a picture of the head as you all know and as I was putting on my JDM valve cover the bolts that are in red, one of them broke off at the top where the caps go on to secure the valve cover to the head. I wanted to know if those bolts are pressed or screwed in, I checked in Manual and it appers like it is. We even torqued it to the right settings so the wrench might be messed up. We put everything back together and turned the car on and oil didnt shoot out, but one of the washers with seal is not secured down. We just pushed it in real hard. We are going to drive it to Honda Tommorow which is only 2 miles down the road in the morning for them to fix.

Fg2ner · 05-14-2007, 10:28 AM

bump..................no one knows

cbcaper · 05-14-2007, 10:42 AM

the b series heads had the screw on type so i would imagine they would stick to the same with the k series

SIis4ME · 05-14-2007, 10:47 AM

They are not pressed, they screw in some are short and some are long it is best you take out the bolt you broke and take it to the dealer for a replacement bolt it is an easy fix, and the bolt comes with a new rubber grommet and washer. You can drive around for a few day but oil will start coming out thru the bolt eventually if you do not replace it.

Good Luck.

Fg2ner · 05-14-2007, 05:05 PM

just had to order a new one and its just screwed in it will take 24 hours to come in.

J-StarR · 08-18-2007, 08:03 PM

Sorry to bring up a dead thread but did you just bring your car to Honda to get it fixed or did you buy the part and fix it yourself?

05-13-2007, 10:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
Fg2ner Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 702 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	Brocket bolt and Stripped bolts during valve cover install! This is a picture of the head as you all know and as I was putting on my JDM valve cover the bolts that are in red, one of them broke off at the top where the caps go on to secure the valve cover to the head. I wanted to know if those bolts are pressed or screwed in, I checked in Manual and it appers like it is. We even torqued it to the right settings so the wrench might be messed up. We put everything back together and turned the car on and oil didnt shoot out, but one of the washers with seal is not secured down. We just pushed it in real hard. We are going to drive it to Honda Tommorow which is only 2 miles down the road in the morning for them to fix.

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05-14-2007, 10:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Fg2ner Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 702 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	bump..................no one knows

05-14-2007, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
cbcaper Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 12 iTrader: 0 / 0%	the b series heads had the screw on type so i would imagine they would stick to the same with the k series

05-14-2007, 10:47 AM	#4 (permalink)
SIis4ME Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bayonne, NJ Age: 41 Posts: 76 ROMULUS iTrader: 0 / 0%	They are not pressed, they screw in some are short and some are long it is best you take out the bolt you broke and take it to the dealer for a replacement bolt it is an easy fix, and the bolt comes with a new rubber grommet and washer. You can drive around for a few day but oil will start coming out thru the bolt eventually if you do not replace it. Good Luck.

05-14-2007, 05:05 PM	#5 (permalink)
Fg2ner Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ohio Age: 19 Posts: 702 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	just had to order a new one and its just screwed in it will take 24 hours to come in.

08-18-2007, 08:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
J-StarR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: York Region Age: 26 Posts: 927 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Sorry to bring up a dead thread but did you just bring your car to Honda to get it fixed or did you buy the part and fix it yourself?