cdn_R050
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I was plagued with the oil pan leak on my b18c5, after getting it rebuilt the assembler slathered the oil pan and gasket in Honda bond, in the Honda manual it clearly states this is a no no, so I wasn't surprised my oil pan leaked like a seive. I think allot of people are misinformed and think that Honda bond is the way to go when in fact it's not.
I finally decided to get a new gasket, cleaning all the Honda bond off of everything was the hardest part of the whole job.
The manual calls for only 9 lbs/ft torque, most people don't have access to torque wrenches that go that low, so I'm sure a vast majority of people with this issue are over tightening the pans, causing the gaskets to bulge out and lose their seal.
Also, the manual calls for "liquid sealer" to be applied at 4 points on the block where there are seams, and nothing else, I'll add the page from the manual for reference.
So, using a fel pro gasket and the Honda manual I went ahead and did the job, tightening to spec and following the sequence in the manual as well, the only thing I did different was apply liquid sealer to just the oil pan flange itself, as it's very tacky and helps to hold the gasket in place, but isn't thick like Honda bond.
I now have a leak free oil pan, which I'm very happy with, and I didn't have to order the my Honda habit oil pan gasket to do it, I can't say enough good things about the liquid sealer, and will use it from now on.
**as a reminder, I only used the liquid sealer on 4 points on the block that the manual calls for, but I did spray the entire edge of the pan with a coat.**
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I finally decided to get a new gasket, cleaning all the Honda bond off of everything was the hardest part of the whole job.
The manual calls for only 9 lbs/ft torque, most people don't have access to torque wrenches that go that low, so I'm sure a vast majority of people with this issue are over tightening the pans, causing the gaskets to bulge out and lose their seal.
Also, the manual calls for "liquid sealer" to be applied at 4 points on the block where there are seams, and nothing else, I'll add the page from the manual for reference.
So, using a fel pro gasket and the Honda manual I went ahead and did the job, tightening to spec and following the sequence in the manual as well, the only thing I did different was apply liquid sealer to just the oil pan flange itself, as it's very tacky and helps to hold the gasket in place, but isn't thick like Honda bond.
I now have a leak free oil pan, which I'm very happy with, and I didn't have to order the my Honda habit oil pan gasket to do it, I can't say enough good things about the liquid sealer, and will use it from now on.
**as a reminder, I only used the liquid sealer on 4 points on the block that the manual calls for, but I did spray the entire edge of the pan with a coat.**
Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk
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