If you can find a machine shop with a stud gun, you might be able to have a stud shot on top of the old stud, but the manifold will still have to come off. It might be possible to just remove the manifold, put in a new gasket and clamp it down again, but make sure you don’t break any more studs in the process.
You could just ignore this code if you like unless you have to go through an emissions check in your area. Its not really hurting anything.
I have a couple fresh studs I picked up, I’ll probably just take out a couple in key spots near the leak, put in the new ones and bear them down as much as possible.
If I torque one down really good, that won’t affect the gasket sealing on the manifold, will it?
It probably seems crazy to put that much money into a car with so many miles, but I know a guy on the unofficial Honda accord forums, he had a Honda he took to 430k and the engine went out, on account of him never changing the timing belt. Broke at 415k.
Then there’s several other guys, one with 290k and another guy at 347k miles. If you take care of your car, it will take care of you.
I wonder since I got all the seals replaced, would it be alright to put some marvel mystery oil in my engine? Just to clean it out a bit, say 50-100 miles before my next oil change?
If you overtorque the exhaust manifold, you could crack it, don’t do that. It would be better to use two gaskets instead of one and coat both sides of each gasket with “Copper Coat” gasket sealer. Put a coat on the manifold as well, but not on the head surface.
Before you put the manifold back on, make sure it is not warped. Use a straight edge to check its face. Have it machined flat if it needs it. I would not try to change out the good studs, if they are frozen in place, and they probably are, you are going to end up making the situation worse.
I think my head gasket job is failing… It overheated in the drive-thru and now it’s heating up when I come to stops. Oil light is also flickering when idling when the heat gets almost to the red area on the temp. gauge, it’s hanging around 3/4 up the temperature gauge.
I checked the oil for coolant, nothing that I could see. I’m about to check the coolant level as soon as the car cools off. It’s been insanely hot lately here in Missouri 105* days.(Although it’s 89* today. Could the oil light be broken?
Also the mechanics who did the job put some sealant in the head gasket? Is this normal? I didn’t think you needed to seal anything if you have a properly seated gasket. I thought gaskets job is to seal things.
Well, oil was low. I’ve never had low oil before. They replaced the oil on 6/18 either they didn’t put enough in or I’m burning it…
Update* – I found the oil, all quart of it is on the curb under my car where I usually park. The seal must have popped out, they must have forgot to put in the special clip holder.