2001-2005 civic 1.7 liter complete head gasket replacement step by step
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this song makes me feel like replacing my head gasket is gonna be a lot more therapeutic than what it'll actually turn out to be.
Man I was thinking the same 🤣🤣
Im doing this now, that last bolt on the intake is a pain in the ass, otherwise it was easy pulling the head
@@Bigcheese2321 did you watch any other videos? Was this one the most helpful?
@@JP-rh8qr yes
@@JP-rh8qr I got a second set of hands and some stubby wrenches. Made it much easier
I really appreciate you guys putting in the time and effort to create this video. I very closely followed it step by step and was able to replace my head gasket and fix the issue I was having with exhaust gases flowing into the cooling system. There is no way I would be able to do it without this video!
For anyone out there who is wondering if this is a job they should do themselves, I will be honest with you. This is a pretty difficult, time consuming, and stressful job if you are just an amateur mechanic like myself. These guys are pros and make it look easier than it actually is. From start to finish it took me 3 days to complete.
It was pretty stressful for me because I was very nervous about reassembling everything considering the important components that had to be removed, such as the timing belt, valve train, and cam shaft, as well as the seals. I feared I would not be able to reassemble everything or I would mess something up in the engine. About half way through I was regretting taking on the job myself. However, I persevered and I'm proud to say that I was able to complete this job successfully. My car runs great, my issue is gone, and I saved around $1,000!
If you decide to do this job, here's a few tips from me:
1) Before you start, put the vehicle off the ground with jackstands and remove the engine oil and coolant.
2) Make sure you are drinking ample amounts of beer or using nicotine so you can keep your cool and calm your nerves🤣.
3) Use penetrating oil and make sure you have good contact with some of the bolts that need to be loosened. Take your time, I had a few close calls with stripping the heads on a few bolt heads and I don't live in the rust belt.
4) Keep track of all your bolts and parts, I would recommend using sandwich bags and labels for everything you remove. I should have been more organized, it would have made reassembly easier.
5) At 15:40, that 5th manifold bolt is a PITA to loosen. You can't get a long wrench in there so you just have to pull it as hard as you absolutely can to loosen it. I was trying to get it loose for a while. Eventually I gave it everything I had and I was able to get it. However I didn't need to remove it because I ended up propping up the head like they do in the video and just replacing the gasket without removing the head because I didn't see any damage. Before I put on the new gasket I very carefully cleaned all the mating surfaces with a microfiber towel. This approach worked for me, but if You're head is warped or has surface damage then you need to remove it and have it machined.
I hope everything goes smooth for you. Good luck!
Thanks for the pointers. About to do this myself on my 02' project car
Just bought my son an 03 ex, and it smokes heavy white on cold starts for a good two minutes. May be condensation in the exhaust, but my gut tells me it’s coolant in the combustion chamber, which would lead me to do what they did in this vid. Never done a head gasket myself; might be learning the hard way.
What head gasket kit/set did you use? Any parts list?
@@tbarton5107go with a Felpro kits.
You can replace the head bolts buts its not absolutely needed if this is the 1st time the head gasket's blown.
About to do mine again, 1st time in was around 126000 miles ive now got 337000 miles in it so I've opted to replace the bolts this time.
Another thing to consider go back after around 5-8000 miles and recheck the head torque again, glad i did at the time because they were not to spec.
Maybe you should be a writer instead! Hot damn
If I just want to quickly remove the old head gasket and put the new one do i have to unbolt the intake manifold or can I just move it up and tilt the head/manifold to replace gasket??
You guys did the head gasket for my Civic more than 4 years ago. Found you guys on Craigslist. Still running great!
Repeat business isn’t always a good thing. Thank you.
how much did it cost if u dont mind me asking
@@gasketmasters how do I get you to fix mine ?🤦
Thank You. Very Good information for an old mechanic like Me. Buying an 02 civic ex coupe with automatic , 200.000 on the clock in real nice shape. Seller indicates it overheats once in a while after 20 mins or so. I'm debating doing a Head gasket or a complete repower . Car is only 600 bucks . No oil in coolant or coolant in oil. My mind is a lil slower now .retired.. thanks again
I'd check the thermostat first. Very easy and cheap thing to rule out
This is by far the best step by step guide on how to do this job. You guys explained it very well in simple step by step directions. I was able to get this job done thanks to the help of your video. I wouldn’t have gotten the confidence or had the knowledge to pull it off.
I never replaced a head gasket or anything on the inside of any engine. Your video help me go step by step to break down and put back together so I could change out the head gasket on my 04 civic. Thank y’all very much. And Semper Fi.
Had some problems getting my car started after replacing the head gasket on my 2001 Honda Civic LX. Good compression on all cylinders except cylinder 1 was a little lower than I’d like it to be. Ended up tearing everything apart to check the timing, torque specs on the head bolts, etc. Ended up just putting everything together again to just try it out and it started up after 2 cranks. I have no idea why it wasn’t starting but I’m not mad that it started up with no knocking. Extremely helpful video. Would have been more helpful to have you guys reassemble the whole thing to help save some time with scrubbing through the video. Forever grateful. Thanks guys.
Hey guys thank you for the video i did everything as you show on the video I never did that kind of job in my car so i did step by step as you guys show thank you for the video my car is back on the road 100% thank you so much....
I need to do this on my 03 DX and wow, this is THE BEST video I've seen. You guys make it seem not so intimidating. Awesome idea with the cam / timing belt!
Thank you for this, you really saved me money. The car is back up running with no overheating issues.
Fun fact: on most all head gaskets (at least all I've ever done) the writing on the gasket itself always face up where you can see the writing when you place it on the block. Great video tho very informative and the music is great lol two thumbs up 👍👍
You guys save the day!
I'm doing this with my 13 year old daughter.
I have mild experience with tools.
And this is just great!
I really appreciate this video.
God bless!
Did everything turn out well? I’m in the process of doing it
@@mikehernandez9903
So far so good my friend!
@@mikehernandez9903
Eres el brokoly?
@@ivanrivera9933 nice bro i already removed my head. Now I just need it to be checked out by a machine shop. Took me 5 hours to remove that dam intake bolt in the middle
@@mikehernandez9903 Awesome.
I didn't take mine to machine shop.
I Just cleaned everything extra well and even did some light sanding with a sanding sponge.
My intake parts was super full of gunk cleaned the crap out of that.
And just put the gasket on there.
First 10 min made me feel yeah I can do this myself.. minutes kept passing by.. lost all hope, and you still looked like you were relaxing on a Sunday. Awesome knowledge and skill sir
You are better than I. Pretty much lost all hope around 4 minutes in.
Love ur videos, easy step by step tutorials to complete this job! You give me the confidence to do this myself! It does make any job easier to do with a little experience behind you! Thankyou keep up the excellent work you do! Auto school is and was a waste of my time with competent mechanics like yourself to show off your skills and knowledge! 👍🏾👧🏾
Thank you! Seeing other countless videos makes so complicated but this definitely helped
Only video on RUclips where I seen that they didn’t take the timing belt assembly apart great idea
Note, for all having hard time putting timing belt back on gear. It can be tight so aline the belt with the mark and just put half of belt on gear, then get a very small soft rope about quarter inch rope , a little over 2 ft long, work it over the belt on the side That is not on the gear. Pull it up as far as you can up the belt, hopefully with in two splines of the mark ,then pull the rope up and toward the motor and with your finger hold it there and move the rope two splines and repeat. You will find as you move the rope further around the gear it will get easier. I had to do this because everything in the timing belt idler water pump was new. Hopes this helps it took me 3 days to figure this out. BUDRO
I will definitely recommend your channel to all my grease monkeys! Very informative and professional! Thankyou ✌🏾
Thank you very much. You both did an excellent job!
Very good step by step video. Thank you so much! 👍
Completed this about a month back and wanted to say thanks for the video it really helped.
Hey Jorge-I agree the vid is pretty good. I'm in the middle of attempting this job, and wondering what I got myself in to. Still have to get at the nuts/bolts on the intake side, but this vid goes over that section (both removing and reinstalling) very fast, so I'm getting nervous on proceeding. Do you have additional vids/sites that you can suggest?
@@carnahangreen1391 the bottom middle nut on the intake side I was not able to get it off the way they showed by lifting up the head and going under, I placed the head back down and went under the vehicle with a ratchet wrench and same goes for putting it back on it was really tough to get it back on the threads and turn it. I also used alldataDIY.com so I could look at the diagrams and get torque specs but this was really the only video I used as a guide. Also pretty much all my head bolts creaked when I tightened them down even though I cleaned out the holes so I continued as carefully as I could with a click type torque wrench. The beers also helped me with the frustration. Good Luck!
@@purodesmadre713 Thanks so much for the additional info. Very helpful, and your workaround of going under the car to get at the fifth bolt sounds to me the better way--event though the high difficulty remains. Thanks, also, for that alldatadiy site. Had not found this, it looks tremendously helpful. Yeah, just not sure if I'll proceed at this point or reverse course. Any info is super appreciated. Cheers.
Hey Jorge. One more question if you dont mind concerning my other primary concern moving forward: how difficult was it to squeeze the timing belt back on to the rocker assembly-wheel. That section was also skipped over in the vid. Certainly the removal looked simple enough. But putting back on: did you need prying tool or extra hands.. ? Thx again.
@@carnahangreen1391 Ah yes let me tell you the tale... I had a difficult time because I screwed up the reassembly of my rocker arms making it practically impossible to put the timing belt back on. Once I corrected my mistake I needed my brother to remove the tensions on the timing belt while I used both hands to force the belt back on. You need two people in my opinion because you really need both hands to force it back on.
Wow. You guys made that look so easy. Nice work.
I might actually get up the gumption to do this job, you make it look easy.
He did a lot of extra steps
@@nubr7022 what steps would you skip?
The background music makes it sound so easy 😁
Hello from Fort Bragg NC.
I’ve had this 03 civic in my yard for almost two year ready to fix it. New parts in the trunk and all. This video gave me the confidence to do the job alone. Thank you for the step by step instructions it made me feel the same confidence as if I was still in the Army when I had to learn new things everyday and not be afraid of not being able to accomplish the mission. As a soldier we always accomplish the mission no matter what. Thanks again.
I feel the same, I think I can get this done alone!💯✊🏽
Absolutely! Everyone is human, and if they learned it, so can I. Just takes time and work.
Wanna come help me NC lol I'm in Maryville,tn
Feet and knees together, AIRBORNE!!!!
I have had the parts in my trunk for 6 months! Like my 8 years in the Army, I don't have the proper training or tools, but here goes! :D
Just did my head gasket on the 02 civic. Thank you for this. I love the timing belt shortcut. I was always afraid of doing this job because I thought I would have to get the belt back in time. But all is well
Putting The belt on time on this engine isnt that hard. Use your brain some logic sense and replace the pump crankshaft outside seal and tensioner while u R downthere.
Good things take time
I had two of these cars, they both overheated nonstop with shitty head gaskets, I changed the thermostat radiator cap radiator water pump and timing belt you name it, I just sold one yesterday for 2000 at Carmax that shit was trash, 200,000 miles
Appreciate your making this video. Consider using no music, please.
Hey you guys are seriously talented. You replaced the head gasket like you were playing an instrument. Congrats! Great work! Get an agent!
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!!
I'm not the most mechanically inclined, but I recently replaced the valve cover/intake gasket on my 2001 Acura MDX and it was pretty easy. As the trans is going out (bought at an auction) i'd rather sell the car and get a civic. I found one online for $1,000 with the head gasket being the issue. After seeing this video, I know with confidence I can do this job. It's highly similar to a valve cover gasket job, just with one extra part of taking off the head. My minimal research for the replacement gasket is about $100, the rest is elbow grease. I hope I can sell my car in time to buy this civic and have it going again to be my daily driver! Thanks for the confidence boost guys!
ANOTHER MASTER TECHNICIAN VIDEO; AWESOME JOB
I’ve followed the video and just put the motor back together today but it didn’t fire up…. I made sure belt and everything was lined up and bought new spark plugs… had the motor head worked on… but also made sure every was on top of the valves. Wonder what could be my issue now.
Do you replace head bolts? Did you have the head resurfaced? Im going to start mine in the next couple of days. Great video!
Sammy Lindsey This is an instructional video we just put the same parts back on except for we used a new head gasket. This Car was wrecked in the back, so was not driveable. but, yes resurface the head and use new head bolts on your own projects.
How did it go? Is it leaking?
Where would I get new head bolts??
Michael Clearman dealer
@@mcmathayus any parts store sells them... just get those and a head set (gaskets)
HOLY ISH I GOT ANXIETY JUST LOOKING AT IT ALL
@@carnahangreen1391 What important sections did they skip?
Great Video , Musix was a nice touch.
I can't seem to get the cam back on the timing belt... it doesn't seem to tilt enough
Great video! Very professional. Thank you.
Thank you for making this video! It helps a lot! I hope you upload more videos concerning engine and transmission fixes and etc.!
Big thumbs up for this one GM!
GM???
I follow the video instruction... but now my car won't start could it be that I put the rocker arm wrong
Check your timing set the motor to TDC and if you pulled the rockers make sure your valves are adjusted to manufacture specifications
That's why better not to touch these unless you are fully trained. Engine work small like sparks, ignition coils, oil change, valve cover gasket are okay. But this one also the timing belt go to a qualified mechanic...
why was it necessary to remove the valve train/cam?
18:10 really wanted to see how you reattach the head to the block. that was a critical viewing of this whole process.
That middle back bolt...how'd you get it loose???
Do u guys have timing belt and water pump replacement video?. I would like to change them while I've got the motor apart. By the way thank u for this video I was able to take everything off just like u said it. Now I want to do the timing belt and the water pump before I put the motor back together...
Love your video - I was able to do my roommate's gasket job this way. It certainly does get a little anxious to wiggle the timing belt around trying to slide them back in, but I took your word for it that the crank won't move as easy as you think.. or that belt skipping just doesn't happen all that easily as some say. The car runs nice and smooth now. Thanks again!
Yup. That’s how we roll
Can you re-use these headbolts? Or is it required to get new ones?
I watched this video as a refresher on the procedure.
I really enjoy watching videos where the guy knows what he's doing. Excellent video, well explained.
I highly recommend this video.
Do you have to change the head bolts when replacing head gasket?
Very usually problem at D17 and D16V1 engines. The head gasket failure before 80000km
less or none of the 2-note music while trying to hear you talk please. otherwise thank you
Nvm I’ll just take it to a mechanic
Did you take it to a mechanic? How much did you pay if so? I'm almost halfway done thanks to this video!
Just got mine done!! Fired right up! Preciate the video sirs!!
Did you need to send to machine shop? Just curious...
Thank you for video about to do mine 2004 civic
Nice shortcut on the timing belt. Did you really have to remove the thermostat housing and the intake? Can't they be left on and removed with the head?
Good video but,its a pain in the neck to take off that middle nut under intake manifold,trust me it is.the best way is to take off the head with the manifold.
I agree there's only two bolts with brackets that needed to be loosened from the bottom
Dude!! When I did mine I put that sucker back in the the manifold attached! I wasn't playing that game twice!
Are the only bolts that need to be torqued in this process, the ones you showed using the 3 torque passes of 14 / 36 / 49? Thanks. Really appreciate the video and the description of each step.
Without the ABS unit, it looks so.....easy. That one 12mm bolt at the bottom of the PS was just a PITA to put back in. Great Tutorial
This song made me stay and it felt like a 10 minute video 😂
Great video! Thanks for it! And thank you for your service. I did as you guys showed here and everything is fine. But the car won't start. I can't figure out if the problem is fuel injection. Mine is a 02 Civic EX VTEC.
I'm in the middle of doing this same job on my '02 Civic EX vtec, too. Did you figure out the starting issue?
The best video ever for 7 gen civic gasket relacement. You are real gasket masters. I m stuck with taking off the intake manifld bolts. Thank for the tip to take the center bolt off.
I'm in the middle of the breakdown on my '02 Civic EX vtec. I'm getting nervous, as I am at that same place (intake manifold bolts removal) and I'm getting a bit nervous to proceed, esp. as the section of the video wasn't the clearest, and they skipped a bunch on the reinstallation for this same area. Did you find additional videos, instructions that helped? Thanks.
I just seen the vid i live in north sac how much would you charge to do a job like this i have a 2001 honda civic lx non v-tech
excellent video, Thanks a lot for it. I am doing mine now, Engine started overheating, finally realized there were bubbles coming out of the radiator and the coolant magically missing after I verify all leaks and hoses and even a new radiator fan. Also magically the Engine consuming some little oil? Does any know what the problem might be with the little oil consumption? could it had been the coolant getting into the engine or pistons?
IMPRESSIVE..I feel I can now change a head gasket in 24 minutes! When should timing belt be changed, do you have a vid for that?
Are these common for HG's and what should I expect to have the head surfaced?
What's the torque on the other 8 bolts? The ones on the valve train...
I'm wondering the same thing 🤔
14 ft/lbs on 8mm bolts(larger inside bolts), 8.7 ft/lbs on 6mm bolts(small outer bolts). Torque in criss cross pattern like head bolts starting in the middle and working out.
@@billnewell4739 Thank You
I have a 2005 honda civic 1.7 l motor i tried to get the water pump out so i turned the crank clockward m it moved the plate behind the cam timing pulley three to four teeth off of tdc i think i moved thee cam ? How do i fix this problem? I am going to put the cam plate om the marks for tdc n rehook up all weill this work? Or should i put the pully for the cam at tdc marks? How do i turn the plat back tp match up with the pully stdc marks ? Need answer asap please. Thamk you
just finished replacing mines this week. Your video made it so easy! saved me a couple thousand and confidence in myself.
I’m about to do mine wish me luck lol
@@huichilolo good luck! mines took about 8 hours total throughout 3 days, some of those bolts are in awkward places.
I have one tore down but no before I put head back on does it need the t timing marks in play as I install the head and tighten it all up
How many hours do you bill for this job?
This video REALLY helped me. The trick near the end about lifting the head with the intake manifold still attached with the center lower bolt was great. Knowing not to take out the lower intake bolts also saved me time and headaches. Also the pointer that the alignment pins go in the front of the head saved my bacon. Thanks guys!
About how much would a job like that cost in the Bay Area? Do you have r a shop on Fremont by any chance or have mobile mechanic service.
My civic has had a misfire. Tried new coils and sparks but didn’t change. You think this would work?
best way to get that intake bolt is to go underneath the car behind the oil filter. Once you remove it, u can clearly see it and u can remove it with a long 12mm rachet wrench. Btw u blew my mind that u didnt take the lower timing cover off. I will forsure use ur tip on removing the timing belt. Thanks for some tips.
I wanna do this to my car. I know it needs a new head gaskit soon. Just scared of doing it cause I domt have a back up car. Ive been rewatching the video constantly but im still scared...
How did it work out?
Did you resurface the block?
You did not need to remove the head to get the last bolt off of the manifold the 2 Bolts Dead Center of the manifold spacer if you remove those a solid piece of aluminum comes off and you can fit your ranch right down the hole
what did you use to loosen the last 10 bolts until you can see the headgasket because either im not strong or im using the wrong tool because i cant get that second click out of any of the bolts
This video has been a life saver !!! One question... doing this method do you have to set the engine to Top dead centre beforehand? Many thanks
They just marked the cam where it was and reinstalled exactly as it was. Not a bad idea to rotate it to TDC, but not completely necessary.
What's up with the two holes on the front side of the gasket that dont seem to line up with any hole on the block?
What about if your putting a remanufactured Cylinder head same Process? I do got vtec I believe so I will have the silonoid in way.
Great video. Step-by-step instructions were very helpful. I just had my head gasket replaced on my Civic 2005, LX 1.7. Couldn't do it myself, though.
I can't get the timing belt back on the cog. There just isnt enough slack to make it happen. What's the trick?
Im having the same problem. Did you ever figure it out if so how?
@@sanchezfishing1736 Did you notice how the video skips that step right after he says he's going to need two hands. Thanks for nothing.
Because the timing belt tensioner is to strong for you to pull it back on with your fingers.
This is a “short cut” way of doing a head gasket on a D17A*. Its not going to give you any worthwhile time savings.
Follow the factory service manual and DO IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME.
Also, this Civic doesn’t have anti lock brakes, and it’s much easier when you don’t have to work around the ABS unit !!! 😎
@@yzmoto80 I eventually got it and it ran great. Thanks
@@slagdemon what was the trick?
Did you replace the head bolts or reuse the old ones ?
Your video RUclips are amazing, thank you!
I’m going to start this repair on a car while juggling full time college and working so I’m not sure if I’m going to have the time to do it. How long do you think it takes someone to do this job for the first time?
scrap the car buddy
Did you ever do it? I'm curious how it went for you.
@@ledrifte5030 ya good luck in this market, a used car will put you in debt for years. Right now it's better to fix than replace
Maybe a week, or two part time. Full time about a whole day.
An art form. Wonderfully done and I as a backyard mechanic of 35 years is very aware of the time spent on busting my knuckles. Thx, I may leave it to pros like you. Wow the work!
I’m doing mine right now. On the lower left side of the block there’s a coolant passage that the gasket shape doesn’t match. Do you know why?
about to attempt this today, wish me luck.
update i fixed my car and saved thousands, thanks alot.
Does all this Apply to a V-tec???
Huge help/confidence builder ! I admit I was dismayed, but not discouraged, to discover that on a 2004 Civic EX it was impossible to lift the intake manifold more than an inch without disconnecting more wiring and hoses. Luckily I was able to remove/install the dreaded intake manifold center nut by removing the plate above and putting a gear wrench down inside. My son and my wallet thank you !!
Yalll made this look like cake
Thanks guys!!!
Hi, thanks for the great video. I didn't hear if you recommend replacing the head bolts or not. Do you need to use new ones? Thanks
This is really helpful. There’s other videos showing HG replacement but I’ve found this one don’t dick around and you all get straight to the work and explaining.
Let’s be real maybe you should’ve done the valve lash included in that video
That was a great video and through explanation on how to replace a head gasket. I am looking forward to doing a gasket replacement very soon. Thanks guys. I guess the head was ok to use after you had it inspected? Also loved thge "groovy" work music too, lol
Excellent video, got it all apart. Only question and is. I noticed the intake bolts were quite tight. How do I torque it properly if I put the first bottom but on tight?.
Can I used the same bolt
Had a cylinder 3 misfire since owning my '01 and burning a quart every 1000 miles. For ALL of the exhaust manifold nuts/studs/bolts, needed to heat them up with acetylene torch to get them to crack at all. luckily i got them all and didn't snap a stud inside the head. getting my head resurfaced/rebored at a local shop and got a top end gasket kit from rock auto, new exhaust manifold nuts/studs, along with anything else I break along the way lol but overall nice video :) made my life a hell of a lot easier.
is sending the head to the machine shop necessary? i.e., if you don't have a head gasket leak to start with. If it is simply a job to change the head gasket as part of servicing?