I am planning on changing the oil pan gasket on my 05 Honda Civic due to a minor leak. Has anyone had any experience with replacing a Honda oil pan gasket? I've read that I should install the gasket dry, install with gasket and rtv in certain spots, and also install with no gasket just THE RIGHT STUFF and torque it down. Id appreciate it if someone could help. Thanks.
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I would need a factory service manual to tell you. I've done a bunch and they typically call for some combination of leave it dry here and dot it with sealer here.
FWIW I just did this on my daughter's 2001 Civic.
I went with the Felpro gasket rather than the Honda. I'm partial to their Permadry grade gaskets vs. OEM. Advance Auto has them and you can usually get a decent coupon discount.
It was a bear to scrape off the old one. Most was stuck on the pan, but only a trace on the flange on the block.
I ended up using the Permatex formagasket that stays flexible, putting a light skim on the block and pan flanges. I'll probably get flamed for that by some.
I've had mixed results with RTV while others I'm sure have done just fine.
I went with the Felpro gasket rather than the Honda. I'm partial to their Permadry grade gaskets vs. OEM. Advance Auto has them and you can usually get a decent coupon discount.
It was a bear to scrape off the old one. Most was stuck on the pan, but only a trace on the flange on the block.
I ended up using the Permatex formagasket that stays flexible, putting a light skim on the block and pan flanges. I'll probably get flamed for that by some.
did the gasket and prematex hold up well? any leaks so far? Thanks.
Fine so far.
I've used that combination both on the Civic and on my old Ranger with the Vulcan 3.0 V6. The Civic repair is only about a month old, the Ranger about 18 months.
The only other thing I'll add is the pan, in this case, did not separate easily from the block. I had to use a rubber mallet while holding a small flat board against the side of the pan to pop it loose. There isn't much room and I didn't want to risk denting the pan.
Hopefully, yours will need less persuasion. I was surprised how stuck it was. This was the OEM gasket at about 155,000.
I ended up scraping the gasket off in pieces with a putty knife; it was totally stuck and brittle, breaking apart a small piece at a time. I then used a drill-mounted wire wheel very, very, very lightly to remove the rest of the old gasket (and adhesive?) residue.
That last step is not suggested protocol in most manuals but you have to do what you have to do sometimes. The flange of the pan was not damaged, but I felt even better about using a light skim of sealer on it.
You can PM me if you want but it really is a straightforward job.
I've used that combination both on the Civic and on my old Ranger with the Vulcan 3.0 V6. The Civic repair is only about a month old, the Ranger about 18 months.
The only other thing I'll add is the pan, in this case, did not separate easily from the block. I had to use a rubber mallet while holding a small flat board against the side of the pan to pop it loose. There isn't much room and I didn't want to risk denting the pan.
Hopefully, yours will need less persuasion. I was surprised how stuck it was. This was the OEM gasket at about 155,000.
I ended up scraping the gasket off in pieces with a putty knife; it was totally stuck and brittle, breaking apart a small piece at a time. I then used a drill-mounted wire wheel very, very, very lightly to remove the rest of the old gasket (and adhesive?) residue.
That last step is not suggested protocol in most manuals but you have to do what you have to do sometimes. The flange of the pan was not damaged, but I felt even better about using a light skim of sealer on it.
You can PM me if you want but it really is a straightforward job.
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