Car and engine? Stock?
if he has exhaust pipe A, what if its a 4-1? lol but in all seriousness sometimes its easier to just remove the header since finding a gasket that fits right can be a pitaWhy is everyone suggesting to remove the header? That's not necessary. You must mean exhaust pipe A.
What am I missing? It's much easier to remove exhaust pipe A than the header. The doughnut crush gasket can be found at auto parts stores, local Honda dealerships, online Honda parts sites, etc. And you don't always need to replace the gaskets on exhaust pipe A.
the gasket that collects flange to flange, i know the donut gaskets are easy to find. but not all stores will have in stock a gasket for between the flanges for pipe A and the manifold from the head. or if you have a 4-1 header you have no choice
There is one or two aluminum crush gaskets between the header and exhaust pipe A. Of course, local and online Honda parts stores have them. I also have found them at chain auto parts stores. And again, you really don't have to replace them every time you remove exhaust pipe A, especially for OBD1 cars that lack a secondary O2 sensor.
hmm i actually never realized they used a donut style gasket on the upper part. im so use to aftermarket stuff where they dont use them
Unfortunately, we don't yet know what car the OP has and whether it is modified (e.g., exhaust system). In our discussion, I've assumed that he has a stock 5th gen Civic, but we won't know until he provides this key information, hence my first post in this thread.
Sorry, been busy with school. It's a 2-door coupe, 1.6 Liter manual.
The nuts on mine were seized and I ended up breaking bolts and stuff. OP it may or may not be easier to take the header off just try taking the A pipe see how it goes.Why is everyone suggesting to remove the header? That's not necessary. You must mean exhaust pipe A.
Try to losses them with steady pressure first, if it won't. I'd've give them a healthy bath in PB blaster penetrating fluid, wait about 30 min to an hour and try again. If it still won't break loose, soak them again and let it sit over night, do not start the car after soaking or you will burn off the fluid, it should come off by then. Don't try to shortcut around replacing the gasket, quick fixes will never last.
