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Cylinder head bolts

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 12:28 pm
by cds83
Hey everyone I just had a quick question I'm in the process of changing my head gasket on my 95 civic cx hatch with a d15 in it and I was wandering if the head bolts were torque to yield or not because Oreillys or auto zone don't have them and if they are not should I reuse them? And if not where can I get new head bolts at and around how much are they? Any info as soon as possible is greatly appreciated due to this being my daily driver I need it fixed asap

PostPosted: Fri Nov 15, 2013 2:43 pm
by teal_dx
The d15b8 head bolts are stretch bolts, meaning once they have been used, they should not be re-used. Some people do re-use them, I never have. I'd hate to have to change them out later on due to a leaking head gasket. Last time I checked prices at a dealer (10 years ago) new head bolts were $9 each. So instead I spent $120 on ARP Headstuds.