1997 - 2001 Honda CRV **BEST** Oil Pan Gasket Install | RD1 | RD2

[@djordan2725]

You're videos are perfection! I've a 98 crv, 235,000 and "we've" adjusted the valves together and replaced the oil pan gasket. If you ever have to do the wheel cylinders, bet your video would beat what's out there! I am a 52 year old woman, and your help has been invaluable to me. My Honda runs great!

[@blakenoelte2501]

Bless you for saving all of us the headache of a leaky gasket and recommending the rigid Felpro. You're the man! I know it's a 3-y/o video, but hopefully you still see this. Love your content!

[@hondaresource]

Thank you

[@dr.mantistoboggan4746]

I sinned and used the soft gasket, started dripping at 20 miles even when properly torqued, listen to this man and get the rigid one. It was a fun day because one of my captive studs on the header joint broke free and I had to get my sawzall in there to cut the stud, luckily the other 2 came free so the blade could barely fit. It's funny because the oem gasket I replaced wasn't even leaking at 219k! It was rock hard and took a half hour to carve off the pan. I was doing preventative maintenance. edit: for anyone watching in the future, you can't remove the header as one piece with the oil pan installed, and you can't remove the oil pan with the header installed 😣 this only matters if your lower header pipe won't separate from the upper half.

[@matthewnorris203]

Thanks for the tip on the rigid gasket part number!

[@hondaresource]

No problem 👍

[@am2boni]

Thank you so much!!! My wife laughed when you made the joke about being limp! That was a good one. I'm going to get the gasket your recommended. Take care and God bless!

[@hondaresource]

Thank you

[@outputdamikrip]

You're the best man! Thank you for showing us the ropes!

[@hondaresource]

Any time!

[@jaybilawchuk2225]

That was a nice change for you to have someone working while you’re narrating. That was awesome. Good info on the gasket type. Cheers from Central Canada for all your 97 to 2001 CRV vids. They are so helpful!

[@albertfinney1328]

Agreed. Fantastic videos and those of us who have these cars tend to love love love them--the vehicles and videos.

[@jaybilawchuk2225]

@@albertfinney1328 absolutely. Bought brand new in 1999…still running and looking like showroom today. It will be with me when I die. lol

[@MattChoo93]

So glad we came across this channel. Gonna try this out tomorrow, was going to replace it today but I bought the one with an "R" so I'll just wait to get the "T" version instead. Thanks for this!

[@hondaresource]

It's definitely worth the wait 100000000%

[@MattChoo93]

@@hondaresource I hope it is. Im sure you're right. just popped it in yesterday. Thank you again!

[@edizero1278]

I think I need to get this done, wish I had a lift, your videos are always helpful,thank you...

[@l.d.p.9365]

I just wanted to thank you for all the excellent videos you put out and all the great work you do. Unfortunately my journey in my CRV has ended because it blew a head gasket and the head is cracked and I'm on Social Security Disability so there's no money for repairs. Y'all take her easy

[@hondaresource]

Bummer! Best of luck with a future vehicle

[@l.d.p.9365]

There is still hope. My mechanic is a master machinist and may be able to drill the bolt. Fingers crossed.

[@l.d.p.9365]

Wish I could post pictures

[@l.d.p.9365]

I think I can post pics.

[@albertfinney1328]

I hope all went well. VERY much like to know you have noticed a considerable SS increase. Also if any interest and in case you don't know your seats may recline, very like a bed. I had my C RV many years before I learned this on another fantastic YT video. If there is a little handle to pull up below the back seats, you've got them. I've yet to try them out for more than a minute, but FANTASTIC. Front seats slide up toward the wheel and space to lie on is

[@Armagedn12]

This video helped me a ton but I want to add something: inspect your bolts and studs and consider replacing. I reused the old ones, which I realized afterwards were very weakened. Two bolts sheared off while threading them in, and three nuts threaded onto the studs but would neither tighten or loosen (stripped threads I guess) and I had to dremel them off and twist out the studs with vise grips. I just replaced the studs with bolts, I don’t see a good reason not to unless anybody knows one

[@hondaresource]

The studs are actually better than the bolts, but bolts are better than nothing. Those shouldn't ever be tightened enough to break or weaken them so they have been over tightened at some point.

[@Armagedn12]

@@hondaresource I didn’t have quick access to studs but they had bolts that would fit down at Advance. I figured I’d just keep a close eye on it and if there was an issue I’d order a stud kit but if it’s not leaking no reason to mess with it

[@TheBrossi7]

@@hondaresource I have this exact same issue going on. On the transmission side I have a leak. I checked the bolts and nuts and one of the nuts is spinning. It's in a spot that I can't get a dremel in to cut it off. Any ideas on how to extract it? I'm guessing my leak is only because this one post/nut doesn't have any pressure on the seal.

[@albertfinney1328]

'Sheared off," is my idea of a nightmare. I haven't looked more into this gasket change yet. Unsure how you dremeled them off. If you can please let me know. Meanwhile, I'll see if anything is posted about this.

[@juanmf310]

Tackling this on a sunday afternoon. thank you for all the info. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👌🏽

[@hondaresource]

I've got to do one of these myself this weekend

[@Yes-hf6cw]

Nice, mine oil pan is leaking too, abused it on the rocks while driving along trench. Gonna replace it

[@dylan203]

Hey man how’d you get the original gasket from factory off I’m having a hell of a time , I’m using a razor blade but barley making a dent the thing is on there like cement lol , I don’t wanna be to rough on it and gouge the metal

[@hondaresource]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ndl2WseKiDidU

[@brutalbasspro]

Thanks I just subbed doing this on my old ladies cr v right now! Btw great tip for burning the old one off!

[@hondaresource]

That tip is a life saver

[@rosegoes247]

Bless you for recommending the Field Pro T. Im realizing after taking off the 10mm bolts that there are studs and bolts. One bolt is spinning. Is this normal? How can I fix?

[@emalyarcos8464]

So I don’t have a lift to lift my crv to change the oil pan gasket . I have to jack it up ,you know where to put the jack on my 97 crv ? Please and thank you for all of the crv videos that you upload on KZbin you is the best 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Mr805smoke]

It's true I replaced mine with stock style gasket still leaks going to try this next

[@hondaresource]

You'll never go back lol

[@hondaphan4172]

@@hondaresource I can't agree more. This type is sooooo much better.

[@matthewnorris203]

Hey, do the oil pans leak if I torqued them but didn’t do the torque pattern?? Thanks!

[@Steve-yl1yg]

Really like your channel, helps DIYer's so much! Any plans to do a video on steering rack R&R? Mines leaking internally at the tube ends, no saving it. It does seem to run OK with the fluid level at the low mark, if I fill it to the top mark massive leaks!

[@hondaresource]

I'll make a video on it next time I get one in for rack replacement. It's not a fun job

[@Steve-yl1yg]

@@hondaresource no it's not, especially without a lift

[@darrylstevens2556]

Geeat videos! SO do you feel the Velpro T is better then a OEM gasket? I bought an OEM gasket & its floppy. (Wife agrees...😆)

[@hondaresource]

Yes absolutely!

[@craigiefconcert6493]

How about cleaning the surfaces of the engine and the pan? Surely you must do that? How do you recommend to go about it? I expect a hard plastic scraper that won’t gouge and maybe some brake cleaner or similar or some kind or sludge remover. What can you inspect in the oil pickup? Anything?

[@hondaresource]

I use brake cleaner and a clean rag or paper towel to clean the oil off of the surfaces. As far as the pickup, just look through the gap on the bottom of it and make sure the screen doesn't have anything stuck to it. To remove the gasket from the pan, I recommend this technique - kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3ndl2WseKiDidU

[@KobinValenroth]

Excellent, all I need now is a $4000 car lift to change a $20 gasket 🙃😁

[@hondaresource]

😄😄😄definitely not necessary

[@KobinValenroth]

@hondaresource True, but it can't hurt lol.

[@valeriamartinez6028]

Is there a specific pattern I should follow when I torque the oil pan?

[@hondaresource]

I do inside to outside alternating sides.

[@Alex86056]

Hey just did the oil pan gasket and had some problems with the nuts and posts that are already on there ,they are leaking a bit I checked for all the posts to see if they had the metal washer but there was nothing can I replace the nuts and threaded bolts for just the normal bolts ?

[@lawrenceanderson6167]

you need to put a disclaimer in the beginning of this video. I was watching it with my 6 yo daughter and she asked what you meant with "this is what you want to be, This is what your wife don't want you to be" Had to say I had no idea what you meant. Now my daughter feels I don't know much about cars as she did before

[@hondaresource]

😂😂😂 sorry man, I try to keep it PG most of the time

[@lawrenceanderson6167]

@@hondaresource Ahhhhh. You fell for that line? My daughter is 42 and my grand daughter is 14 lol Just for curiosity, would you like to buy a bridge in NY. Liked the video. keep up the good work

[@hondaresource]

@@lawrenceanderson6167 I'll take some ocean front property in Arizona

[@solomonstello]

This is good! 😆

[@beaublackmore3706]

Thank you for the great video. I am just wondering how you would diagnose a rear main seal leak versus a leaky oil pan? I replaced the oil pan gasket a few months back and it didn't seem to make an ounce of difference. I just realized after watching the video that I used the crappy rubber gasket instead of the rigid one. I'm going to buy the gasket you used to see if it makes a difference; but, I'm really thinking it is the rear main seal on the auto trans. How could I know for sure? Thanks again for the great videos :)

[@hondaresource]

I would start by replacing the oil pan gasket and make sure you got the original metal rings off around the studs on that end of the oil pan. Also while you are there, take a flashlight and look up in between the engine and trans to see if you can see any dampness.

[@beaublackmore3706]

@@hondaresource awesome that sounds like a plan 😊 thanks buddy

[@marcibunn]

thank you!

[@laurencegoedar462]

Thanks for sharing your experience! Didn't you have any problems using the old gaskets on the exhaust?

[@hondaresource]

Nope, I've had countless crv's apart over the years and never had to replace one of the exhaust gaskets unless it was already bad.

[@juanmf310]

Thanks for all the videos! So much info! Just did the gasket on Monday and was fun! Any vids on EVAP leaks? Besides gas cap being the issue? Thanks in advance! 👍🏽👍🏽

[@hondaresource]

Heck yeah man! Unfortunately I dont have any evap videos. Those can be tricky since its a finicky system

[@juanmf310]

@@hondaresource regardless! U is the man and thanks for the replies. Suspension work this weekend. Front bearings ball joints(will try the freeze ball joints technique) end links bushings upper lower control arms! 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@hondaresource]

@@juanmf310 good luck boss!

[@sheistybasterd]

It seems most people have good results with this gasket. However, a lot of people also complain that it leaks worse than before after 1 heat cycle. Not sure if I got a defective part or something else, but unfortunately i am gonna have to go back to the floppy design, which maybe caused a little sweating at the edges, but never the crazy dripping that I have now...

[@hondaresource]

I've used probably 30 of these and never had a single leak

[@deputydan2226]

It's probably because you and most people don't remove the factory torque limiters

[@sheistybasterd]

@@deputydan2226 I should've replied back sooner, but when I exchanged the gasket for genuine Honda, I identified the torque limiter ( didn't see it before) and removed it. I agree, it's most likely the cause of the leak. So right now I am running the Honda soft gasket, but will keep the hard gasket in case I need it later.

[@deputydan2226]

@sheistybasterd no worries, I just came across this video and your comment. thought I'd share the knowledge in case some else even needed it lol

[@motogp9253]

@@deputydan2226 Do the torque limiters look like little black washers? Thanks!

[@hiteshpatel275]

Your videos are helpful 🇬🇧

[@hondaresource]

Awesome!

[@chrisboyd6032]

Great video as always! Love my crv. I was wondering if you have a link to torque specs for first Gen crvs. Thanks

[@hondaresource]

I don't, sorry man

[@rosegoes247]

The instructions for the rigid fel pro in this video say torque bolts up to 105 inch lbs

[@jeffreyreeddiy7683]

When you reuse the 30630t oil pan gasket, what is the procedure. Do you scrape the old silicone in the spots and apply new? Or just slap it back on?

[@hondaresource]

Always clean and use new

[@Mmoustafa99]

Are the hardware pieces for the oil pan supposed to be studs and nuts, bolts or both? If I can recall I took off both types. Also as I was taking the nuts off some of the studs, the entire stud would come out too. The nuts must’ve been stuck on it due to corrosion. I’d like to use new hardware. After I took all 19 pieces off I forgot where each one goes. Is there different hardware lengths that are supposed to be in specific spots? I wish there was a diagram….

[@rosegoes247]

I found the diagram. It's 2 studs, some bolts and nuts.

[@park0rdie]

Thx brotha.. I'm great info.

[@hondaresource]

No problem 👍

[@zacharygay7598]

So I was torquing one of mine down and had the torque wrench set to 8.7 ft/lbs and it kept turning and turning and not clicking and eventually it sheared off 😑 I did have an extension added to the torque wrench, would that have caused it to not click at the proper rating? What would be the reasoning for it over tightening like that?

[@hondaresource]

Probably over torqued previously

[@chrisboyd6032]

Hey what's the tire and rim size for the blue crv in thumb nail? Like the look.

[@hondaresource]

15x8. 235/75/15

[@DunOpondo]

A piece of masking tape dropped inside mine through the dipstick hole, is there need to worry or the strainer inside the oil pan will prevent it from doing any harm till I can change the oil later? Thanks

[@hondaresource]

I'm sure if it fit through the dipstick you have nothing to worry about

[@DunOpondo]

@@hondaresource it's been three days now, running without issues, I only noticed a swirl in the radiator hole when starting the engine, guess my thermostat is stuck open but that's unrelated case. Thanks for your responses. 👍🏿

[@sawguhdoh1176]

Does the gasket fit all the b series?

[@hondaresource]

Yes 🤘

[@isaiahrocha6747]

What is the Honda bond for? Do you put it on with the gasket? And is it required?

[@hondaresource]

Its where parts the engine join. It's definitely recommended.

[@nathanyoung9123]

I used this one and it’s leaking!

[@jonhvac]

Me Too!

[@jakeclifton1818]

Me three lmao

[@sheistybasterd]

me four

[@nathanyoung9123]

Dude! I put this exact gasket on my 1997 Honda CR-V lx and it was good for less than a day and it started to leak more than my old, someone please give me some advice or something smh!

[@hondaresource]

Are you 100% sure you got the little metal rings off of the mating surface? sometimes the old gasket leaves them on the side closet to the transmission. I've yet to see one of these leak after proper installation and I have personally installed probably 20. I have one at the shop now getting this same gasket

[@nathanyoung9123]

Little black rings...? I don’t remember seeing those... but yes it is leaking from the side closest to the transmission maybe I didn’t clean the surfaces properly, for a second I thought I might’ve tightened it to tight. When I noticed it leaking I just tightened where it was leaking and it was the side closest to the transmission.

[@emiljack5389]

Hello. I was by a mechanic to check out why I had a leak around my crank case and cam . We change the seals on cams crank case but it's still leaks down around the pully wheel.. He said it has to be a head gasket that's leaking the oil.. He wants to take the head off and inspect it and if possible replace it. 😪😭 Costly.. Question can I use a stop leak? And would that stop it or try it. And which one would u recommend. I'm hearing lucus stop leak.

[@hondaresource]

I don't ever recommend using stop leak in a motor. It stops up ports that aren't meant to be stopped up. Remove the timing covers and start it up to see where the oil is actually coming from

[@emiljack5389]

@@hondaresource OK. I'll tell them to remove it and try, but we replaced camshaft seals and crank seals. Can too much oil in the engine cause this as well because I realise it's over filled on my dipstic.

[@hondaresource]

No, overfilling it won't cause an oil leak.

[@hondaresource]

Also, look on my channel for the b series oil pump o-ring. That may be leaking.

[@emiljack5389]

@@hondaresource looked at it already as well.. But the leak runs down at the front by the exhaust manifold on the right side next to the timing cover where head meets block.

[@cri8tor]

Used to swear by OEM. Not anymore.

[@hondaresource]

This is absolutely the best on the market!

[@cri8tor]

Used the exact same gasket, but still have a leak. Thinking about changing the oil pan. The cost of two factory gaskets and one Felpro have already exceeded the cost of one oil pan. Ever have the oil pan be the problem?

[@kaepsalot]

One minute in.....ummm...never mind ill tighten it if I can, and ignore the drips. Its lasted 345,000. It'll be fine.

[@hondaresource]

😂😂😂 it's not that bad

[@alnav6899]

What rims you have installed and tires?

[@hondaresource]

Rota grid 15x8 235/75/15

[@alnav6899]

@@hondaresource thanks and what brand of tires?

[@enriquepaniagua2691]

Did/can you use the same oil ?

[@hondaresource]

You can reuse it if you put it in a clean container when you drain it.

[@enriquepaniagua2691]

Thanks man good Video 👍🏽

[@michaelwilliamson3551]

My exhaust is already out of the way somebody just stole my catalytic converter. On top of everything they cut the oil pan in the process. I e why I'm here.

[@hondaresource]

That a bummer! Best of luck getting it back going!

[@stevemichel4697]

Hey! Sup I some help on my crv

[@hondaresource]

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