Fixing my 1.7L Civic EM2 Part 1: Removing Blown Head Gasket

[@seattlejdmcivic]

My bad for the comment on your other video I just seen that you actually did go ahead and do the head gasket and timing belt water pump

[@CarsandCoding]

How much did surfacing the head cost at the machine shop? I am wondering if I should have that done or just buy a remanufactured head since they are about $400 complete?

[@MotorheadATX]

If I remember correctly he charged me around $100

[@louiecarlos7331]

What was the car doing? My sons 04 civic is getting hot, stumbling then all of a sudden it runs good. It’s very intermittent. It was low in coolant so it may be burning it in the cylinder

[@MotorheadATX]

Mine wasn't really running rough, it would just overheat and right before I replaced the head gasket it would only take about 15-20 minutes to overheat which made it pretty much undrivable. I haven't had any issues with it after replacing the head gasket and is now nearing 300,000 miles.

[@noahzimmerman6406]

do you still have her, and does she still run good? i just got an 04 em2 and and keeping an eye on the temp

[@MotorheadATX]

Yep, still running strong. It's up to 295k miles now. I daily it and still use it for Uber eats so it's still getting pretty heavy use. Only thing it's needed since head gasket was a starter