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Old 07-09-2018, 01:39 PM   #36 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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90 day: 66.42 mpg (US)

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This guy also cuts off the old grommets and uses a hammer and socket to force in the new ones, but he lubricates it, and uses a larger socket than I did:
That's pretty good. I just pushed the new gasket on with my thumbs, I think. And I lubed it with a little used engine oil from the engine. I would recommend hitting the socket, not the bolt head, personally. I did my process on a softer surface too. No need to beat up these very visible valve cover bolt heads.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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