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Originally Posted by Xist
Did you purchase new head bolts? When I redid the Subaru I kept reading that it was fine to reuse them as long as you inspect them carefully, but now I can only find people saying that you are a bad person if you even think about reusing them.
So, I went to order Fel-Pro head bolts.
I cannot find any!
I can only find generic ones.
I shopped around and Coconut Point Honda in Florida seems to be the cheapest, $40.15 shipped.
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I did not buy new head bolts. I kept strict track of which bolt came from which hole, inspected the bolts, cleaned the housings in the block, and I think I oiled the bolts slightly with engine oil, if I recall correctly. I talked them down using a torque wrench, moving in the pattern recommended in the factory service manual, and to the specific torque specs in the manual. I kind of wish at this point that I had just sprung for new head bolts. I'm worried about what might happen one day if I need to remove the head again. But it's too late now! And everything is running great after about seven or eight thousand miles I think, maybe a bit more.