How to change HeadGasket 1.5L Turbo 2018 Honda Accord Part 1 

That was the main reason I’ve created this channel to help the average person do their own repair and save $$. I’m glad I can help. Thank you for the kind words and your feed back. God bless you and your family. 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Same!! Thanks brother!

@@waybach 🙏🏻🙏🏻

Yes same happened to my daughter car

You should get him something nice like a gift for his garage. A nice comfortable boots to work in or a power tool or battery replacement since those degrade. A JBL Flip 5 audio bluetooth speaker.

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And take a lot of pictures. I have a small dry erase board I write step numbers on (1, 2, 3,... 235, 236, etc) and go in reverse order when re-assembling.

@@Xopher30💯💯💯

Foreal they obviously did this on purpose to make more $$ , it’s messed up my brother just went to the dealer ship and they want to charge him 5 grand … like na bro.. I told him I’d do it . Seems like a lot of work to just take the shit out.. I’ve worked on some of the worst engines ever made and honestly this might just top the bar for the hardest engine to fix just look at all the shit you gotta take out. What type of Japanese bullshit is this .. I miss the old 99 Honda civics 🤣🤣

Cool!

Unfortunately, changing the oil has little to do with the head gasket blown

@@rcole3838 Can you tell me what is the reason behind why the head gaskets are blown. I am not a mechanic I just wanted to share about my 2018 Honda Accord reaching more than 125K miles w/o any issues.

@@winchellsit’s a combination of things. The stock boost pressure on these cars is high, 16.5psi on the civic and more for the accord the stock head bolts on the 1.5t cars are made from poor quality metal that stretches over time (causing the head to lift) and they are thin to begin with. People have also said that the torque on the head bolts is not always uniform from the factory (causing uneven clamping force) Honda added passages between the cylinders on the block that allows coolant to flow. Ford tried this sort of design and had the same issues with the head gaskets a few years back The stock turbo on the 1.5t cars spools very quickly, leading to more torque down low (getting the car off the line faster) but also increasing the strain on the head bolts I upgraded to ARP head studs on my 18 civic for peace of mind. If you don’t drive your car hard and is mostly highway driving you may not have much issue, but if there is a lot of city driving or you abuse it regularly it’s more likely to happen Also use the highest quality gas you can, detonation from using 87 is not your friend

@@Bfg-yi2id Thanks for the technical explanation! Yes you are right, normal usage of the car without any abuse coupled with proper maintenance will surely be fine!🙂

Sounds like the early 90s Ford Tauruses, with their blown head gaskets

Thank you

It's actually pretty wild they suggest 87 is ok in the manual.

Compression is not the issue , people are using theses engines as high performance and running them hard and not maintaining them ,any turbo engine is under pressure. And needs top quality fuel and not regular 87 and high quality synthetic oil ! Anyway these engines were designed for fuel economy And regular driving

Do you think using 89 would help compares to just 87. I'm a student so it would really suck to have to put 91 especially when the gas prices increase.

@@dennisd1778all of you have the wrong idea, it’s actually a lot simpler. Honda made really weak headstuds for this motor. The turbo pressure is enough to make the frail headstuds stretch and the head actually lifts off of the engine a few mm. This is enough to allow coolant past the gasket and for it to unseal and fail. Preventative measures for people building this engine like me: ARP headstuds. On a stock car it should be fine with stock studs but Honda failed on these ones. My car runs 28psi of boost (stock is 19psi on the civic si I believe) and have had no issue for 40k miles

The stock head bolts stretch under the turbo

Thanks for watching! Yea. I really thought those engines were a lot more reliable but have seen 3 now with major failures. Like misfire with low compression.

Got a 2018 1.5 liter head gasket got a pinhole in it. Right at or a little over 90,000 miles. Thought they supposed to be bulletproof New day and age 🤦🏻‍♂️

@@justinvidrine2857 🤦‍♂️

Agree! I was shocked when I figured it out. The cvt transmission is another weakness I change the oil every 40k.

@@swright4000 the cvt transmission is the least of your problems same as the oil dilution people complained about. Even the turbo in the 1.5t is fairly reliable. The 1.5t has a design flaw mainly the head bolts being too weak to handle it causing it to lift. Honda saying 87 octane is fine is part of the issue. The 1.5t can be reliable but it cannot be driven hard like at all. I wouldn’t drive this fast ever to be honest. and it needs 91 octane. To me that is a design flaw

Update??

It's definitely the head gasket issue! Please file a claim with Honda USA

Yes cometic gasket and arp head bolts will solve it for good

yes, same engine different transmission, assuming you have the 1.5t

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Then you don't tear down many 1.5l turbo Honda engines. Designed to fail.

@@flyingjeff1984 all engines are

@@flyingjeff1984i have a 2018 honda accord 1.5 at 130k miles haven’t blown the head gasket runs great still.

​@@JOSHUAGALVANNso far. Give it 10k miles. Its not the maintenance, its the inherent design flaw. Same issue as the 1.5 ecoboost by Ford. Both have a groove inlet between the cylinder walls which allow coolant intrusion.

For the occasional use I would get a harbor freight Icon. Don’t go with the cheapest ones out there.

I use SnapOn products but it’s really expensive to buy it just for this job. He might be right 👆🏻👆🏻

I'm not sure why you need a digital torque wrench. You can get a CDI torque wrench which I believe is made by Snap On but at a better price. Not cheap but very high quality torque wrench. If you don't want to spend tool truck prices (snap on, matco, mac, etc...) any common brand should get the job done. Also, you'll probably need various size torque wrenches.

@@MrSupernova111 you definitely don’t need anything expensive or fancy as long as it does the job accurate but I like to use high quality tools since I use them on daily basis

@@a2zautomasters862 . I was replying to the original comment. I realize people who use tools daily need the highest quality. The rest of us aren't in that category.

More likely clogged fuel injectors. Try Lucas fuel treatment and report back.

Head gasket!!! Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General

No. It did over heat couple of times for only few minutes and the head look good so I didn’t see the need for a machine shop

Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General. So we can get a recall

Wow. That sounds like a very bad business. That’s a misfire Cyl 2 code. Might be just an ignition coil or as bad as bad head gasket job

There are two sides to every story

Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General

it idles rough but seems to run fine at speed. it drinks about 1/2 cup of antifreeze a week.

Yup. That’s definitely a head gasket

Not that I’m aware of.

There is. Check with your local honda dealer. Part number should end in A001 not A000

@@brewyawn3394full part number?

Problem isn’t the gasket. It’s the stock head bolts stretch under the turbo and cause head lift

Part 2 Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General

What is LSPI?

@@luismarty1685 low speed pre ignition. It can destroy an engine quick.

@@rolandotillit2867 thank you

so you should not floor the car when you are at low rpm in high gear but rather downshift, or you should avoid flooring when you are between 2.500-3.200 altogether irrespective of gear? (although the 2nd option does not make much sense to me). What about when driving upwards on a hill?

@@razvanaxinie4495 Not flooring it in the danger zone is best for longevity. You spend less time in the danger zone in lower gears because you go through the RPM faster. In a higher gear, you spend more time in the danger zone because RPM builds slower. You want to avoid flooring it in the danger zone if you want the turbo engine to last.

Yea a job like that range 4-6k everywhere. I usually do it for about 3k to help fellow youtube followers.

Insane! Honda is not what it used to be.

Avoid the turbo. I will stick to my normal engine. $5,000 will buy a lot of gas for my V6.

​@a2zautomasters862 are you in Texas?

Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General. So we can get a recall

Any update about a claim? I just had this issue happen to me, Dealer quoted me 4k to replace head gasket at 105000 miles. It’s unbelievable how quick this car is having these type of problems with normal wear and tear…

@axelr8219 No luck since my car is out of warrenty and not a recall best corporate could do is file a complaint for me...more people need to call it in at this point

I will just keep my V6 forever. $4,000 buys a lot of gas. No turbo for me.

I can buy a engine for less 😂

Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General. So we can get a recall

The 1.5T is the problem. Small engine, too much power.

Meanwhile, 1.6 l toyota Corolla GR is 300 hp@@fireemblemaddict128

​@@mitchhedberg4415 dude, Toyota's 1.6L turbo is designed for high performance usage from the get go, Honda's 1.5L turbo is just a hoped up and overworked Honda Fit engine.

The whole engine is on the weak side, nothing overbuilt.

​@@mitchhedberg4415 the 1.5T is basically an overworked Honda Fit engine

Update?

Please file a claim with Honda USA and report to the Attorney General. So we can get a recall

@@RemingtonScarborough no issues. I filled the reserve bottle halfway full and the level hasn't changed in the last 15000 miles. Still no issues relating to head gasket. Idk perhaps the bottle was low from the factory