Thermostat and Waterpipe removal | PART 1 | CIVIC EG 

Thanks a lot Nick. It was more work for sure but I felt good about it once I got it all buttoned back up.

That’s interesting thanks man!

Crazy man. I guess that really is common for people to not run thermostats. Maybe they are sealing up the thermostat housing with some gasket maker or something cause mine leaked hard with nothing there lol. Glad to hear you got yours all back together.

Did you get it off? And how?

Frank Porto III yeah, force lol. It was basically welded on with some sealant someone else put from before

Frank Porto III usually comes out very easily, just make sure you remove everything in the way

@@BloodyWallz I used JB weld and a hose clamp, seems ok for now!

It really is lol. It's nice having the d15b8/b7 and the z6 in my garage to use parts off of. When putting the water pipe back on it actually really helped to see the back of another block and see how the pipe needs to wiggle through to the water pump inlet.

Thanks a lot. Sure appreciate you watching them! Once I get past these little things I will continue on with suspension stuff, preparing for coilovers coming.

I realize I am pretty randomly asking but do anybody know a good website to watch newly released tv shows online ?

@Ali Harley I dunno I watch on flixportal. Just google after it =) -elon

@Elon Misael thanks, I went there and it seems like they got a lot of movies there =) I really appreciate it!

@Ali Harley you are welcome =)

Oh really, wow. Hopefully you can just move the power steering pump off to the side and not fully remove it. But good luck dude

Refine Movement thanks man

That's right, the o ring is all that holds it. It's tight with a new o-ring.

Thanks a lot man! More work in that moment but it was worth it in the end. Now I know I can take off those two 10mm thermostat housing bolts with no issue. Trying to get rid of any little things like that which could turn into a big issue when I'm 2 hours away from my house and out at a racetrack.

Refine Movement yeah always do a good look over before every outing 🚘🎣

Pretty sure just you just gotta pull that thing off. Might be stuck after years of being on there so it could be challenging!

Yeah, but then again "janky" is a pretty good word to describe the whole car lol. Won't be that way once I get all these new suspension parts fitted tho woo! haha. New hoses would be good, I agree.

It pretty much just fits together. you just push them together and the o ring holds it into place

I mean that’s pretty much what this video is about. I took the whole water pipe off the back of the engine block which included the thermostat housing. Mine had stripped 10mm bolts that wouldn’t budge.

Sorry didn't explained myself correctly I want to know how you remove the water pipe housing you didn't show the process of removing I want to know how to take it off what did you use or do to take it off and by the way thanks for replying back

I see. There are two more 10 mm bolts on the side of the thermostat housing that hold it and the water pipe to the back of the engine block. You should be able to find a diagram of that in a service manual or a helms I would think. Remove those two bolts and then the connecting coolant lines. There’s three hoses if I remember right. They are obvious and you will see them, they are connected right to the pipe. Once those are off then you will be able to just pull the water pipe and thermostat housing off the block. It’s a bit tricky because you have to wiggle the water pipe around a bit to clear the black emissions box on the back of the block but have patience and you’ll get it. I’d replace the o rings that are on both sides of the water pipe then if you’ve never replaced them. Might as well while you are there and since your removing them from their happy place haha. Then put your new housing on with new bolts that you can actually turn. Thermostat and all that then put it all back together. I know it’s hard to understand or be confident in what you are doing by someone just typing it out for you but take your time and look around in that area first and familiarize yourself with all the pieces. Makes it less scary when you go to do the work. Good luck to you man

Good looking out it was success I finished putting everything back in place with no problem thanks for the info and the video and your help !

Da doot chssshhh! That’s my drum effect sound Ted. Haha thanks dude

Refine Movement no prob. Glad you're getting all the little misc issues out of the way before you take it out on the track.

Dead Channel lol I feel you bru, I feel ya

D series engines older then 1996 have 2 bolts and they come off you can see one of the bolts in the thumbnail. If your d series is 1996 or newer the don’t have the bolts and they don’t come off.

@@RefineMovement i actually figured it out. Its a 99. It wouldn't pop out cause the O ring wasnt on all the way and it wedged it in place. It was leaking

thanks for the suggestion

Np dude, they are WAY better than vice grips, because pipe wrenches are made to grab on round things, i have a super small pipe wrench and its the best thing ever. You can also look at something called "strip bolt socket" they are made for removing strip bolts :)

The bolts were already stripped when I got there. I tried a few different methods including a tool specific to removing stripped bolts, vice grips, and cutting a slice in the bolt and trying to knock it free. This is the way I saw to get it done and it worked. Sure, I didn't want to do all that but thats the path I chose and again, it worked. I swapped out the single cam for another single cam because that's what I wanted to do. I'm still learning to drive this thing on track and so I'm not looking for more speed at the moment. Still working on braking, heel toe, balancing the car through the corner and getting back on the throttle to pull the car out of the corner. It's for sure not a waste of time in my eyes and it's not always about the money for me anyway.

@@RefineMovement that's what I'm talking bout brotha! That Andrew making all us by the name of Andrew like jerks that obviously aren't caught up with your series. You had everything for the single cam and you upgraded engines as is anyways. Keep smashing on it man. You got the right direction for practice in the techniques you mentioned. Especially being "in throttle" throughout the entire turn enabling better rotation of your tires this creates better traction as well as weight transfer. Sounds like your talking with Bryn on track days @ the firm