felpro headgasket

95_gsrfodo · Post by **95_gsrfodo** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:37 am

ok well i made the mistake of using a felpro headgasket on a d15 civic and this is what happend...

anyone else ever had this haoppen?
i now have a oem metal gasket on it... had to swap it again today

and now have the mls headgasket that i should have installed the first time

Redline · Post by **Redline** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:55 am

looks to me like someone ran that thing hot!!!!!

95_gsrfodo · Post by **95_gsrfodo** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 3:06 am

Redline;277883 wrote:looks to me like someone ran that thing hot!!!!!

its all good doing it right this time with the right gasket and all will be good this time...

the guy tht i traded the car to wanted to fluch the radiator and didnt get all the air out and got it hott..

fry · Post by **fry** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 4:52 pm

i don't see what happened there fel pro's fault at all. looks like someone ran it hot...any head gasket will do that. i'm running a felpro hg on my boosted b16 thats seen 20psi with no issues.

N2HIFI · Post by **N2HIFI** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:00 pm

never had any issues with the fel pros... and i like running them because they have a warrenty, so if you do blow them you just take it back and get a new one for free... i swapped like 5 of them when i had headlift issues on my turbo'd d16

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:07 pm

fry;277966 wrote:i don't see what happened there fel pro's fault at all. looks like someone ran it hot...any head gasket will do that. i'm running a felpro hg on my boosted b16 thats seen 20psi with no issues.

I love when people blame the manufacture of a product when it was used beyond its operating specs.

rickles8099 · Post by **rickles8099** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:08 pm

i ran a felpro in my turbo d making over 265whp and drove that thing daily for over three years and never had a problem.

i use them for the same reason as what n2hifi said, they have a warranty. i also do not like the honda dealer by my house and go to oreillys for 95% of the stuff i need.

Edison Carasio · Post by **Edison Carasio** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:11 pm

Sounds like user error to me.

95_gsrfodo · Post by **95_gsrfodo** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:51 pm

all was good on the car untill he decided to "flush the coolant" and not bleed the air.. and im guessing had a air pocket and overheated it..
im saying air cuz he said after he drained the coolant he had idle surge and running hot.. his wire continued to drive it like this and this was the outcome

Waffles · Post by **Waffles** » Tue Nov 01, 2011 6:53 pm

95_gsrfodo;277990 wrote:all was goon on the car untill he decided to "flush the coolant" and not bleed the air.. and im guessing had a air pocket and overheated it..
im saying air cuz he said after he drained the coolant he had idel surge and running hot..

and that is felpro's problem how?