"MikeLikes" > wrote in
oups.com:
> Hi everyone,
> I believe my car has an exhaust manifold leak and I am now looking at
> changing the gasket as a starting point. After reading the Honda
> workshop manual it stated that you should change the manifold stud,
> self locking nuts. My question is do I really need to change the self
> locking nuts
No.
Be prepared for broken studs though. And some of them may wind out of the
head with the nut still attached. Do NOT overtorque.
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