Just turned 120k but have been smelling coolant for several+ months. Assumed the odor was because of the coolant was coming due to be changed. Couldn't find anything under the hood. This should be an extended warranty issue.
my 2018 1.5 started showing symptoms at 60k (although that was after ~35k miles w/ a tune). returned to stock, ran some kseal through cooling system. at 75k now, occasional misfire under harder acceleration but consuming a fraction of the coolant it was. just nursing it along until i do gasket diy w/ arp kit when i have time
Could you imagine sacrificing your own brand's reliability you worked so hard to earn? Can you also imagine what it would cost Honda to do a recall of potentially millions of engines that then need to be re-machined when they can't even get enough fuel pumps in stock for this recall ....(Which....according to the service manager) can also damage the injectors. Billions in $ assuming.
As of today 05/29/2024, my 2018 Accord Hybrid 2.0L, "Head gasket replacement" needed at 68K! How!?!?!? Alerted by "high temperature read out warning while driving." Other mechanics told me it's "odd" at that mileage. Honda dealership in Paramus, NJ made a video of the antifreeze residue in cylinders #1 and #2. I don't even drive the card hard and always maintain it well. Car complaints website also states averages 73,350 mileage prior to gasket blow out. Did anyone call/report to corporate? Any offered solutions?
Sorry to head that bud yea i feel you sometime car go with high miles get it too and sometime low miles too we acrually got 1 at 50k and 1 at 98k im not sure if Honda doing any adjustment yet
For those who have gone through this head gasket issue, have you had to replace your entire engine or what the head gasket (bolts, injectors, plugs, etc) enough? I really don’t want to replace the head gasket if the engine has to go with it. Also does anyone know if bad spool valve is caused by blown head gasket. The reason I ask is because mechanic is telling me I have to replace spool valve before he can truly diagnose head gasket (although it is obviously the underlying issue - oil sludge, coolant disappeared with no leak, overheated once for a less than a minute before I parked). I don’t want to replace spool valve and have the head gasket wreck it again.
So far i have not see people replacing complete engine yet just head gasket and should be good who’s no how long will last , and i never heard of replacing the spool valve about this issue so did u bring it Honda Mechanic or local mechanic?
2018 Honda accord Lx 1.5 t dealership replaced to a 7000 mile engine original motor had 80k miles very frustrating had to literally fight with the dealership warranty covered but I’m so disappointed with Honda they need to recall
Hey bro thanks for sharing your opinion.. what do you think about this issues is there any product or something can added in oil or coolant?? another thing Im not that comfortable with 0w20 but for 5w30 and 5w40 maybe I don't know ..
Humm not sure about the products that u can put in or oil to me oil is oil but i think they put 0w20 which is light oil its for better fuel economy but the head gasket may be the material they use is not good and may be the torque procedure is not tighten even
What were the symptoms for the car before you figured a blown head gasket? I have a 2018 Accord 1.5t with 70k miles and misfire codes. I have changed Honda OEM plugs and coils. Still rough cold start and misfires on load at 2500 rpm. I have fuel injectors on order since I have read injectors are a problem with this generation as well. Thanks in advance for the help!
Did all ur lights turn on as well? What have you done that’s what I plan on doing as well hoping I don’t have a blow head gasket.. I want to replace fuel injectors and pcv valve
@@chinoa4188 I’ve replaced all oem plugs and coils. It threw a code for vvt solenoid and I just changed that as well. I was thinking it was as fuel injectors and ran a couple of tanks of injector cleaner. It’s a little bit better but still feel the misfire on load but now at above 3000 rpm. I just got new injectors finally since they’ve been on back order and will be replacing those next. Fingers crossed that it is fixed cause I really don’t have the funds to pay a shop for a head gasket replacement
@@taingTvi got a code p0303 cylinder 3 misfire u think changing my spark plugs would resolve the issue? I changed them and the old ones were super black lol! What do you think i should do to get that code gone?
So far they car its still new but i havent seen any problem on those 23 yet but i think they are look similar engines usually 1.5 Turbo thats the one that always blown 18-21 so far , havent seen 23 yet, its still early to say for now
@@taingTv Thanks for the reply and info. That said, I would have to assume 1.5L still the same and to be safe and I would avoid the 1.5L. Only Accord I would consider now, 2.0L Hybrid.
I have a 2018 hybrid , 280k miles with 2 blown head gaskets . 1st at 147k miles. I replaced engine with a 20k miles one. Now at 280k again blown head gasket . Have you seen any hybrids with this same issue?
Dear sir Good day I’v a problem with my 1.5 engine it’s mixing oil and water in radiator only not in oil level stick, so I am changed the gasket without make facing unfortunately the problem is back not in radiator only but in the oil level stick this time !! So can you advice me the problem please or the checklist list should I do to find the problem 🙏🏾 Thanks
Oh dam thats sad to hear that buddy but ur radiator is mixing with oil like thats its not a good sign i dont no if changing radiator will fix ur problem but something like that i usually doing engine swap and new radiator, could be something internal of engine is failing caused to mixing oil and coolant
I ordered ARP Headstuds for my 11th gen Si. They recommend doing 3 torque steps 25 ft-lbs, 50 ft-lbs, and 70 ft-lbs. What do you think? And Also, stock head studs are weak. Do you believe ARP head studs will help?
i have 2017 crv i need fuel injectors replacement. i watched ur video on that just wondering where r u located i want to bring my car to u if u wanna do this on the side plslet me know thanks
I just saw a 1.5L sleeve. The grove between the sleeve. Oh man. I’m wishing the Integra doesn’t have the grove. I’m sure Acura didn’t fix this. Terrible design. 🤦🏻♂️
I also just saw the toothpicks head bolts. Definitely not looking forward of the Integra head gasket. This is very crazy and Honda still making them with same issue. 🤦🏻♂️
Letting all you honda owners know that a low or bad battery causes problems with the vehicle. Stalls or hiccups. Honda dealership where I’m at said it was a head gasket and was trying to get me to pay I I imagine more than 4,000 dollars or trade in my vehicle. I didn’t believe that was an issue and scanned it my self with the one reader and only found and electrical code that popped up so I was like “it can’t be the head gasket….. I took a day off work checking for leaks in the coolant and other stuff and I finally fixed the stalling and jerking. Guess what it was in the end!!! It was a loose battery terminal🤣🤣🤣 Thank God! So I changed the old battery and tightened the battery terminal with a screw in between. All fixed now. I didn’t trust dealerships before and I still don’t trust them.😅😅😅
May be ur situation is different usually these kind of accord sometime wont store codes and mostly vehicle is overheating or low on coolant and sometime u get misfiring codes as well we have pressure test with thr radiator tester and with the pressure applied removed all spark plugs and stick the camera inside thru the spark plug hole u can see coolant running inside the cylinder walls
I realise the 2.0t doesn't have this problem but I think I know what might be the cause, firstly the 1.5 t head bolts stretch after a while due to the poor material of the head bolts also the accord 1.5 t has a higher boost pressure at about 20 psi I think, so high boost on high compression engine with inferior headbolts are a recipe for blow gasket.
Just turned 120k but have been smelling coolant for several+ months. Assumed the odor was because of the coolant was coming due to be changed. Couldn't find anything under the hood. This should be an extended warranty issue.
my 2018 1.5 started showing symptoms at 60k (although that was after ~35k miles w/ a tune). returned to stock, ran some kseal through cooling system. at 75k now, occasional misfire under harder acceleration but consuming a fraction of the coolant it was. just nursing it along until i do gasket diy w/ arp kit when i have time
I have a 2018 Accord with a bad head gasket. I decided not to fix it and fill it with a cup of antifreeze a week.
Why don’t they recall this, my gasket just blew at 60k miles with no warning .. never overheated or been low on coolant once.
Honestly i dont know if they gonna recall this issue but may be they gonna come with extended warranty thats just my guess not sure
Could you imagine sacrificing your own brand's reliability you worked so hard to earn? Can you also imagine what it would cost Honda to do a recall of potentially millions of engines that then need to be re-machined when they can't even get enough fuel pumps in stock for this recall ....(Which....according to the service manager) can also damage the injectors. Billions in $ assuming.
I have 2018 1.5 189Km with blown head gasket symptoms, i think honda should recall
What are the symptoms and how do you when it’s coming?
@@eugeniosanchez2409low coolant and car jerks when accelerating
I hade it done at 65k km on my 2019, and its starting to show signs it wants to blow up again at 115k km🥲
Hard starts( sounds like a diesel engine cold start)
Should get performance head bolts for Honda according to because they say that the open are not strong enough !!
2019 accord 1.5. Just got the bad news that the head gasket was bad. When does the class action suit start?
Man I’m having the same issue
My Honda accord just doesn’t work anymore
2018 Honda civic SI 1.5 Turbo, overheated al 97,000, it also has blow by now, have you had blow by on the accords? When you have a blown head gasket?
detonation from cheap fuel kills a lot of these head gaskets
Do you mean low octane or not a name brand. Is getting fuel at sheetz or turkey hill considered cheep?
@@toddsmith1617look for top tier fuel sign on gas pump
Thanks for this video. How many more of these have you seen since? What percent CR-Vs? How much does it cost to fix? Does Honda cover any of it?
I see a lot lately i actually did 2 last week cost kinda alot im not sure how much but if it out of warranty its expensive
As of today 05/29/2024, my 2018 Accord Hybrid 2.0L, "Head gasket replacement" needed at 68K! How!?!?!? Alerted by "high temperature read out warning while driving." Other mechanics told me it's "odd" at that mileage. Honda dealership in Paramus, NJ made a video of the antifreeze residue in cylinders #1 and #2. I don't even drive the card hard and always maintain it well. Car complaints website also states averages 73,350 mileage prior to gasket blow out. Did anyone call/report to corporate? Any offered solutions?
Sorry to head that bud yea i feel you sometime car go with high miles get it too and sometime low miles too we acrually got 1 at 50k and 1 at 98k im not sure if Honda doing any adjustment yet
For those who have gone through this head gasket issue, have you had to replace your entire engine or what the head gasket (bolts, injectors, plugs, etc) enough?
I really don’t want to replace the head gasket if the engine has to go with it.
Also does anyone know if bad spool valve is caused by blown head gasket. The reason I ask is because mechanic is telling me I have to replace spool valve before he can truly diagnose head gasket (although it is obviously the underlying issue - oil sludge, coolant disappeared with no leak, overheated once for a less than a minute before I parked). I don’t want to replace spool valve and have the head gasket wreck it again.
So far i have not see people replacing complete engine yet just head gasket and should be good who’s no how long will last , and i never heard of replacing the spool valve about this issue so did u bring it Honda Mechanic or local mechanic?
2018 Honda accord Lx 1.5 t dealership replaced to a 7000 mile engine original motor had 80k miles very frustrating had to literally fight with the dealership warranty covered but I’m so disappointed with Honda they need to recall
Yea i fell you man i fell like they might come up like a extended warranty not sure
Hey bro thanks for sharing your opinion.. what do you think about this issues is there any product or something can added in oil or coolant?? another thing Im not that comfortable with 0w20 but for 5w30 and 5w40 maybe I don't know ..
Humm not sure about the products that u can put in or oil to me oil is oil but i think they put 0w20 which is light oil its for better fuel economy but the head gasket may be the material they use is not good and may be the torque procedure is not tighten even
What were the symptoms for the car before you figured a blown head gasket? I have a 2018 Accord 1.5t with 70k miles and misfire codes. I have changed Honda OEM plugs and coils. Still rough cold start and misfires on load at 2500 rpm. I have fuel injectors on order since I have read injectors are a problem with this generation as well. Thanks in advance for the help!
Did all ur lights turn on as well? What have you done that’s what I plan on doing as well hoping I don’t have a blow head gasket.. I want to replace fuel injectors and pcv valve
@@chinoa4188 I’ve replaced all oem plugs and coils. It threw a code for vvt solenoid and I just changed that as well. I was thinking it was as fuel injectors and ran a couple of tanks of injector cleaner. It’s a little bit better but still feel the misfire on load but now at above 3000 rpm. I just got new injectors finally since they’ve been on back order and will be replacing those next. Fingers crossed that it is fixed cause I really don’t have the funds to pay a shop for a head gasket replacement
What are the codes that ur getting?
@@taingTvi got a code p0303 cylinder 3 misfire u think changing my spark plugs would resolve the issue? I changed them and the old ones were super black lol! What do you think i should do to get that code gone?
Have you looked up a 2021 1.5 torque specs to see if Honda has increased the torque on the 1.5?
The spec no change but either the torque is off or the material they use is cheap
To your knowledge has Honda made any improvements on the 23 and up to address the issue? Owned several Accords, wouldn't now buy a new 1.5T.
So far they car its still new but i havent seen any problem on those 23 yet but i think they are look similar engines usually 1.5 Turbo thats the one that always blown 18-21 so far , havent seen 23 yet, its still early to say for now
@@taingTv Thanks for the reply and info. That said, I would have to assume 1.5L still the same and to be safe and I would avoid the 1.5L. Only Accord I would consider now, 2.0L Hybrid.
Is this just accord or all 1.5L? Isn’t the 1.5 in the CRV as well?
So far i see most on the accords but i have a few crv 1.5 as well similar engines
I have a 2020 Accord exl. No problems. Read give it higher octane fuel helps? More frequent oil changes or coolant changenhelp?
U can try that may be will help u for long run
This is what I've heard to. Premium gas, oil. I'll let you know it goes. 🤞🏽
Does Honda have a recall on this problem?
No recall just a known problem that they aware off
I have a 2018 hybrid , 280k miles with 2 blown head gaskets . 1st at 147k miles. I replaced engine with a 20k miles one. Now at 280k again blown head gasket . Have you seen any hybrids with this same issue?
The hybrid i did not see it yet but like i mentioned thats the gasket they use is either bad materials or the torque is not properly
@@taingTv would you happen to know the torque specs for the hybrid ?
As of today 05/29/2024, my 2018 Accord Hybrid 2.0, "Head gasket replacement" needed at 68K miles! How!?!?!?
Dear sir
Good day
I’v a problem with my 1.5 engine it’s mixing oil and water in radiator only not in oil level stick, so I am changed the gasket without make facing unfortunately the problem is back not in radiator only but in the oil level stick this time !!
So can you advice me the problem please or the checklist list should I do to find the problem 🙏🏾
Thanks
Oh dam thats sad to hear that buddy but ur radiator is mixing with oil like thats its not a good sign i dont no if changing radiator will fix ur problem but something like that i usually doing engine swap and new radiator, could be something internal of engine is failing caused to mixing oil and coolant
Great video tai. Keep up the good work.
I ordered ARP Headstuds for my 11th gen Si. They recommend doing 3 torque steps 25 ft-lbs, 50 ft-lbs, and 70 ft-lbs. What do you think? And Also, stock head studs are weak. Do you believe ARP head studs will help?
they will help, i ordered the same kit. if youre running stock tune, you will be never have to worry about it
Use high octane fuel.
Is everyone replacing OEM head studs with the ARP head stud kits?
Um im not sure but im sure people doing it out there
Are the head bolts for the L15 turbo the same as the ones for naturally aspirated L15?
Im not sure honestly i usually go with the vin# and watever they call for thats wat im gonna use
Agreed
i have 2017 crv i need fuel injectors replacement. i watched ur video on that just wondering where r u located i want to bring my car to u if u wanna do this on the side plslet me know thanks
Boston Ma
23 Accord ex 1.5 brand new U0155 code 850 miles so so disappointed no more hondas for me
tuner?
Cutting corners with QA testing plus Accord is bigger than Civic
How about the 21 Accord sport 1.5?
Same engine so may be in the future that engine will effect too
Hi I have a 2022 accord 1.5T. Do you think they resolved the issue? Do you think they resolved for 2023 with latest gen?
Humm nothing i see on the 22 yet but there are a few rodents chewed wiring through
I have same car also Lee, another channel recommended running 91+ octane fuel.
@@chadphilpott1991 Hows your accord been running? That's if you still got it. ..
@@jamesd2661 still doing okay about 33k miles on it
I just saw a 1.5L sleeve. The grove between the sleeve. Oh man. I’m wishing the Integra doesn’t have the grove. I’m sure Acura didn’t fix this. Terrible design. 🤦🏻♂️
I also just saw the toothpicks head bolts. Definitely not looking forward of the Integra head gasket. This is very crazy and Honda still making them with same issue. 🤦🏻♂️
but the headgasket is blown on the head side, not the block side.
Do I need headstuds to do this job or can I reuse the head studs ?
U can reuse it yes but i refer u use the new one
@@taingTv yea I’m going to get new oem ones
Don't use oem studs. Get ARP studs instead.
@@SUPREMEINTELLECT85where do you recommend getting those from?
the 1.5 T honda engine is the worst of the worst honda need to recall those head gasket. its a lot of accord with this problem
I agree
just like Cadillac Northstar
Add my 18 1.5t to the list. @ 130k miles
@obxguy1 what octane gas were you using most of the time on average.?
Have these issues been resolved?
This is just my opinion but i dont no if they fix it yet i hope they do because we have lots of these accord happened
Letting all you honda owners know that a low or bad battery causes problems with the vehicle. Stalls or hiccups. Honda dealership where I’m at said it was a head gasket and was trying to get me to pay I I imagine more than 4,000 dollars or trade in my vehicle. I didn’t believe that was an issue and scanned it my self with the one reader and only found and electrical code that popped up so I was like “it can’t be the head gasket….. I took a day off work checking for leaks in the coolant and other stuff and I finally fixed the stalling and jerking. Guess what it was in the end!!! It was a loose battery terminal🤣🤣🤣 Thank God! So I changed the old battery and tightened the battery terminal with a screw in between. All fixed now. I didn’t trust dealerships before and I still don’t trust them.😅😅😅
May be ur situation is different usually these kind of accord sometime wont store codes and mostly vehicle is overheating or low on coolant and sometime u get misfiring codes as well we have pressure test with thr radiator tester and with the pressure applied removed all spark plugs and stick the camera inside thru the spark plug hole u can see coolant running inside the cylinder walls
I realise the 2.0t doesn't have this problem but I think I know what might be the cause, firstly the 1.5 t head bolts stretch after a while due to the poor material of the head bolts also the accord 1.5 t has a higher boost pressure at about 20 psi I think, so high boost on high compression engine with inferior headbolts are a recipe for blow gasket.
Mines does I have a 2.0 I’m dealing with this now
@@amirhakim4719 wow
I dont really see any 2.0 yet on my end