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Hello Everyone , today i was changing my head gasket for Honda Civic 2000 unfortunately i snapped 2 bolts beside each other what should i do now , should i drill it or what i am really confused

Thanks for Help

 
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pics?

 
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Yeah, lots of bolts there. Which ones, specifically?

 
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the right one from the bottom & the middle one from the bottom

 
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how did you snap two? why didn't you stop after the first one broke?

how tight did you get them? If you start taking stuff back apart can you a get a big pair of vice grips on it and back it out that way?

 
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this is a very good question

 
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I can't use vice grip because the there are no appearing bolts to hold it back , i broke 2 because i was thinking that the way to unscrew them is clockwise not counter clockwise any way no body learned for free

 
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I am really not trying to be insulting here, but if you don't know which way to turn the bolt, you should not be doing a head gasket replacement by yourself. You also broke 2 bolts off because you where either over tightening them or you where turning them the wrong way. If anyone told you this is a beginner job, they where lying.

If you don't have a service manual, then get one. If you don't have a torque wrench, get one. Assume all bolts unscrew counterclockwise unless otherwise stated in your manual.

Send pics, it's difficult to imagine what is happening from your written description.

I hope that helps a bit.

 
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I know its my bad , i gonna take some pics and send to you

 
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wow.....either i smell a troll.....or its a major +


after you broke the first one and thought you turned it the wrong way, why wouldn't you try the other way on the second one?

 
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Its not leaking anyway because i put some silicon on the broken bolts

 
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i think my first guess was correct

 
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Yeah maybe, that doesn't even sound like it would work. But then again I have never tried it before lol.

 
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I'm glad I'm not the only one that still has no clue as to which bolt OP is referring.

edit: just hit me. How did you snap a bolt in the engine. You're much more likely to strip out the threaded hole than you would be to snap a fastener.