MAJOR PROBLEM! THIS IS SERIOUS! B18B2 Valve Cover

[sharky]

I painted my valve cover today and just reinstalled it to the engine but while doing this I screwed the centre bolt near the cam gears on the vlave cover way too tight and it spun back into that metal sheath between the cams inside. Now i cannot put that bolt on! Ive managed to put the rubber grommet in really tight but without that bolt. I took it for a test drive and ran it through the rev range at intervals, no loss of power or leaks from the grommet. What have i done?!

[V8_Hero]

you farked up didnt cha
but its alright
my friend is also running a few missing bolts on his b18, he seems to be going fine. lil oil leakage tho

[sharky]

good and proper being the operative word!

[sharky]

a mod can delete this thread, i just did a search, found the link to the honda tech site.