Those who've used ARP headstuds, how many miles have you gotten out of the headgasket job? Anyone put 50k + miles on their D17 with ARP head studs?
About 5 years ago, did a headgasket job on my mom's 04 Civic at around 210k, Now it appears the headgasket is going again and pushing coolant out to the overflow at 260k. Pretty pissed that its now going since I used an OEM headgasket and brand new head bolts and made sure it was torqued to spec. Have an 02 that had the headgasket job done maybe 2-3 years prior by a friend and its still holding up, but its driven far less, but has about the same overall mileage on the new head gasket as the 04.
One thing I recall reading that switching to ARP studs should help with the issue. Has anyone done it and put 100k+ miles on their Civic? I take the higher torque on the studs, should help? Has anyone had to replace the headgasket another time?
I'll just rant, I rather work on a previous gen Civic/Integra with a d16 or any b series over this d17 any day of the week, but this civic has been solid since 04.