Honda D17A Throttle Body Gasket 16176-PMR-A01

Genuine Honda D17A Throttle Body Gasket (16176-PMR-A01) - 2001-2005 Civic (EM2 / ES1)

This is one of those small parts that punches above its size. The throttle body gasket seals the joint between your throttle body and intake manifold, and when it's doing its job you never think about it. When it's not, you get a vacuum leak, and a vacuum leak on your D17 means a rough or high idle, a check engine light, and a car that just doesn't run right. This is the genuine Honda gasket (16176-PMR-A01) that seals that connection properly, so whether you're chasing an idle problem or you've got the throttle body off for cleaning, you put it back together right.

This Isn't A Paper Gasket

Worth knowing before you install it, because it's not what a lot of people expect. This isn't a flat paper gasket that sits between two surfaces. It's a rubber gasket that seats into a machined recess on the intake manifold, and it seals by filling that groove rather than getting crushed between flat faces. That design seals better and holds up longer than paper, since rubber flexes with the heat cycling and doesn't dry out, crack, and blow through the way an old paper gasket eventually does. When you're fitting it, make sure it's seated fully and evenly in that recess before you bolt the throttle body back down, and you'll get a clean, lasting seal.

Why Genuine Honda Matters Here

On a sealing part that controls how your engine idles, this isn't where you want to gamble on a generic. This is the exact rubber gasket Honda designed for that recess, so it fits the groove correctly and seals the way it's supposed to without you fighting it into place. A gasket that doesn't fit that recess right is just a future vacuum leak waiting to happen, which puts you right back where you started. Genuine Honda means it drops in and does its one job.

Fitment

This gasket fits the D17 engines found in the 2001-2005 Honda Civic DX, EX, LX, and HX, on the EM2 coupe and ES1 sedan chassis, covering the D17A1, D17A2, D17A6, and D17A7. If you're running a D17 in one of those Civics, this is the correct throttle body gasket for it.

Who This Is For

This is for the owner cleaning a throttle body, tracking down a vacuum leak or a rough idle, or just replacing an old gasket while they've got things apart. It's a cheap part that makes a real difference in how the car runs, and it's exactly the kind of thing worth doing with the genuine piece. Grab it, seat it properly, and get your idle back where it belongs.

Fits: Honda D17 (D17A1, D17A2, D17A6, D17A7), 2001-2005 Honda Civic DX, EX, LX, and HX (EM2 coupe / ES1 sedan). Part number: 16176-PMR-A01. Type: genuine Honda throttle body gasket, rubber design that seats into the intake manifold recess. Sold: individually.