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Alright,
Here is the situation: My 02 LX has 15000 miles on it and it has just recently started making some valve train noise. I had a scope on it from work and its not injectors, it sounds like it is coming from the exhaust valves on the two passanger side cylinders. Any one have an idea as to what I should blame this on, or what I should do? Has this happened to anyone else? Please hook me up with some info asap. Thanks.

 
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if you dont have that many mods i would bring it to the dealer

 
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alright what i suspect this is, is tapping or knocking w/e u wanna call it. what u can do to make sure its tapping is to start the car and when its running, take a out a spark plug. just one. if the tapping from that cylinder stops then it was that one, otherwise keep checking after u put the current plug back in. after u find the problem cylinders, take off the valve cover and inspect the exhaust valves. i know its not too visible but do this, i did it before on a da integra w a b18b (stock motor ). have someone start the car w the valve cover off, ( makes a lil mess from oil ) and listen to those valves again and when u find the problem, and it IS the valves, take the head off and take it to a machine shop or somewhere and get the head redone.

and since ure getting it redone, u might wanna get it ported and polished by www.dh-racing.com, and while youre getting that done u can get the stainless steel valves, valvesprings, and all that good stuff.

and if u prefer the pimp way after ure done w the head u can throw some dub-deuces and call it a day lol i hope this helped u out

 
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Or maybe u can go the nitrous route?

 
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Well, although the pimp route sounds nice I think I may take it to the dealer...oh but just in case I get ambitious, what are the clearences for the rockers? Or, are these even the same as good ol' V8's where you gotta routinley relash the valves and do the rocker adjustments?

 
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Take it to honda. You should not have to adjust the valve lash at 15k.
Remember though, better to have loose valves, than too tight. Tight valve clearances cause the valve to burn. Honda uses hard rockers, and they do need "periodic" adjustments. But not at 15k....