Valve Adjustment, anyone wanna help me?
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Valve Adjustment, anyone wanna help me?
I'm about 48,xxx on the ODO and I vas vondering if anyone would be willing to help me perform this maintanence for I am not to sure on how to do this exactly.
Dallis, I know you showed me a while back at your house how to do it on your old head but I didn't remember a thing except for the degrees and what not.
thank you all.
Dallis, I know you showed me a while back at your house how to do it on your old head but I didn't remember a thing except for the degrees and what not.
thank you all.
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Pull the valve cover, and you'll see all of your valves. There is a retaining nut at the top to hold the gap. Loosen it. Slide your feeler gauge under it to the recommended gap. Tighten the nut. Recheck. I have the entire chapter from the Honda Service manual still for the head. You can borrow it if you want. There isn't a hot/cold adjustment so you only need to do it once.
Originally Posted by mdoyle
I'd help.. but ask Les, that would be a bad thing, lol.
I wont tell! hehDallis you might wanna tell him the part about making sure whatever cyl he's on should be at tdc!
Jon you have feeler gauges???
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Originally Posted by PunkingCivic
what is the required gap size?
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Originally Posted by Rufus
Pull the valve cover, and you'll see all of your valves. There is a retaining nut at the top to hold the gap. Loosen it. Slide your feeler gauge under it to the recommended gap. Tighten the nut. Recheck. I have the entire chapter from the Honda Service manual still for the head. You can borrow it if you want. There isn't a hot/cold adjustment so you only need to do it once.
Originally Posted by n20hcvc
This all seems pretty easy from what you're telling me but I don't have a feeler gauge and I would rather have someone there for added support just in case I skip something.
aww yeah). Its kind of a one man job...Peace
Originally Posted by 2K1Civic17"Gabe
I need the same thing, and was gonna pay a shop. I have 93000 miles, and I believe its time. Les, what you doing in a couple weeks? hehe. j/p
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Rep Power: 318 If your valves aren't noisy, don't mess with them, just because you have high mileage don't think this needs done. If you check your owners manual it says CHECK valves, and unless you notice them being noisy, don't bother.
IF you guys really want to though, here are some more tips:
1. make sure the engine is cold, I usually let the car set over night to ensure the entire engine is cool.
2. GET THE TORQUE SPECS FOR THE VALVE COVER. I forgot this one once, in about 5k my cam baring went bad because I didn't load them properly by not tightening down valve cover bolts properly. This will require you to have a torque wrench; sorry, but I don't the numbers for the D17, only the D16.
IF you guys really want to though, here are some more tips:
1. make sure the engine is cold, I usually let the car set over night to ensure the entire engine is cool.
2. GET THE TORQUE SPECS FOR THE VALVE COVER. I forgot this one once, in about 5k my cam baring went bad because I didn't load them properly by not tightening down valve cover bolts properly. This will require you to have a torque wrench; sorry, but I don't the numbers for the D17, only the D16.
Originally Posted by Jrfish007
If your valves aren't noisy, don't mess with them, just because you have high mileage don't think this needs done. If you check your owners manual it says CHECK valves, and unless you notice them being noisy, don't bother.
IF you guys really want to though, here are some more tips:
1. make sure the engine is cold, I usually let the car set over night to ensure the entire engine is cool.
2. GET THE TORQUE SPECS FOR THE VALVE COVER. I forgot this one once, in about 5k my cam baring went bad because I didn't load them properly by not tightening down valve cover bolts properly. This will require you to have a torque wrench; sorry, but I don't the numbers for the D17, only the D16.
IF you guys really want to though, here are some more tips:
1. make sure the engine is cold, I usually let the car set over night to ensure the entire engine is cool.
2. GET THE TORQUE SPECS FOR THE VALVE COVER. I forgot this one once, in about 5k my cam baring went bad because I didn't load them properly by not tightening down valve cover bolts properly. This will require you to have a torque wrench; sorry, but I don't the numbers for the D17, only the D16.
Thanks to my ex gf for that bday gift!!!Peace
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