kornerk12

Where exactly am I measuring the clearence ? Ive done this on dual cam motors but never touched a single cam.

Also what are the specs on the Intake and exhaust ? Its a 95 accord lx single cam non vtec auto . F22B2 i believe

P_Adams

Between the valve stem and the cam followers adjuster screw.
It's a three handed job, the forth being used to hold beer

Let me see if I can scare up the valve specs

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hondadude

Specs are INTAKE .26mm [.010"]
EXHAUST .30mm [.012"]

I usually set a heavy drag on the feeler guage because when you tighten the locknut it draws the screw up slightly.

lunarone

Awesome pic, ty.

kornerk12

good pics thanks. I was doing the adjustment last night so i checked where it was before i touched anything at all, it was alittle loose so i wanted to tighten them up alittle bit. I went to adjust them and it seemed like barely any movement (probably not even 1/32 of a turn) would cause the spec do from WAY too loose to WAY to tight. Is this normal ? Also i was having a hard time getting an accurate reading while using straight feeler gauges, does using angled feeler gauges make it much easier ? Im wondering if the reason this happened was because i couldnt get a good angle using the straight feeler gauges.

Also is a loose valve lash (loose as it out of spec loose) going to make noise ?

P_Adams

Feeler gauges come in two varieties:
Straight and Not So Straight (As illustrated in the afore supplied illustration).
The Not So Straight are manufactured with a 45 degree 'foot' aproximately 1/2" long.
Those are the one's you want for this venture.
... or you can (If you don't mind "Modifying your tools) bend the ones you've got.

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Bad_dude

What size is that wrench? Sorry, I should have pay closer attention. It is recommended to torque at 14ft/lb, how do you do that with a wrench?

Thanks,

hondamark35

try to pay closer attention to detail before bumping a two year old thread..

check the upper left hand corner of the image... it says on the side of the wrench, '12mm.'

Bad_dude

Well, I did the adjustments on my car, triple checking the valves and now the when the car started cold, the valves tick much louder. I didn't let it warm up as I was afraid of engine damage.
When I check the specs on the valves before adjustments, all of the exhaust valves were too tight. Could loosen the exhaust valves back to manufacturer specs have cause this ticking?

Thanks.

Bad_dude

Well, I did the adjustments on my car, triple checking the valves and now the when the car started cold, the valves tick much louder. I didn't let it warm up as I was afraid of engine damage.
When I check the specs on the valves before adjustments, all of the exhaust valves were too tight. Could loosen the exhaust valves back to manufacturer specs have cause this ticking?

Thanks.

draco751

I haven't exactly heard of them being too tight causing clicking. I did just recently adjust my slightly loose clearances on my 2000 Accord (F23A1) and the valve lash noise/clicking got a lot quieter. Also make absolutely sure you're doing this on a COLD block and the exact specs for the gaps, I'm not sure about your motor but with mine I had two different sizes for intake valves and exhaust valves.

Best of luck!

joe_accord23

practice makes perfect, make sure u r on the base circle of the lobe.take ur time.