HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement
03-19-2004, 10:05 AM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement (93SSPHatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 93SSPHatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Good write-up, especially since I have a whole valvetrain, cams, cam gears, and skunk2 IM sitting in my room waiting to be installed in my 94 B18C.
For the people who cannot afford the Snap-On valve spring compressor, here is a similar tool at a cheaper price: Valve spring compressor
For all the people who have installed springs and retainers while the head is still on the car, what method did you use to keep the valves from falling in? I have heard that I can used compressed air, but I am not sure what max PSI to pump into the cylinder.
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The tool he was using was not a snapon tool, infact its the one shown on the link you provided.
For the people who cannot afford the Snap-On valve spring compressor, here is a similar tool at a cheaper price: Valve spring compressor
For all the people who have installed springs and retainers while the head is still on the car, what method did you use to keep the valves from falling in? I have heard that I can used compressed air, but I am not sure what max PSI to pump into the cylinder.
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The tool he was using was not a snapon tool, infact its the one shown on the link you provided.
03-19-2004, 10:57 AM
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Re: (2FastxEg)
a thread.. back from the grave... 
anyways, can somebody post the prices of the valves, springs and retainers? i wonder if the price has changed in the past year. and.... do they make them for... d-series??
anyways, can somebody post the prices of the valves, springs and retainers? i wonder if the price has changed in the past year. and.... do they make them for... d-series??
03-19-2004, 01:36 PM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement (4gotpasswordAGAIN)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 4gotpasswordAGAIN »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
The tool he was using was not a snapon tool, infact its the one shown on the link you provided.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, it was a snap-on tool. Wanna bet? Go to their ******* website.
The tool he was using was not a snapon tool, infact its the one shown on the link you provided.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, it was a snap-on tool. Wanna bet? Go to their ******* website.
03-11-2006, 12:37 PM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement ("Shaka Brah" Racing)
generally 100psi will do the job correctly and prevent the valves from dropping down.
06-01-2006, 04:34 PM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement (Bailhatch)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Bailhatch »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Correct me if i'm wrong but.....Shoulden't you lap new valves in a used head? How do you know the sealing surface of the valve and the head are touching all the way around? It could cause a couple of problems that i can think of; first - bad compression, second - valve cooling problems, one of the ways the valve cools is by transfering heat to the head via the sealing surface. If it does not make good contact the valves could burn. I hope you lapped those babies. peace</TD></TR></TABLE>
what does "lap the new valves" entail???
what does "lap the new valves" entail???
01-05-2008, 07:51 AM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement (fms1day)
good write up. if installing cams along with valves,valve springs,and retainers, is it neccassary to install steam seals and valve guides or don't bother with them? also you do have to set the engine at TDC right?, I am going to be doing this setup and want to do it right the first time,lol.
01-14-2008, 12:24 PM
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I thought I'd post some pictures to clear this up .. These are my old valves and springs that I removed off my B16 head and replacing them with the SKunk2 valves, dual springs and titanium retainers. The small 8 springs next to the 16 big springs, would I need same as these when installing the SKunk2 ones or just install the Skunk2 springs on their own only?
01-12-2009, 01:23 PM
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Re: (yakuza)
I thought I'd post some pictures to clear this up .. These are my old valves and springs that I removed off my B16 head and replacing them with the SKunk2 valves, dual springs and titanium retainers. The small 8 springs next to the 16 big springs, would I need same as these when installing the SKunk2 ones or just install the Skunk2 springs on their own only?
04-11-2009, 12:10 PM
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Re: HOW-TO: DOHC VTEC Valve, Valve Spring, and Retainer Replacement
This is the best valve spring compressor tool available for hondas hands down because it actually holds the spring in place while you fiddle with the keepers. No other tool (to my knowledge) is capable of this. They have a video on their website.
