How often should a valve adjustment be done? if i advance my intake camshaft, would i then have to adjust my valves? TIA

 

look in yo manual it will list the maintenance scheule
(i know the spelling is off)

 

there's a post on here somewhere... guys @ 40k and getting it done.. I"m at 100k and getting it done... i think it has to be done every so often... if you hear your valves, it's definatly time!

 

if you can do the valve adjustments yourself, do it whenever you start hearing them tick loud... especially if you hit redline alot.

 

The manual says to do it every 30k. I suggest learning how to do it yourself and then you can check them as often as you'd like!

At 30k, I adjusted about half of my valves on the intake and exhaust side. I redline often and auto-x the car, so its seen its share of the rev limiter.

HTH.

 

If you redline at almost all lights, I was told to have them adjusted every 6000 miles if you have a Vtec eqipped car.

 

So did you buy an valve adjusting tool? Or did you do it without one...

 

valve adjustment tool comes in handy and speeds up the work, but you can still perform a valve adjustment without if your low on funds. it is a good investment though for only around $40-$50 if i remember correctly

 

so where do we get a "how-to" on valve adjustment? would it be in the CHILTON manual?? I'll have to look when i get home.

 

i'm not sure if chilton's has it but a helm's manual will. i'm not sure, but i think you can also check the c-speed site..

 

Since I am bored at work, here is the link to the c-speedracing site:
http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/v...lveadjust.html

 

thanx guys, but my question was if i had to adjust my valves after advancing/retarding my cam sprockets..

 

dang, we went way off topic didn't we. you don't have to adjust your valves

 

When was the last time you got them adjusted?
If you hear a "tapping" in your engine after or before advancing/retarding cam sprokets you would need to get them adjusted. Also, the more often you drive in VTEC, the more likely you'll need to get them adjusted sooner than what your owner's manual suggests.

 

alot of the audible ticking is also related to your injectors opening and closing. I adjust mine every 5-8000 miles but I also race quite often

 

thanx fellas..thats why this site is so dope...

 

The manual says inspect at 30k miles.
I took my car to the dealer (Hopkins Acura). They asked me if I hear tapping noise, I said "NO". He listened to my car and then told me to go away. Well, not go away but to come back when I hear tapping noise or reach 60k miles. From what the guy said, yeah, they can look at my valves and "inspect" its clearances (after they let it sit for a few hours until it cools) but he won't be adjusting anything and will take my $135. These guys are good.