Floyd

So what's the risk of not doing it? Obviously, you could bend a vavle if they are that out of whack, but realisticly, is it just missed performance?

BudMan

poor performance & although small you are increasing the amount of force that impacts the top of the valve springs/stem when the cam lobe comes around...

Look at it this way...each time you want your spring to open, you have to tap it with a hammer. The more "loose" they get, the more higher you are raising that hammer before hitting the valve stem. I can't tell you a definative amount of "damage" that you will be causing - nothing catastrophic tho...

Batoutahell has a jrsc on his R & when we finally checked his valves, they were almost all at ~.305-.330mm for intake and exhaust. That's ~2X the valve lash. When you are paying to boost the intake & then finding you aren't even opening the valves as much {therefore as long} you kinda scratch your head & promise the Honda Gods not to wait so long next time.

Hope that helps...

yoshi234

30k maintenance by the dealer? my car won't see the dealer unless it's warranty repair work

yoshi - who will do the valve lash adj before next year

EleanoR

Dumb question: what kind of noises would the engine make if the valves were out of adjustment? Just wondering because i bought my car with 18k miles on it and dont know if they have ever been adjusted! It now has 23k. Thanks.

Mike

Dipshit Dan

You just lose performance if you do not do it is all. I did them every 15,000 miles. Your back will be sore from leaning over the car but it's not that hard to do.

CPR

I think it goes a little something like this...TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK TICK.

figment

The way I understand it, if valve lash is too tight, the valves will burn and head work will be needed. You WON'T hear valve ticking in this situation. If the valves are loose, its a performance issue mostly.

PiYoImuT

Mine is at 20K now.. and the last time we went Dyno, mine is still ok..(158WHP@Mustang should be pretty normal for a stock ITR)... so I guess the Valves is still ok.
I'll wait until Aleph and all other fellow Rs in Pittsburgh do a 'Group Valve adjustment' day... then my R will be adjusted. HeHe..

PM-Performance

i justset up and appt for mine on weds. you got me all worried now . the guy at the dealer said to wait till 30k , but i told him i want to check it and adjust it anyway .
i got 17k on mine

EleanoR

CPR, would this TICK TICK TICK TICK be only at high rpms or throughout the RPM band? I dont know if i have ever heard this but i do hear ticking at high rpms (near the redline) right before i shift. hmm

Mike

PM-Performance

i dont think mine is ticking , but it is loud at idle. . i think its the injectors?
???
my other teg was like that too.

JL 74

This is what the dealer told me. I took it to Hopkins Acura 4-5 months ago for valve adjusment. Here is what happened.
1. They had me pull forward and park.
2. A few minutes later, a tech guy comes inside my car, start the engine,pop the
hood, listened to my engine.
3. He told me the car is okay, go home, adios, sayonara, Anyway, he basically said to bring it back when the engine gets noisy.

Willard

But the strange thing is... my engine was not loud but 3 valves (exhaust side near the middle) were loose.

Will
-who adjusted them anyway

JoyrideII

i've been reading about how to do a the valve job yourself for about 2months as my car approaches 29,000 miles and feel pretty confident anybody who can do basic maintance can tackle the job;my ? is can the valve gasket be reused or is it recommended to just get another one,also what about the rubber seals you have to remove....

Floyd

That was the same question I had, too. And where can I get the HondaBond stuff? From the dealer? Last question: Just to confirm, you're feeling the gap between the cam lobe and the rocker arm?

Thanks,

Floyd - Who's looking forward to doing his first valve adjustment

Willard

I did not have/use Hondabond when I did mine...I replaced the valve cover gasket... no leaks as of yet.

I reused the bolt gromets... once I get some more mileage on them I will replace...
FYI they are expensive items.

Will

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iTrader: (2)

u can reuse the gasket if its in good condition, but i'd keep a spare handy in case I rip it or its in crappy condition

yes, u check the clearance between the lobe and rockerarm

arren123

Yep. They are expensive. You know what sux? I think the GSR valve cover gasket set is $9 while the Type R set is $40

yoshi234

40bux !?!

for 20bux, I got the valve cover gasket and 4 grommets from south coast acura.

Jason

I reused all of my grommets/gaskets...no problems if they are in good condition...

You can use RTV silicone on there instead of hondabond....

arren123

Ok.. I was a little off.. I checked my receipt. $34.05 and that's not with shipping yet.

Maybe I'll check at my dealer next time.

ingrate

actually the $9 item is just the valve cover gasket alone. the whole set from ahmotor.com costs about $34.xx including the grommets and spark plug tube seals.

siisgood00

First, hondabond is not really necessary as well as the gasket. I use Permatex Copper ****,, works great and cheap.

Can someone please post the specs for a 01 ITR intake cam lash settings. I am currently running a CTR intake cam on my 00 Si, which is the same as the 01 ITR. Thanks in advance!

siisgood00

well looking on C-speeds site, http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/v...lveadjust.html

it says the C5 and my b16 are the same specs. Sorry.

Turtle

15k. It's easy, and it's always nice to be on top of your game!