does anybody how hard it is to do a valve adjustment since i dont really have time to leave my car at a shop b/c of work

 

I hear its pretty easy.......especially on a SOHC. Shouldn't take too long. Just get some feeler gauges (the bent ones preferably.)

 

Its not too hard.
Tools: Feeler guage(make sure u get one with the right metric , 10mm box wrench, flathead screwdriver, 17 mm socket and extension.
Basically, you just get every cylinder to TDC and then adjust the clearance till you get a drag on the feeler guage. Should take roughly 15-30 mins since its ur first time. Its easy, just tedious. Dont take it to a shop, they charge too much.

 

The procedure is in the helms manual. I prefer to use straight feeler gauges for the SOHC but that's just me. You should be able to finish the job in under 30 minutes from start to finish once you get the hang of it, but the first time is at least an hour job. Save yourself the trouble and pick up one of the Snap-On tools that has the screw driver and 10mm wrench in one tool. I can do the actual adjustment on my D16 in under 10 minutes with that tool.

 

Or, you can do this. ****, i think I'll do this lol.
https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=893506

 

whats TDC stand for?

 

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fine...top dead center

 

its pretty easy... just need the helms as a guide...