This would be my first time doing this type of work. Could anyone give me any tips? Or should I take it to a shop to get this work done.

I've looked on C-speed Racing on their camshafts installation guide...and from what I noticed, you don't have to take off the timing belt cover or loosen the tensioner? You can just slip off the belt and slide it back on?? Any help is appreciated.

 

if you dont do it right you can drop valves into the cylinders, Its not worth messing up a type r head.

 

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so u recomand this guy to take it to the shop to get it done?

 

This should help you a little: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=474849

 

Also you don't have to take the head off. When I did mine (toda springs), I used the snap on tool and simply raised the cyclinder I was working on to TDC and the valve will stop on the top of the piston allowing you to compress the spring and remove the retainers.

Over all its a pretty simply job, just time consuming as thouse retainer clips are super small. You have to fill the oil return holes and stuff with paper towels just in case you drop one. Good thing is they are magnetic, so a magnet on a stick will pick them up easy. Putting them back on is another story. I found the best way to put them back on was to put the retainers clips into the retainers then slide them back on the valve with your finger on top. With some practice they'll start to go on pretty easy.

Total time: 5 hrs to replace springs. Took about 2hrs on cyclinder one to get the hang of it, then an hour for each other cyclinder. Now some one like Yack or Willard could do it a hell of a lot quicker, but they've also done a **** ton of them

DYI rating. 1 = easy, 10 = hard
I'd give this a 6, simply because its time consuming and you need to make sure it is done right. You don't get a second chance if you mess something up and a retainer comes loose.

 

I used assembly lube to hold the clips onto the retainer.

 

if ur not a trained mechanik i would suggest that you give it to a trained guy.. it's too risky! 1 tiny mistake can cost you shitload of money!! now it's up to u..