Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

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Mar 31, 2009 | 01:06 PM

pr3lude1992

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Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

I have a lsvtec in my crx and valve seals are leaking badly. Im replacing the seals with the head in the car and was wondering if its neccesary to do a valve adjustment when im done or should it be fine? Thanks

Mar 31, 2009 | 01:29 PM

Dark_Teg

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

A better question is while you are in here why would you not do a valve adjustment?

Mar 31, 2009 | 07:14 PM

pr3lude1992

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

because there was a valve adjustment done 500 miles prior to the valve seals leaking...

Mar 31, 2009 | 07:22 PM

D16SiHatch

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

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Originally Posted by pr3lude1992

because there was a valve adjustment done 500 miles prior to the valve seals leaking...

so long as everything went back in the same spot that it came out you should be fine leaving it alone.

Mar 31, 2009 | 08:29 PM

pr3lude1992

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

exactly the answer I was hoping/looking for

thanks

Mar 31, 2009 | 09:59 PM

aaronhume

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

always...

Mar 31, 2009 | 10:20 PM

crx22

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

Yes everytime you remove the valve train you adjust the valves. Period.

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Apr 1, 2009 | 05:33 AM

sCeRaXn

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Re: Should I do a valve adjustment after valve seals

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Originally Posted by D16SiHatch

so long as everything went back in the same spot that it came out you should be fine leaving it alone.

Absolutely not. No matter what, if you take out the valvetrain you must adjust the valves. Besides, it takes like 15-20 minutes to do it if you already have everything apart and its extremely easy to do so why wouldnt you?