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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:32 AM
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i just did my valve adjustment and it's ticking louder. I set the exhaust at 24 and intake at 19mm. i check some of the valve because i adjusted them and they were at 12 to 14mm

why is it ticking louder????
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:45 AM
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what year ?
sounds like you did them wrong.
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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what motor do you have?

http://www.c-speedracing.com/howto/v...alveadjust.php
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:47 AM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

did you use metric feeler gauges or std ?
0.010 and exh and 0.008 for intake
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:49 AM
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sounds like he used std gauges and used the 0.024 and 0.019 which is way different
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Old May 3, 2009 | 11:50 AM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

Originally Posted by dtapia
sounds like he used std gauges and used the 0.024 and 0.019 which is way different
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:06 PM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

its a 96 civic EX D16Y8, it has both on one, but it said .18-23mm (0.008-.0011in) and so on
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

ok and you adjusted the valves cold or hot ? best results are cold under 100 deg's
and your sure you didnt get the exhaust and intake mixed up. just asking that's all not knocking you
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Old May 3, 2009 | 12:46 PM
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i was looking at the gauge all wrong but i fix it but still a little ticking (maybe knocking noise) but now i have to wait because the motor is not as cold as when i started adjusting them
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Old May 3, 2009 | 01:40 PM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

some noise is normal. some noise is better then none which would equal a tight valve train and thats not good for your car.
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Old May 3, 2009 | 02:49 PM
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good to know but im gonna double check everything tomorrow
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Old May 3, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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ya i did mine when it was really cold outside and adjusted them all but they ticked when the engine finnaly got to temp but double tap everything hopefully its sumthin stupid n easy
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Old May 3, 2009 | 08:18 PM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

it was just done Wrong.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:21 AM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

sounds like you set your valves on the loose side (even outside the range)

i would do them again with the proper feeler guages.

also, it is normal for these motors to tick, the injectors are very noisy. and if you have a vtec motor d16y8, then the LMA's can tick sometimes too.

its not bad, it wont hurt anything.
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Old May 4, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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problem solved i would just had put some dynamite in there and BOOM prblem solved...... ha ha ha ha
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Old Jul 19, 2009 | 09:02 AM
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Default Re: did valve adjustment but still ticking

Double check your clearence.
Ticking is normal but excessive ticking is obvious.
Your injectors are audible as well so its not going to be quiet.
Just look over everything and upload a vid. if possible.
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