Can someone tell me the procedure or give me a link to adjusting the valves on my SOHC ZC? What toolls do I need aswell? Anyone notice a driveability or noise difference after?

 

A Haynes manual can be your new best friend.

 

OK good, are there any tricks or preferred settings to the Haynes ones?

 

...helms

http://www.honda.co.uk/owner/CRXManual/index.html

 

you need to have a torque wrench to put your valve cover back on, huh

 

fastcrx90 thanks for the great link.

xcathodex.. I know I need a torque wrench, what about a feeler gauge? etc...

 

well, when i did the valves on my old crx all i needed was a feeler gauge and a screwdriver to turn the adjustment screws. but i didnt have a torque wrench to put the cover back on and, well, it wasn't pretty.

 

torque wrench to put the valve cover back on? isn't it like 10 ft/lbs for the valve cover? you should be able to tell that by hand. i always have and i've never had a problem. of course when you lift boxes everyday for 4 years you get to know what different weights feel like...

 

10mm wrench, flat head screwdriver, and a set of feeler gauges (45 deg. angled ones for the intake valves make things easier). You don't need a torque wrench for the valve cover bolts, but be careful not to torque them too far; they will snap very easily, as I know from experience.

 

I did mine tonight for the first time. I must say that these are SO freakin touchy. A small turn of the screwdriver makes a huge difference to how big the gap will be. You do want some drag on the feeler gauge.

 

I know from experience too so can i get a new vavle cover stud, is it difficult. It sucks because i snapped the one the ground wire goes to

 

Thanks for the list, do you have a pic of the 45 degree feeler gauge?

 

valve adjustments are the biggest pita. its all endurance do cilly 1 then go watch some tv come back etc. otherwise your backs going to hate you.

also ove never used a torque wrench on a valve cover and have never had any problems w/ anything.