Ok it's the first time I have pulled off the valve cover since acquiring my Type R in December. Now I am pissed, because I was able to fit .009 on my intake side. That's far past the .003-.005 the manual says it should be. I intend to tighten them, but is there anything else I should check for wear that may be causing this? I know that if the valves get too tight they will damage the seats, but are there any serious effects from having them too loose, besides a loss in performance, such as burning valves, etc?

Thanks,

Matt

 

i thought clearance on a type r was .006 on intake and .007 on exhaust



[Modified by VTHokie, 4:01 PM 3/30/2003]

 

Does the wheel have to be off to turn the crankshaft?

 

No it doesnt. Just turn your steering wheel as fart left as it will go and you should have enough space to get a rachet in there.

 

Yeah i took it off cause i thought it would be a pain in the *** to do it with a big wheel in the way. But i dunno, i have never tried it with the wheel on, maybe i'll do that next time.

 

i did mine yesterday, taking the wheel definatly helps if your weak like me and need to crawl inside the wheel well to get enough leverage

make sure u use jack stands if you do that

 

if you guys are having a hard time cranking the crankshaft, you can just take out the sparkplugs beforehand. makes it much easier as the 'compression' is lost through the sparkplug holes.

 

quick question: how much of a difference would .002 in. make power wise? How often should you check your valve clearances?

 

service manual says to inspect every 15k miles or so and adjust as necessary. make sure that the engine is cold when checking and adjusting.

 

so how did your valve adjust go? werk out well?

 

yea, i bent my .007 feeler guage though, which didnt help move things along

 

sorrie to hear that... when scott (integobsession) gets his car back... u wanna help us do ours? haha... all help is greatly appreciated. I'll buy you some

 

ill help, i dont drink though

EDIT: the only thing i drink is PHO


[Modified by SilverB18C1, 1:50 AM 4/1/2003]

 

so, are we gonna have a valve adjustment mini meet? im down.

 

u ***

EDIT: threatcon is my dawg, he knows im playin, yea we should have a meet. whos gonna bring the PHO though?


[Modified by SilverB18C1, 1:54 AM 4/1/2003]

 

there's a pho joint bout a mile from my place. Some people argue that the pho isnt all that good but i like it... but they're egg rolls are probably the best anywhere.

so i'm down for a minimeet for sure.

 

why even bother with the crank bolt? i just leave my car in gear and push it forward or backwards to spin the engine..