I have no clue what valve tap does or can do, but i was told by a few that i have it, its a ticking sound from my motor....please help.....

how can it be fixed, i heard i jjuts need a valve adjustment...but is that true?

thanks
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p.s. its a 95 civic Si D16z6....

 

valve adjustment

good luck

 

yea, just goto a shop and ask for a valve adjustmeant, you can do it yourself.. but i would goto a shop if you don't know anything about it

 

1. Remove cylinder head cover.

2. Set # 1 piston a TDC. (You'll see a line at the bottom of your camshaft sprocket line up with the timing belt cover's arrow. The 2 horizontal lines DO NOT line up with the cylinder head surface.)

3. Adjust valves on # 1 cylinder.

Intake - 0.18 - 0.22 mm (0.007 - 0.009 in)
Exhaust - 0.23 - 0.27 mm (0.009 - 0.011 in)

4. Loosen locknut and turn adjustment screw until feeler gauge slides back and forth with some drag.

Don't overtighten locknuts, rocker arms will break.

5. Tighten locknuts (7 mm) to 14 lb-ft.

6. Check clearance after tightening and adjust if necessary.

7. Rotate crankshaft 180* counter clockwise (this turns camshaft sprocket 90*). Now, the "UP" mark on the camshaft sprocket should line up with the cylinder head surface.

8. This will take you to cylinder # 3. Work both intake and exhaust valves to specified clearances as before.

9. Tighten down and check clearance and adjust if necessary.

10. Rotate crankshaft 180* counter clockwise. Your camshaft sprocket should now turn 90* again. Now, the "UP" mark will be down below and the 2 horizontal lines WILL line up with the cylinder head surface.

11. You are on cylinder # 4 now. Loosen locknut and adjust clearance.

12. Tighten down and adjust if necessary.

13. Rotate crankshaft another 180*. This is, again, 90* on the camshaft sprocket. Now, you are on cylinder # 2. The "UP" mark should be just above the cylinder head surface (on the right side).

14. Loosen locknut and adjust clearance.

15. Tighten down and check clearance and adjust if necessary.

Main points to remember are:

Use a torque wrench to tighten down EVERYTHING. Don't guess and use a normal ratchet.

Check clearances 3 times for each valve before final tightening.

Make sure you are on TDC for each cylinder. Not doing so will majorly make your motor run like ***.


If you can't do this, take it to a shop. It is easy if you read the instructions and don't do a half *** job.


Tools needed:

Feeler gauge.
Torque wrench.
Flathead screwdriver.
7mm wrench.


Happy adjusting.

 

you havn't been racing lately and tried to shift from 3rd to 4th and missed 4th and slammed it into 2nd on accident?

never know...we donno how he drives. if so...you might have bent the valves. but adjustment would be ''first, things first'' .

 

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i've never heard of messin up from 3rd to 2nd....but i guess anything is possibly

 

I've heard factory NEW cars tick a little bit too, so it is fairly common.

 

well i mean...like in the 'rush' of slamin gears...he perhaps could yank it into 2nd...ya know...**** happens. haha