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Old 05-12-2016, 03:54 PM
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New to these forums, and im a new s2000 owner. Looking for a trusted mechanic near the pensacola area. last mechanic i went to had no idea what he was doing when it came to s2ks and pesonally im not much of a do it yourselfer when it comes to anyhing besides basic stuff. any help would be awesome, thanks.
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Welcome to the area man. I live in Mobile. We get together every second Saturday around 5:30pm in Malbis at Dillards for the Eastern Shore Cruise Inn. Come check it out and we could hook up and talk. Always looking for more S2000 to show up. Later BD
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What do you need done on your S2000? There aren't many things I haven't done on the S2000, and I am willing to help. I will be working on mine and another S2000 most of the day Saturday. I live in Gulf Breeze.
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Brought mine in for a valve adjustment earlier this week. The mechanic said it was his first s2000 he worked on. During the adjustment he said and i quote "during the valve adjustment we noticed two of the valve seats have pulled out". Personally i dont know much about cars lol but my car drives pretty much fine and I dont think his terminology was right, so im looking for a second opinion. Maybe he meant cracked valve retainers. Sorry it isnt much to go by, I couldnt get him
to explain it much better. Btw I own a 2001 with low miles (39k).

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That sounds pretty awesome. Ill have to come to the sometime. Im only down in florida until august but maybe next month.
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Originally Posted by Dicky s2k
Brought mine in for a valve adjustment earlier this week. The mechanic said it was his first s2000 he worked on. During the adjustment he said and i quote "during the valve adjustment we noticed two of the valve seats have pulled out". Personally i dont know much about cars lol but my car drives pretty much fine and I dont think his terminology was right, so im looking for a second opinion. Maybe he meant cracked valve retainers. Sorry it isnt much to go by, I couldnt get him
to explain it much better. Btw I own a 2001 with low miles (39k).

And bama dave,
That sounds pretty awesome. Ill have to come to the sometime. Im only down in florida until august but maybe next month.
Yeah I would want more info on that. I can't believe anything is wrong with the valve seats. Not too hard to pull the valve cover and get a look for yourself.
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king tut are you familiar with changing valve retainers?
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Originally Posted by Dicky s2k
king tut are you familiar with changing valve retainers?
Replied to your PM. I haven't done them in an S2000. I know a few Honda mechanics in the area.
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Originally Posted by King Tut
Originally Posted by Dicky s2k' timestamp='1464288026' post='23977276
king tut are you familiar with changing valve retainers?
Replied to your PM. I haven't done them in an S2000. I know a few Honda mechanics in the area.
If you have any questions let me know tut, I've done the job a bunch of times now. There's a specific tool that will make your life much easier, too.
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Originally Posted by Ricky_Flowers_
Originally Posted by King Tut' timestamp='1464312907' post='23977589
[quote name='Dicky s2k' timestamp='1464288026' post='23977276']
king tut are you familiar with changing valve retainers?
Replied to your PM. I haven't done them in an S2000. I know a few Honda mechanics in the area.
If you have any questions let me know tut, I've done the job a bunch of times now. There's a specific tool that will make your life much easier, too.
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Odds are I'm doing an AP1 here in a month or so. I'll hit you up with some questions.


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