recommended shop for a valve adjustment
10-23-2006, 04:08 PM
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recommended shop for a valve adjustment
in need of a valve adjustment and been shopping around the honda dealerships and they want 180ish. is that a high price?? know anybody with better pricing?
10-23-2006, 04:42 PM
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it's less of a price thing and more of a trust thing.
i know a guy i trust and his name is mike zeller. he runs his own shop (ex honda bellevue tech) down in olympia. for a valve job, this is the only guy i trust as he will put in the TLC as if the car was his
425 765 3027 - tell mike ben the macdaddy sent u
i know a guy i trust and his name is mike zeller. he runs his own shop (ex honda bellevue tech) down in olympia. for a valve job, this is the only guy i trust as he will put in the TLC as if the car was his
425 765 3027 - tell mike ben the macdaddy sent u
10-23-2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by RT,Oct 23 2006, 08:08 PM
valve adjsutment or "valve job" and what make you think you are in need?
10-23-2006, 10:45 PM
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Well unfortunately I don't have anybody to suggest, this is a job I do for myself. It is normal to hear ticking, but of course I have no way of telling if your ticking is normal or not.
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10-24-2006, 07:10 AM
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if the ticking pattern repeats at 1/2 engine RPM then it's prob the valves and I think the fuel injectors on the F20 fire once per rev so the ticking that's occurring once per rev is normal.
Count it at idle, you might be surprised but you can.
Count it at idle, you might be surprised but you can.
10-24-2006, 09:24 AM
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If you have a slight ticking noise(not much louder than the injectors) which is normal but if it's much louder than that the valves need adjustments.
A friend of mine is a cert. honda tech. and he's in Lynnwood. I don't know any one does a better job than him and I trust him. PM me if you want to talk to him. .
A friend of mine is a cert. honda tech. and he's in Lynnwood. I don't know any one does a better job than him and I trust him. PM me if you want to talk to him. .
10-24-2006, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RT,Oct 24 2006, 08:10 AM
if the ticking pattern repeats at 1/2 engine RPM then it's prob the valves and I think the fuel injectors on the F20 fire once per rev so the ticking that's occurring once per rev is normal.
Count in at idle, you might be surprised but you can.
Count in at idle, you might be surprised but you can.
I've diagnosed many noise problems on airplanes using frequency analyzers, but I never thought about getting the frequency manually! Idle is around 900 RPM, which is 15 Hz. I guess figuring out the difference between 7-8 ticks per second and 15 ticks per second by ear wouldn't be impossible.