My 07 S2K is my 1st Honda sport car and has been the best drop-top car Ive had: much more reliable than my C-5 Corvette and 355 Ferrari.

Wish it had adjustable steering and a 7th gear. Still not used to cruising at 4K Rpm for 3 hours straight every weekend heading back home.

Hopefully wont have to have a Valve adjustment until 100K?

 

The manual for my '05 says inspect valve clearances every 105k miles, or only if noisy. Probably that was'nt the case with your Ferrari!

 

There are a lot of '06+ cars that have had tight valves after just 25k miles. I would rather adjust them than running the risk of burning a valve.

Honda just adjusted the valves on my '01. It was $237 with parts (new gaskets) and labor. It's an inexpensive job.

Edit: BTW, I'm quoting Billman250 on 06+ cars having an increased instance of tight valves. I don't have any first hand experience.

 

Do the valve adjustment regardless of how many miles you have. It's better to be safe now than sorry.

 

Welcome! quite a stable you had. but im glad to hear such high praises from an owner who owns/owned exotics. There are some things you should research as preventative measure. as valve adjustments go i would do a valve adjustment once a season, if you work on the car yourself. but here is a good read and will help you make a decision on how often you should get it done.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/106...ners-dbw-cars/

and there is a DIY for almost every TSB and procedure there is for this car.

Here are the things to look for and address.

https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/681...ons-1999-2009/

happy motoring and enjoy it.

 

Welcome!

The valves are easy on this car. I went 77k on my 04 without them being much out of spec.

 

Here is the post from Billman regarding 06-09 valve issues: https://www.s2ki.com/s2000/topic/106...ners-dbw-cars/ I'm definitely getting mine done this spring (just got the car and it has 38k miles.)

 

Do them yourself, it's really not that hard. Really easy on this motor setup.

 

I think the S2000 is best with six gears, though I have never driven anything with seven. A taller gear on a stock s2000 wouldn't work too well as there isn't much torque to work with, at least in my AP1. However, I do wish the steering wheel was adjustable as well (for other people), though it seems to be a good fit for me in its natural position.

Not sure about the valve adjustment, I've got an 01' and haven't yet needed one.

 

I used to think the SI I had needed a 7th gear as well. In reality, these cars are so high revving and produce such little torque down low that a 7th gear would be largely worthless, and would actually impede fuel economy because people would be throwing it in 7th at 45 mph and lugging the engine terribly - Honda geared them very well from the factory.