I just had Pasadena Honda do a valve adjust on my little baby. OH LORD. It's like new again. No more rough idle, no off hesitations. Just smooth and lovely. I highly suggest it if you are hard on your baby!!

 

I was thinking about getting this done. Glad to see it made a difference!

 

How much did it cost you? Thinking about having it done also.

 

I plan on doing this myself. It's not that complicated. All you need is a Helm's manual, set of feeler guages, valve cover gasket, set of metric wrenches, torque wrench and some patience.

 

patience+me+time-(money it would cost to have someone else do it)=let them do it

 

not sure of the exact amount because i was quoted this plus that minus that but i think it was in the $150 range and WELL worth it

 

What is a valve adjust? How often should it be done? How come the owner's manual doesn't mention to do a valve adjust?

Thanks,
Jeff

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by jyeung528
What is a valve adjust?

 

I'm doing it myself cause I can't trust the dealership to do it for me. I've heard too many horror stories of dealerships f**cking up oil changes.

Plus it's part of the ownership experience, for me at least. I love tinkering with my car. Having said that I won't be doing an engine rebuild or anything at that level.

 

For anyone that wants to do this themselves: