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I thought about that route but I wanted to learn how to do this so I just read up as much as possible and used the service manual along with DIYs.
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Originally Posted by JrJanowski' timestamp='1397146788' post='23106539
Ive got 116k miles and I'm sure I need to do this but don't have the tools.. anyone know how much the dealer charges? Or how should go about this.
I thought about that route but I wanted to learn how to do this so I just read up as much as possible and used the service manual along with DIYs.
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You could buy a 3 gallon compressor for around $50, also some people do not use air and simply make sure the piston of the cylinder they are on is all the way to the top, that way the valve can't really drop much.
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A simple valve adjustment is $550 from Honda...
they call them stealerships for a very, very good reason
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Originally Posted by jkelley
it would be 2,000 or more, no joke
A simple valve adjustment is 550 from Honda...
they call them stealerships for a very, very good reason
A simple valve adjustment is 550 from Honda...
they call them stealerships for a very, very good reason
My local dealer charged $220. A S2Ki member would be around $80.
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Ap2 retainers and keepers are an upgrade. They are by far the most reliable parts you can use for this engine.
The definition of upgrade is very skewed in this forum. If by upgrade you mean Ti, I would never use them in my car or a customers. We are not racing for money where .01 HP may give us the edge. Build for reliability and longevity. I'm sure you don't want to be pulling the valve cover every 15k miles to check on your "upgrade", which is clearly a downgrade due to the decreased service life.
Sad to say, you are going to need to pull off all the exhaust retainers as well and inspect them.
After 32 cars with broken retainers, I had my first one (#33) with exhaust retainer damage this week. 4 of them had tiny cracks.
The definition of upgrade is very skewed in this forum. If by upgrade you mean Ti, I would never use them in my car or a customers. We are not racing for money where .01 HP may give us the edge. Build for reliability and longevity. I'm sure you don't want to be pulling the valve cover every 15k miles to check on your "upgrade", which is clearly a downgrade due to the decreased service life.
Sad to say, you are going to need to pull off all the exhaust retainers as well and inspect them.
After 32 cars with broken retainers, I had my first one (#33) with exhaust retainer damage this week. 4 of them had tiny cracks.
Knowing that the Steel AP2 retainers are more durable (because they are steel I'm assuming), steel retainers on upgraded (dual) valvesprings would be just as durable as the AP2 retainers, correct?
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Update. So far 250 miles, no issues. Did a compression test today, numbers are good
Cylinder 1 by antonzavalko
Cylinder 2 by antonzavalko
Cylinder 3 by antonzavalko
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Cylinder 1 by antonzavalkoCylinder 2 by antonzavalkoCylinder 3 by antonzavalkoCylinder 4 by antonzavalko
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