Valve Stem Seal Replacement DIY
04-14-2018, 01:50 PM
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08-24-2018, 03:07 PM
#22
UPDATE!
Sorry for the delayed response as I have got caught up with other things in my life and the s2000 has been lowered greatly on my priority list. It did improve my oil consumption by about 400 miles per a quart which I consider worth the time to do the replacement. Still burning more oil than I would like and have come to the conclusion that my oil rings are worn as I have great compression and leakdown still. Planning on doing a complete rebuild of the engine and head in the coming year if things go as planned. Hope this helps some people out!
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HarryD (08-24-2018)
08-24-2018, 03:09 PM
#23
Also for future reference if anyone has any other questions for me I am pretty active on the Kansas/Missouri s2000 community page on Facebook. Since my car is mostly on hold I don’t spend nearly as much time here on the forum as I used to.
03-04-2024, 06:09 PM
#26
Incorrect valve seal placement
I had my head refreshed with just some ap2 retainers and valve stem seals. The machine shop I gave it too accidentally reversed the seals so that the exhaust seals would be on the intake side and intake seals would be on the exhaust side. I have the same super tech seals and I get a lot of smoke after cold start idling for about a minute. Could my issue be that they reversed my valve seals?
03-04-2024, 06:19 PM
#27
I had my head refreshed with just some ap2 retainers and valve stem seals. The machine shop I gave it too accidentally reversed the seals so that the exhaust seals would be on the intake side and intake seals would be on the exhaust side. I have the same super tech seals and I get a lot of smoke after cold start idling for about a minute. Could my issue be that they reversed my valve seals?
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03-04-2024, 06:57 PM
#28
Thanks I’ve been trying to find out if this could be the culprit but there’s really nothing online that really confirms that reversing this could cause smoke at idle. I’m going to get new seals and swap them around to see if that fixes my issue.
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windhund116 (03-04-2024)
03-05-2024, 09:47 PM
#29
I had my head refreshed with just some ap2 retainers and valve stem seals. The machine shop I gave it too accidentally reversed the seals so that the exhaust seals would be on the intake side and intake seals would be on the exhaust side. I have the same super tech seals and I get a lot of smoke after cold start idling for about a minute. Could my issue be that they reversed my valve seals?
P.S. the OEM seals are made by Nok so you'll see Nok next to the item description when you order them
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03-06-2024, 02:45 PM
#30
Oh boy... that's definitely not going to work. You'll have to get back in there and replace those seals since even though they're new, pulling them out could damage the seals so reusing them is risky. Besides, original seals can be had for like... $1 a piece last time I bought mine (years ago). Supertech is good but since MEO is that cheap buy them instead (check hondapartsnow or majestic) Sorry, I meant OEM
P.S. the OEM seals are made by Nok so you'll see Nok next to the item description when you order them
P.S. the OEM seals are made by Nok so you'll see Nok next to the item description when you order them
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