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Old 08-25-2003, 11:34 AM
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Has anyone had there valves adjusted? And by whom? I might do them might self or have one of the local dealers do it. Thanks.
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1) Yes
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It's not difficult, but it is tedious. I did my first adjustment at 23k miles and found 2 intake valves slightly out of spec (too much clearance). I set all intake valves to 0.008mm and all exhaust valves to 0.010mm; the low end of the specified range. I did a second adjustment at 49k miles and found that they hadn't changed much - 4 of 8 intake valves increased their clearance slightly, but were still within spec, and none of the 8 exhaust valves changed.

IMO, it's worth doing once the engine has settled in, but probably isn't worth repeating until you've reached higher mileage than me (unless you hear valve noise).
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Thanks doc.
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Alex, if your going to do this project I will not take it to a dealership, they might not do this job very well. If I was in your shoes, I'll call Darin {Pacific} or Stepahn {Car-tek} or Josh {CoralDoc} to help you out. Good luck.



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