Watch what you put your hands on

 

thanks for the input.

 

Well I finally got around to doing this I guess better late than never. I only managed to get the exhaust side done, when I took it for a spin the car sounded and felt quite a bit better.

I think the jam nut tool is a must since at times I had multiple things in my hands and it was driving me nuts. I did buy a new angled feeler gauge but it was missing the right specs so I had to use the straight one and my massive hands just coudn't get it right so next weekend I will buy the jam nut and a proper feeler gauge and try the intake side.

Thanks goes out to Otter and Myszkewicz........

 

ok so i am about to attempt this feat over the weekend...
all i have done mechanically on my car so far is oil for tranny and
a normal oil change, as well as disassembling and re assembling my CAI.
on a scale of 1-10, how tough is this maitinance?

 

With the right tools it really isn't that hard. Make sure you take the car for a long drive it must be hot when you adjust the lash. The intake side is a real pain in the *** I have big hands so every position I tried to get the feeler gauge in there felt ackward. I wouldn't say the job is tough it's more of a PITA than anything.

I really need to change my avatar....

 

hahahah! yeah, you do.
well im 6'3 210lbs,
i dunno if i constitute big, but im just getting better at being mechanically educated.
how long did this fix take you to do?

 

Just bend the feeler gauge, makes the intake valves much easier to get to.

 

Or just buy an angled one.

 

I bent both, just be sure not to drop them anywhere you can't get them. I had to use my magnet a couple of times. ease of adjustment definitely wasn't a design requirement here

 

am i gonna need a new gasket or is it easy to save the current?

 

I just popped my valve cover off to check out the MIVEC T-BAR yesterday. I didnt have any problems with the gasket. I do only have 10k miles tho.

 

umm, what if I forgot to put a timing mark on my Joe's pulley?

 

Just look at your stock pulley and where the mark is, then shoot for that spot when you rotate the engine. You can verify TDC by jiggling the rockers.

 

I did it that way and it worked fine. Don't forget to get the car good and hot too.

 

I tried this...and failed : Much louder when I was done. So I brought it to my dealer to address and it's been there two days, as the mechanic can't get ti right either. Could I have messed something up, like bending a valve or something?