Accord Euro Valve Clearance Adjustment

Today at GarasiAuto we went mobile again to provide a valve clearance adjustment for a client with an 05 Accord Euro.  The job began with the removal of the driver's side wheel, then engine rocker cover and spark plugs for easy crankshaft pulley turning.  We took a measurement on the valve clearance and found it to be 'NO BITE = OUT OF SPEC', most likely because of negligence or short cuts taken during previous services.


The original spec on the intake side called for 0.21 - 0.25 mm and the exhaust side for 0.25 - 0.29 mm.  We chose to adjust to 0.24mm for the intake side & 0.25 mm for the exhaust side.   The job took 4 more hours as we made sure the valve gaps were 100% on spec and triple checked everything.  No shortcuts here! There were 16 valves pieces that need to be adjusted.   After the completion of the adjustment,  we found that the ticking noises from the engine bay were gone (except you will definitely hear those ticking noises from the injectors which is normal for this type of vehicle). 

Pictures below show the progres:

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