Re: Pricing valvles

Posted by rich on Dec 31, 2011; 5:12am
URL: http://vintage-and-classic-hondas.81.s1.nabble.com/Pricing-valvles-tp3622143p3622610.html

It could get pricy,  he's got a DOHC. The valves (16 of them) use a bucket and shim arrangement and it can be tedious with all the measurements and chasing down the correct size shims. That's just my opinion, not speaking from experience because I haven't done mine yet (and I really don't want to either, but it's gotta get done before next spring).  

Ask him to adjust your cam chains too.

The valves should be checked and the cam chains adjusted every 3000 miles, so you could definitely save some bucks if he lets you observe he procedure so you can do it yourself in the future.

I'm confident that I can check mine but I might take it to a pro if I find any out of adjustment. It takes some kind of special tool to depress the valve so you can remove the shim. I'm ham fisted  and clumsy, I could just see myself scratching a cam lobe or dropping a shim down the cam chain gallery.