AC439
04-06-2018, 04:02 AM
Not quite the right place to post but I finally got some time to work on the car again. As some of you know, I did a Rustoleum paint job a year ago. I did a light compounding again and waxed it. Looking good as the same as a year ago. I did post on the in/ext care forum but somehow I cannot upload my pics - says invalid after uploading.
Anyway, I also did a valve lash adjustment with new cover gasket and grommets and, most importantly, with a torque wrench set to 7 fl-lb for tightening. I have 2 sets of feeler gauges but none has a 0.0028 (0.011mm) for the exhaust. I have to use a 0.0025 and a 0.0030 then kind of feel one will be too tight and the other too loose to guesstimate I have it at the middle of the spec.
But after adjustment, engine runs better, car seems faster and MPG seems up a bit. Still running the tank so I don't know until next fill up.
In the past, I am always dealing with oil sealing issue around valve cover gasket. This time, I am using a torque wrench so will see. I am surprised the Honda dealer still has our cover gasket but it had to be ordered.
Anyway, I also did a valve lash adjustment with new cover gasket and grommets and, most importantly, with a torque wrench set to 7 fl-lb for tightening. I have 2 sets of feeler gauges but none has a 0.0028 (0.011mm) for the exhaust. I have to use a 0.0025 and a 0.0030 then kind of feel one will be too tight and the other too loose to guesstimate I have it at the middle of the spec.
But after adjustment, engine runs better, car seems faster and MPG seems up a bit. Still running the tank so I don't know until next fill up.
In the past, I am always dealing with oil sealing issue around valve cover gasket. This time, I am using a torque wrench so will see. I am surprised the Honda dealer still has our cover gasket but it had to be ordered.