2013 Honda Accord 4 Cylinder Valve adjustment, necessary?

[mosaud1998]

I'm taking my dad's Accord to Honda tomorrow for an oil change. I know they're going to recommend getting the valves adjusted. Car has 110k~ miles. I already did the plugs and flushed the coolant at 98k. Trans fluid was replaced twice. Once at 48k. The other one at 98k. Usually, I get the oil changed at my job. But, Honda has a $45+T oil change coupon. So, to Honda, I go.

They want to do a free appraisal of the car. I told them they can go ahead and waste their time since I am not interested in trading the car in

 

[JavierH19]

For long term yes as it can damage the lobes and cause burnt valves. I saw a post about that happening on here a while ago.

 

[joekingcorvette]

I have 142,000 on my Civic and am wondering if they should be adjusted too. What is the cost to have this done?

 

[mosaud1998]

I have 142,000 on my Civic and am wondering if they should be adjusted too. What is the cost to have this done?

Someone in the Facebook groups said a Honda dealership was charging him $400. That seems steep.

 

[mk378]

If you don't have to take anything else off to remove the valve cover, it's not a complicated job. When you had the coils out to R&R plugs would have been the time to do it.

 

[jeepman3071]

I did the valve adjustment on my mom's 2011 Fit at 100k miles. A few of the exhaust valves were definitely out of spec, probably not enough to cause damage, but if left like that who knows down the road.

 

[Dave Sherman]

Is it the K24? Had one in my 2008 CR-V. At 100,000 a couple valves were slightly loose, but that was it. I gather K-series tend to loosen rather than tighten. Tightening leads to burned valves, loosening usually they get noisy and you lose power. It was a pretty easy job on my CR-V.

 

[KrisZ]

Valve clearance needs to be checked and adjusted when cold. Make sure they leave it overnight.

 

[mosaud1998]

Is it the K24? Had one in my 2008 CR-V. At 100,000 a couple valves were slightly loose, but that was it. I gather K-series tend to loosen rather than tighten. Tightening leads to burned valves, loosening usually they get noisy and you lose power. It was a pretty easy job on my CR-V.

K24 yup

 

[Nukeman7]

Someone in the Facebook groups said a Honda dealership was charging him $400. That seems steep.

Honda dealers do charge ~$400 (~1.5 hrs) for the valve adjustment on the 4 cyl. K24 motor. If a valve adjustment has never been performed, it should be done every 100K miles as the exhaust valve rocker arm gaps have a tendency to tighten with age, thereby increasing the chance of a burnt valve. At the same time, the intake valves on a K24 usually loosen up or stay the same.

 

[MRC01]

Many years ago I bought a 1990 Honda Civic with the 1.5 L 70-something HP engine. The valves were easily accessible threaded adjusters. The first time I adjusted the valves at around 20k miles, a few of them were slightly out of spec. After that they never went out of spec as long as I owned the car, to about 180k miles.

 

[Hillbilly Deluxe]

I did a valve adjustment on my 2008 CRV (K24) last year, about 180k miles. Stop before you chastise, I bought this thing at 160k, my daughter is driving it while at college.

That task cost me about $100 in gasket kit, special socket/screwdriver tool and feeler gauges. No, I didn't have a set of feeler gauges. I don't have any 1970's GM products in the driveway....

Took me about an hour and it wasn't the easiest thing to do, but I would not be paying $400 for it. I think 4-5 valves needed adjustment.

 

[The Critic]

Valve clearance needs to be checked and adjusted when cold. Make sure they leave it overnight.

That rarely happens. People usually remove the valve cover upon arrival and set a large fan over the engine. Once the head gets below 100F (which doesn’t take long), it gets adjusted.

 

[t1snwrbrdr12]

That rarely happens. People usually remove the valve cover upon arrival and set a large fan over the engine. Once the head gets below 100F (which doesn’t take long), it gets adjusted.

I’d be surprised if they even go that far as to put a fan on it and try to cool it at all.

 

[fantastic]

I figured there would be more use of hydraulic valves by then but it looks like it hasn't.

 

[dfarr67]

Honda recommends it be done at 100k miles, intakes will loosen, exhaust will tighten up. mine has 75k km and I will go over next oil change. You should have done it while the plugs were out to ease turn over the engine.