BrendanC
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anyone have any tips/recommendations for running an overhead on a K24. long time heavy diesel/fleet mechanic? i’ve never done anything on a honda motor other than oil changes/belts/general maintenance.
honda K24 Valve adjustment
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I’ve adjusted the valves a few times on my f23a4 Honda engine. Was easy to do and really didn’t require much adjustment anyway. I do it every 60k miles. Mine seem to get a little tight on the exhaust and a little loose on the intake over time.
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Acura RSX DC5 & Honda Civic EP3 - D.I.Y Valve Adjustments - So today Dan and I did a valve adjustment and inspection on the new k24a2 I swapped into my DC5. We noticed several valves were getting sloppy and so I'm glad we were able to get this done. So here we go. Tools Needed: Angled feeler...
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Watch YouTube videos about it.
Running an overhead is so diesel mechanic . I have only done a Honda lawn mower.
I like the go-no go gauges. Good luck and have fun with it.
Its rocket science and you should have a degree in such before even attempting to do it.
Feel is real thing.
When using a feeler gauge, the correct pressure and feel on it will be like pulling a piece of paper out of a phone book.
Not sure if the younger crowd knows what a phone book or yellow pages are.
Is this a mileage/service interval thing- or when things get ticky?
Getting a set of these angled feeler gauges will make it much easier to perform the valve adjustments on a Honda K24 engine. I normally put some blue painter's masking tape on the handle of the feeler gauge for the intake valve clearance so you can easily tell at a glance.
Angled Feeler Gauges with Handles
Angled Feeler Gauges with Handles
Tight valves generally don't tick but are the worst side to be on of the loose/tight equation.
Several of us have been completely befuddled by Honda only recommending they be adjusted if they are noisy in later models.
An I4 Honda valve adjust is a cakewalk.
K20A3 was an easy motor to do it. I'd get the bigger feeler gauge too tight and the smaller too loose and the one in the middle a nice resistance and tighten it up. I broke a stud that held the valve cover on once. Still remember it was like $3 for the bolt and $30 for next day air mailing
I've been meaning to do this on my sons CRV. If you don't want to overthink it, turn the motor over until the cam lobe is furthest away from opening a particular valve, adjust it and rotate the motor to do the next one...... keep a note pad handy if you are paranoid and keep track.
Better yet, wipe the adjusters with a rag with some brake cleaner on it and use a paint pen to mark the ones you've adjusted and torqued.
the angled feeler guage worked for me...
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Looks to be similar? to the J35 valves which I have adjusted a few times before.
I used standard hand tools. Only thing I can remember being of note is to make sure you know how a feeler gauge should feel and also getting the right angle of the dangle on slipping the feeler gauge in and out smoothly.
And be sure to triple check your work. It's really pretty straightforward though it may sound intimidating.
I used standard hand tools. Only thing I can remember being of note is to make sure you know how a feeler gauge should feel and also getting the right angle of the dangle on slipping the feeler gauge in and out smoothly.
And be sure to triple check your work. It's really pretty straightforward though it may sound intimidating.
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