The answer is........read your your damn manual and follow it.


"Jason" <jason@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> Elmo,
> Thanks for the information. I will have the valves adjusted based on your
> post. Does a 1999 Accord have self-adjusting valves? If so, why did Honda
> once require valve adjustments every 30 thousand miles?
>
>
> In article <elmop-1E5706.15341612042005@news.usenetserver.com>, "Elmo P.
> Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <jason-1204050954520001@pm4-broad-39.snlo.dialup.fix.net>,
>> jason@nospam.com (Jason) wrote:
>>
>> > My owner's manual has a chart that indicates:
>> > Adjust valves at 105,000 miles. Adjust valves prior to 105,000 miles
>> > only
>> > if they are noisy.
>> >
>> > My Chilton's repair manual indicates
>> > that the valves should be adjusted
>> > 15,000 miles
>> > 30,000 "
>> > 45,000 "
>> > 60,000 "
>> > etc
>> >
>> > Which is correct?
>>
>> At one time, Honda designed their engines to require valve adjustments
>> every 30K miles.
>>
>> Not much has changed on the 4 cylinder front, other than they'd like to
>> compete in the marketplace with other manufacturers that claim "no
>> maintenance" engines.
>
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