'Curly Q. Links' wrote:
> trestonklease@yahoo.com wrote:
> >
> > I bought a 1999 CRV a while ago and recenty had the valves adjusted.
> <SNIP>
> European manuals say 50,000Km for the valves (30,000 Miles). The Dual
> pump Fluid only lasts 50,000 Km / two years.
> An oil change might make that valve quiet down, but Tegger's right, it's
> a 'happy valve' as long as the mechanic didn't fail tighten the locknut
> :-)

Would it have to be a constant, rhythmic tick for it to be a valve?

It's like random,
tick-tick-pause-pause-pause-tick-pause-pause-tick-tick-tick...

I just changed the oil about 3 weeks ago. I assume I'd have to open the
valve cover to see if it's the locknut? It's been run about 2500 miles
since I first noticed the ticking, if it was the locknut, would it have
done something more by now, like fall off or cause some other problem?
I've never done something like pull the valve cover on a vehicle so I'm
a little apprehensive at that prospect.

> Add all the extra DOTS to your owner's manual maintenance schedule, and
> you'll impress the person you sell it to in ten years.

I'm gonna run it forever.

> The TBelt has 6 years on it. I think it's time anyway. Personally, I
> wouldn't change the water pump unless I knew the former owner was using
> non-honda coolant or TAP WATER (Hondacide). The idler pulley will
> probably last until the fourth or fifth TBelt, unless you're someplace
> really hot.

That's my main problem, no info on what the past owner did or didn't do
or what they used. I'll get that TBelt replaced then. Thanks for the
great info, all of you.