Honda Car Forum

trestonklease@yahoo.com wrote:
> Elle wrote:
>> <trestonklease@yahoo.com> wrote
>>> Elle wrote:
>>>> Does the ticking go away as the car warms up?
>>>>
>>>> <trestonklease@yahoo.com> wrote
>>>>> I bought a 1999 CRV a while ago and recenty had the valves adjusted.
>>>>> >From what I can find from the dealer, the valves had not been done
>>>>> before (it had 60k on the odo when I purchased). As per the info I got
>>>>> from this forum, I had them adjusted to the loose side of spec. Now
>>>>> when the vehicle is idling I hear a tick-tick from the driver side
>>>>> valve area. It's not a constant ticking that repeats in a distinctive
>>>>> pattern but sort of a random tick-tick that comes and goes. Any
>>>>> thoughts? Something to worry about? Cause? cure? Just let it be?
>>>>>
>>>>> I already had the rear-diff squeal and changed the fluid myself and
>>>>> it's a silent as can be now, thank you to the forum for that info. Also
>>>>> looking to replace the timing belt, water-pump and idler pulleys(sp?)
>>>>> at 90k, too soon? Not soon enough?
>>>> Do you have an owner's manual? It gives the miles/years for the timing
>>>> belt.
>>> Is that the same owners manual that tells me to have the valves
>>> adjusted at 105k or only if they get noisy?
>
>
>> I guess that's a no.
>> But I don't really know.
>
> I'm not sure where you want to go with this.
>
> Yes, I have an owners manual and it has information in it that is
> considered wrong among Honda enthusiasts. Hence there is good reason to
> seek the advice of others regardless of what the owners manual tells
> me.
>
>> One wiseass tends to dampen volunteer enthusiasm.
>
> I could say the same thing about your "owners manual" reply. I wasn't
> being a wise-ass, I was stressing that the manual is not always
> correct. There are cases where simply directing someone to their owners
> manual can be costly, I'm trying to avoid that.
>
Hmmm,
No common sense? Manual is just a guide line. My '98 CRV had absolutely
nothing wrong other than tires and one brake job not counting
incidentals like OFL. It logged 280K Km so far, no noise, no clunk, not
burning/leaking oil, no smoke from tail pipe. Oh, dash clock went dead
which I repaired once and it is dead again. I think the display tube
burnt out now. I intend to drive until it really fall apart.
I am getting itch to buy a new car but how can I abandon such a good
CRV? Wife and kids all drive new cars but not me.
I think that '99 CRV was abused, not broken in properly by first owner.