Honda Car Forum

I have noticed a slight knocking when I start my car in cold weather.
It goes away after 5 minutes or so while driving. Is this a valve
thing or is it just that my car (1998 Civic) has 150,000 miles on it
and is just showing its age? Thanks in advance

Mike

Most Hondas require periodic valve adjustment since they are
not hydraulic.

In article <3f4cca66.1551137@news.erols.com>, Mike wrote:
> I have noticed a slight knocking when I start my car in cold weather.
> It goes away after 5 minutes or so while driving. Is this a valve
> thing or is it just that my car (1998 Civic) has 150,000 miles on it
> and is just showing its age? Thanks in advance
>
> Mike

Yes, I did get the valves adjusted when this started to happen (last
winter. Also got a new valve gasket while I was at it. Still pings a
bit, like I said, just for a few minutes while its warming up...then
for the rest of the day, its fine. Thanks for the reply however.

Mike

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:10:31 GMT, Lister <lister@rwbNOSPAM.ca> wrote:

>Most Hondas require periodic valve adjustment since they are
>not hydraulic.
>
>In article <3f4cca66.1551137@news.erols.com>, Mike wrote:
>> I have noticed a slight knocking when I start my car in cold weather.
>> It goes away after 5 minutes or so while driving. Is this a valve
>> thing or is it just that my car (1998 Civic) has 150,000 miles on it
>> and is just showing its age? Thanks in advance
>>
>> Mike

Piston slap. Common complaint in this NG. As the season begins to change,
there will be lots more threads on this topic.

"Mike" <mfs@erols.com> wrote in message
news:3f4d09fa.1097488@news.erols.com...
> Yes, I did get the valves adjusted when this started to happen (last
> winter. Also got a new valve gasket while I was at it. Still pings a
> bit, like I said, just for a few minutes while its warming up...then
> for the rest of the day, its fine. Thanks for the reply however.
>
> Mike
>
> On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 16:10:31 GMT, Lister <lister@rwbNOSPAM.ca> wrote:
>
> >Most Hondas require periodic valve adjustment since they are
> >not hydraulic.
> >
> >In article <3f4cca66.1551137@news.erols.com>, Mike wrote:
> >> I have noticed a slight knocking when I start my car in cold weather.
> >> It goes away after 5 minutes or so while driving. Is this a valve
> >> thing or is it just that my car (1998 Civic) has 150,000 miles on it
> >> and is just showing its age? Thanks in advance
> >>
> >> Mike
>

In article <P5a3b.34704$Vx2.15117362@newssvr28.news.prodigy.c om>, "BigBru"
<guessagain@nowhere.com> wrote:

>Piston slap. Common complaint in this NG. As the season begins to change,
>there will be lots more threads on this topic.

Kind of like overheating problems in the summer <G>!