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HondaCivicSi
08-09-2002, 06:15 PM
Anyone else have a lot of valve noise? When my car is just idling you can hear the valves clicking away. Anything I can do to quiet them down? Thanks..
SBC31
08-09-2002, 07:52 PM
First I hear of this, you may want to have your dealer check this one out. I've heard of Ford's having this problem, but not Honda.
grooveline
08-10-2002, 01:29 PM
dude I had the same problem..... know what I did?
switched to 5W30 oil...... now it purrs like a stroked pussy.....cat
a valve lash adjustment will solve that, but who wants to pay for that so early on, they aren't really required for quite a few more miles. They probably loosened up on you after break-in. I would recommend to anyone to switch to a better oil, I'm up to 10w-30 now, from 5w-30.
HondaCivicSi
08-11-2002, 03:43 PM
Groovline...what oil did you start out with? I have 5w30 in there now.
grooveline
08-11-2002, 07:20 PM
i had some pretty loud valve clatter right when I got it. No with the 5W30... no probs
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