How often to adjust valves?

Captain Slow · 12-10-2009, 07:02 PM

Not necessarily specific to Hondas, but at what interval should one expect to need a valve adjustment?

The reason I ask, my girlfriend's Nissan Versa is starting to have some valve noise, I think she's going to take it to a dealer tomorrow to have them look at it. The car only has ~25K miles on it, I wouldn't think it would be necessary to adjust the valves so soon on a 'modern' car.

Thanks

***dcubed121*** · 12-10-2009, 07:06 PM

i guess it depends on the car.

mainly if its belt or chain.

greg porter · 01-22-2010, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dcubed121

i guess it depends on the car.

mainly if its belt or chain.

True. The old VW Beetle engines need their valves adjusted pretty frequently. I'm assuming newer cars don't need it that often though

Boodah_J · 01-25-2010, 09:17 PM

I own an 07 Versa and it makes the same tap noise mainly when the car is cold. Once it gets warm, it goes away. It's a typical Nissan, I worked for Nissan for five years and it's all good!

AntiGravityHero · 01-25-2010, 09:53 PM

You want valve noise, drive an 8-valve VW ABA or AEG engine. Noisy little f*ckers.

JoeFromPA · 01-25-2010, 10:23 PM

On the SI, the valve adjustment schedule is 105k miles.

Alot of cars get valve noise from deposits that cause them to "stick". Typically goes away with warmup.

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Captain Slow Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 119	How often to adjust valves? Not necessarily specific to Hondas, but at what interval should one expect to need a valve adjustment? The reason I ask, my girlfriend's Nissan Versa is starting to have some valve noise, I think she's going to take it to a dealer tomorrow to have them look at it. The car only has ~25K miles on it, I wouldn't think it would be necessary to adjust the valves so soon on a 'modern' car. Thanks Last edited by Captain Slow; 12-10-2009 at 07:03 PM.
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12-10-2009, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
*dcubed121* VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SAn Diego CA Age: 26 Posts: 5,472 David	i guess it depends on the car. mainly if its belt or chain.

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Boodah_J Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Somewhere on the East Coast Posts: 3	I own an 07 Versa and it makes the same tap noise mainly when the car is cold. Once it gets warm, it goes away. It's a typical Nissan, I worked for Nissan for five years and it's all good!

01-25-2010, 09:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
AntiGravityHero Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 248 Sam	You want valve noise, drive an 8-valve VW ABA or AEG engine. Noisy little f*ckers.

01-25-2010, 10:23 PM	#6 (permalink)
JoeFromPA Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 849	On the SI, the valve adjustment schedule is 105k miles. Alot of cars get valve noise from deposits that cause them to "stick". Typically goes away with warmup.

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