Adjusting valve clearances
Adjusting valve clearances on my D16y7 Honda Civic 1998 Engine. Following the Honda FSM's directions, I measured the clearances with a feeler gauge tonight.
Three questions about the below "data."
QUESTION 1: How badly do you think such clearances effect emissions and/or FE?
QUESTION 2: When I go to adjusting can I leave #2 and #3 alone?
QUESTION 3: Should I be adjusting the valves for an optimum "feel" at 8 for the intakes and 10 for the exhaust, in other words right in the middle of spec?
Here is what I measured (numbers in parenthesis mean it seems tight or loose):
Cylinder #1
intake spec 7-9
left 6 right 7(6)
exhaust spec (9-11)
left 9 right 7(6)
Cylinder #2
intake
left 7 right 7
exhaust
left 9 right 9
Cylinder #3
intake
left 7 right 7
exhaust
left 9 right 9
Cylinder #4
intake
left 7(6) right 7
exhaust
left 9(10) right 9(10)
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