UOA's and valve clearances

[Zaedock]

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Originally posted by moribundman:

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I guess they could. Then your Honda Civic would cost 50 grand too.

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My 1980 VW Scirocco already had hydraulic valve lifters in its 1.8l OHC engine. That engine was in production since 1974. All my Euro cars had hydraulic lifters in OHC engines. None of those cars cost 50 grand.

PS: Honda VTEC engines have used hydraulic lifters for over 20 years.

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I'm really happy for you and your Scirocco. Perhaps you didn't see my last post?

You guys are too funny

 

[moribundman]

No, I didn't see your last post until now. The giant quote, you quoting yourself, probably threw me off.

Actually, I believe your last post wasn't there yet when I replied to your previous post. I had gone off to make breakfast and replied without refreshing the page first.

 

[mechtech]

Brianl703 - The Zetec never had hydraulic adjusters.
They use buckets and shims. Mine haven't changed dimensions for over 30,000 miles.

 

[m2200b]

I'd have spent the same amount of time
adjusting my lifters every 30K on my Mazda had Mazda used Toyota and Honda lifters as I've spent pulling and replacing collapsed HLA.

 

[heynow]

I adjusted the valves on my 87 bmw 325i last night. I am actually glad it does not have hydraulic lifters because my oil pressure is so low from worn main bearings that it probly would not be able to pump them up anyway.
This is probably not a common situation, though.

 

[brianl703]

Yes, it turns out that the Zetec is a bit odd in that respect--most other Ford engines have hydraulic adjusters.