I recently did a valve adjustment for my 1999 Honda Accord V6 that is currently north of 250K miles. This was my first time doing a valve adjustment and it is sure not forgiving... Now I'm left with a P0171 code and pending code P0170. I also cleaned the EGR valve, rebuild the PS pump, changed the valve cover gaskets, spark plug tube gaskets, etc mostly gasket/oring replacement for the manifold.
When adjusting the valves, I used the Go-Nogo gauge. I'm pretty confident I've done it correctly (tried it twice) but I'm here in attempt to find the proper way to adjust the valves.
My question is: Do I use any type of pressure when checking to see if the "NoGo" part will fit?
The car was running fine before so I can only ascertain that the code is due to the valve adjustment and not the fuel regulator/air leak as some may suggest. However, this car does experience sporadic idling issues when starting from a "hot start" where i have to give it gas for it not to stall out. It doesn't happen often but it does, mostly in the summer.
Background
Currently specs off the service manual are -
intake - .20-.24mm
exhaust - .28-.32mm
Intake
I used the .203 - .254 feeler to adjust this one. The .203 part is able to move around freely with barely any friction while the .254 part does not fit at all, even with moderate pressure. In theory the clearance should fall the upper and lower limits of the feeler gauge - approx .2285?
Exhaust
I used the .279 - .330 feeler. The .279 goes in freely with no friction however the .330 is able to fit between the lashes with moderate pressure. I think this is fine as I read the exhaust valve will get tighter over time (which it did when I was adjusting it.) However, if I checked the valves with very light pressure, it will not go in. I was not able to make it where .279 goes in freely and .330 does not fit like the intakes. With every attempt, it is either .279 goes in freely and .330 goes in with moderate pressure OR .279 has a lot of friction and .330 does not fit.
When adjusting the valves, I used the Go-Nogo gauge. I'm pretty confident I've done it correctly (tried it twice) but I'm here in attempt to find the proper way to adjust the valves.
My question is: Do I use any type of pressure when checking to see if the "NoGo" part will fit?
The car was running fine before so I can only ascertain that the code is due to the valve adjustment and not the fuel regulator/air leak as some may suggest. However, this car does experience sporadic idling issues when starting from a "hot start" where i have to give it gas for it not to stall out. It doesn't happen often but it does, mostly in the summer.
Background
Currently specs off the service manual are -
intake - .20-.24mm
exhaust - .28-.32mm
Intake
I used the .203 - .254 feeler to adjust this one. The .203 part is able to move around freely with barely any friction while the .254 part does not fit at all, even with moderate pressure. In theory the clearance should fall the upper and lower limits of the feeler gauge - approx .2285?
Exhaust
I used the .279 - .330 feeler. The .279 goes in freely with no friction however the .330 is able to fit between the lashes with moderate pressure. I think this is fine as I read the exhaust valve will get tighter over time (which it did when I was adjusting it.) However, if I checked the valves with very light pressure, it will not go in. I was not able to make it where .279 goes in freely and .330 does not fit like the intakes. With every attempt, it is either .279 goes in freely and .330 goes in with moderate pressure OR .279 has a lot of friction and .330 does not fit.
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