Valve adjustment on a d16 z6

[cardinalredeg]

hey i new here just bought a d16z6 went to put it in my g/f car timing was off and i believe that the valves needs to be adjusted i dont have a manual that tell u everything kinda straped right now between both cars but i need d-series.org to give me a hand is this true

at tdc all valves on cylender 1 are closed go another 90 then all valves on cylender 3 are closed is this true thanx for any help

[5th gen]

go tdc on the camgear, and the valves for cylinder #1
would be closed you can adjust those valves,
you then turn the crank pulley 180*
or have the camgear rotate 90* (same thing)
and repeat on cylinder #3 the rotation goes 1,3,4,2,
good luck on adjusting and yeah,

[Twistease]

http://d-series.org/forums/diy-forum...tml#post814552

[cardinalredeg]

Originally Posted by 5th gen

go tdc on the camgear, and the valves for cylinder #1
would be closed you can adjust those valves,
you then turn the crank pulley 180*
or have the camgear rotate 90* (same thing)
and repeat on cylinder #3 the rotation goes 1,3,4,2,
good luck on adjusting and yeah,

thanx for the quick response are the intake .007

[cardinalredeg]

Originally Posted by Twistease

http://d-series.org/forums/diy-forum...tml#post814552

thanx for the quick response

[mightyjoecivic]

.007 Intake and .009 Exhaust, Firing order is: 1,3,4,2. Adjust your valves using the firing order and you cant go wrong. :td:

[cardinalredeg]

Originally Posted by mightyjoecivic

.007 Intake and .009 Exhaust, Firing order is: 1,3,4,2. Adjust your valves using the firing order and you cant go wrong. :td:

thanx for the quick response

[95EGSiHatch8807]

Hey there noticed this is a pretty old thread but I am about to adjust valves on my z6 as well and I am wondering about engine temp I have been looking around and some forums say its best to do first in the morning when engine is very cold and others say to just let the engine cool for about a hour or so?? Just curious if it really attests?

[95EGSiHatch8807]

Matters^^ stupid auto correct.

[Scott53092]

As long as the actual engine is less than 100* F, then you are good to adjust. with heat everything expands, so if you adjust them with the engine too warm, once it cools down it'll be way too loose when cold.

[95EGSiHatch8807]

Alright thanks yea the forum I read with the guy doing it early morning used like a .003 gauge instead of the .007 in and .009 ex

[JGTC-EG]

Originally Posted by 95EGSiHatch8807

Alright thanks yea the forum I read with the guy doing it early morning used like a .003 gauge instead of the .007 in and .009 ex

Care to share that link?

It is best to stick with the .007" intake .009" exhaust, as the engine warms up the lash is reduced by metal expansion to just where it needs to be.

JGTC-EG

[95EGSiHatch8807]

Ok sorry about the confusion I looked back at the video and he is actually using .010 in and .013 on exhaust also on second look it was a accord he was working don't know why it popped up when I searched for civic cause the site just says Honda valves soo my mistake sorry guys.. But thanks for responding on engine temp.

[theBEST]

valve adjustment should only be performed when the engine is cold..it DOES matter if the engine has been ran and what spec. u set the clearances to

on a d16z6 u got the specs correctly and set em to that and please make sure the 10mm valve adjusting nut is properly torqued as well and while ur there u mite as well replace the valve cover gasket and spark plug tube seals

[95EGSiHatch8807]

Thanks yea learned that the hard way let my car sit for about 2 hours and adjusted them and got a pretty good tic now lol all well it is now morning and we are going out for round two lol thanks for all the help guys..