What happens when you get a burnt valve?
Bent or burnt valves can also cause your engine to misfire. This means the engine may jerk, stall, or hesitate when your car is in motion. Your vehicle’s fuel consumption could also increase if it is misfiring due to a bad valve. These are some of the many symptoms of a bad exhaust valve or intake valve.
What happens when you burn a valve on a Honda?
They would move the rocker arm up and down and if it didn’t feel right to them, then it got the feeler gauge. After doing adjustments for years, most of these guys know when it’s right and when it’s not. As for the burned valve, that’s what happens when all the clearance goes away. The valve cannot close completely which helps keep it cool.
When to do a valve clearance check on a Honda?
Valve clearance check/adjustment is recommended at 176,000 km (110,000 miles) in the service manual. There is no noise, and the engine has never stalled, never had a rough idle or had any trouble starting the first time.
When do you do the valve adjustment on a Honda?
Lizzurd, is there any way to insure the mechanic does the valve adjustment when the engine is cold. I understand if they start it and pull it into the bay from the parking lot, the heat from that brief trip messes up the tolerance measuring. Click to expand…
What causes check engine light on Honda Element p2646?
It can get dirty and cause P2646. The VTEC system controls the variable valve timing in your Element. It does this by activating the VTEC/Rocker arm solenoid. It uses the Rocker Arm oil pressure switch to monitor the pressure of this system. When the pressure is lower than the solenoid, the check engine light will come on and you’ll get P2646.
Is it necessary to adjust the valves on a Honda Element?
Honda (Element) 2.4k engine 100k mile Service – To Adjust or Not to Adjust the Valves? My 2008 Honda Element is approaching 100k miles and from what I read on the Element forums it’s imperative that I have the valves adjusted.
They would move the rocker arm up and down and if it didn’t feel right to them, then it got the feeler gauge. After doing adjustments for years, most of these guys know when it’s right and when it’s not. As for the burned valve, that’s what happens when all the clearance goes away. The valve cannot close completely which helps keep it cool.
What kind of service does a Honda Element need?
Honda (Element) 2.4k engine 100k mile Service – To Adjust or Not to Adjust the Valves? – Maintenance/Repairs – Car Talk Community Honda (Element) 2.4k engine 100k mile Service – To Adjust or Not to Adjust the Valves?
When to check the valve clearance on a Honda 4WD?
OK, that photo and discussion scared me a bit. My 4WD 5MT 2004 E has 288,000 km (approximately 180,000 miles) and I have never checked or adjusted the valve clearances. Valve clearance check/adjustment is recommended at 176,000 km (110,000 miles) in the service manual.