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how to clean valve guides for 88 civic pgmfi...
anyone have a link to instructions for a non mechanic?
thanks a lot I couldn't find much after 30 minutes of looking. |
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Rick wrote:
> anyone have a link to instructions for a non mechanic? > > thanks a lot > > I couldn't find much after 30 minutes of looking. you want to clean valve guides??? why? |
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On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:12:16 -0700, jim beam >
wrote: >Rick wrote: >> anyone have a link to instructions for a non mechanic? >> >> thanks a lot >> >> I couldn't find much after 30 minutes of looking. > >you want to clean valve guides??? why? burning oil. I'm pretty sure it's rings but thought I should check the... you know... maybe it's not the valve guides I'm interested in but there is something else besides the pcv valve and tube that I read I'm supposed to clean. some other guide? thanks |
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Rick wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Aug 2005 09:12:16 -0700, jim beam > > wrote: > > >>Rick wrote: >> >>>anyone have a link to instructions for a non mechanic? >>> >>>thanks a lot >>> >>>I couldn't find much after 30 minutes of looking. >> >>you want to clean valve guides??? why? > > > burning oil. I'm pretty sure it's rings but thought I should check > the... you know... maybe it's not the valve guides I'm interested in > but there is something else besides the pcv valve and tube that I read > I'm supposed to clean. some other guide? > > thanks ok. valve guides are a major strip-down job, and it's the stem seals that would need replacing. assuming this is high mileage, this motor may just be worn out. things you can do though include the pcv valve, check timing [too advanced = too hot & more oil vaporization] mixture [excess fuel dilutes the film on the cylinder walls], etc. try a different brand of oil too. some of the cheaper stuff doesn't do much for the engine seals & you lose oil that way too. i like castrol as it stopped leaks on my car, but ymmv. |
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