I got this coupon earlier this year from a near by Acura dealer; $399.95 for a 30k service. I wanted to get this work done at dealer so I called four dealers in my area and everyone quoted me $500-600. I asked the dealer with the $399.95 coupon why it's $550 for a '94 Integ RS. She said, well we recommend you get your valves adjusted. It's not necessary every 2 years for all models, i.e. MDX.

So naturally, question is for a stock Integ RS do I really need this valve adjustment now? Or is she blowing smoke up (u know where). $150 is pretty steep unless I really need it. If it makes any difference, I can hear the valves going from inside the car at low idle, but not above ~1,500 RPM.