I'm at my witts end w/ this valve train. My valve train makes clackity clackity clackity sound. I adjusted the valve lifters w/ my feeler gauge and they are the correct height. Does anyone have this type of problem? or seen this type of problem? i don't know what else to check other than replacing the head?!

 

pull off ur valve cover and turn the camshaft by hand with a socket wrench see whats making the noise maybe ull isolate the problem, thats what id try neway never had that problem

 

When i adjusted the valve lashing that's what i did. It only makes the noise when the engine is running. and i can't run it w/ the valve cover off it pumps oil all over the place. My friend suggested maybe it's a rocker arm? or an oil blockage

 

yah rocker arm could be it, but check all ur springs and do a visual check of ur camshaft make sure there arent any notches or excessive wear on that either, if u have alot of time u can get a kit to replace the valves and do new springs all together, take it all apart and put it back together but i dont know how much work ur looking into doing with this. sticking valves could be ur problem also.

 

does it get quieter when the car is warmed up? this is how my buddys ls motor sounded when the rocker arm got cracked

 

It def. get's quieter as it warms up. but not amazingly quieter. My pop said he thought it might be a sticking valve too. This is my only vehicle (my wife drives the accord). how long would it take to do the valves?

 

Sticking Valves? Like one valve not going back up? Sort of impossible on a Honda since the piston would hit it and break your engine.

 

i have the some problem i also drive a 1988 civic sedan

 

depends on how mechanically inclined u are, requires pulling off the valve cover, undoing the spring assemblies and the rocker arms, pulling the camshaft and then the valves, and then reinstalling it all, get a helms manuel first and alot of ziplock baggies, not really hard but time consuming and u do have to remove the camshaft which requires removing ur timing belt, get a car manual and check out the work involved

 

for removing the camshaft and timing belt. would i need a cherry picker or can i just jack the engine up? or is that not necessary?