Provocateur

You can pull the cams out and manually push them with your finger, but if you go through all that effort, it would just make more sense to replace them instead.

Keep looking. They are pretty hard to find, but if you NEED them, the dealership is the way to go.

racerdave

I think ima go with the new H22 ones with shims. 8$ a piece instead of 30$. More in my range...

Provocateur

Yeah. I would have suggested that, but I wasn't sure if you wanted to go through the hassle of shimming them.

racerdave

A buddy in my club is geting a price, and lookin for shims, should get back to me soon.

Is it bad to drive my car with one bad LMA? (I only hear one clicking)

B16a2VTIguy

Sorry guys but wot does LMA mean? never heard of them! do we have a differant name here in the UK?

racerdave

Lost Motion Assembly

2001TEGGSR

Would this ultimately lead to a tapping rod bearing, or broken rod?

Or would this in combonation with inaccurate ignition timing cause a sound like a rod?

I have a gsr which started clicking like that following a bottle of Lucas Oil Treatment. I removed the valve cover, and pushed on the LMA's right when i first heard the noise. Thinking about it, one of them was a bit rough. I accidentally removed the distributor bolts and screwed the timing at the same time. I've sense taken the car to a Honda dealership which told me "its going to be internal engine damage, a Rod or Rod Bearing". I think there trying to screw me, or jacking parts or something.

racerdave

I duno man, honda techs are not stupid... If I were you I would take it somewhere else, and see what they say.

Provocateur

They are completely unrelated.

The worst that could happen with a faulty LMA is that it freezes up, causing damage to the rocker arms and camshafts.

2001TEGGSR

unfortanately this area sucks for shops and im running out of time. I think im going to order a long block from hmotorsonline.com, install, and part out whats still good... Thanks for the replys...