# Valve Check

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 20, 2009, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250 "2009-01-20T19:09:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/21 "2009-01-23T01:42:21Z")

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I did my timing belt at 90k miles with water pump. The 2nd change at 200k miles I skipped the water pump.

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**Author:** ![oldschool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e19adc/32.png) [@oldschool](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldschool)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/22 "2009-01-23T02:17:00Z")

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What type of adjustment does Honda use? different thickness shims (like the old Rabbit) or a screw with locknut(Air cooled VW) The shim technique was slightly time consuming. Air cooled VW’s ever 6000 miles the OP would not like that.

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**Author:** ![bobbyandberyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@bobbyandberyl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bobbyandberyl)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/23 "2009-01-23T13:31:23Z")

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Please check back. I will post the information you requested here when I get it done. Is there a tool on this site that will send an email reminder when there’s a new posting?

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**Author:** ![circuitsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/circuitsmith/32/40376_2.png) [@circuitsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/circuitsmith)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/24 "2009-01-23T16:41:29Z")

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Screw and locknut.

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/25 "2009-01-23T17:51:23Z")

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My '89 Accord and wife’s 95 Civic are screw and a locknut . . . don’t know what the '06 would be they changed the Honda engines somewhat (I’ve heard) one change was now Honda is using a timing chain, not a belt anymore. Rocketman

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**Author:** ![Whitey](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/whitey/32/24680_2.png) [@Whitey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Whitey)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/26 "2009-01-23T18:05:40Z")

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I drive a 98 Civic and I only get the valves adjusted when the timing belt is replaced. Based on the maintenance schedule in my owner’s manual, that is every 60,000 miles (96,560 km).

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**Author:** ![bobbyandberyl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbce88/32.png) [@bobbyandberyl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bobbyandberyl)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 12:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valve-check/25250/27 "2009-02-06T00:45:20Z")

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My car has a timing chain. Yipiee … I just saved several hundreds of dollars!!

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