# Valves

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** odyssey, honda\
**Created:** [January 6, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976 "2010-01-06T19:42:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![ejamesq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ebca7d/32.png) [@ejamesq](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ejamesq)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976/1 "2010-01-06T19:42:35Z")

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Some repair shops say valves on the 2005 Honda Odyessy need adjustment & some say they do not. Can someone clear this up for me?

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976/2 "2010-01-06T19:51:39Z")

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If they need adjustment, it will say so in the same part of the owner manual that details the oil change, tire rotation, fuel filter change, timing belt adjustment,…, intervals.

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976/3 "2010-01-06T19:53:28Z")

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I’m with Beads. The correct answer is in the maintenance schedule that came with your owner’s manual.

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976/4 "2010-01-06T20:03:23Z")

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One of the frequent posters here has commented on the need to adjust Honda valves, even when the manual ignores it. From the look of this diagram, they are adjustable:  
[http://2005hondaodyssey.com/new\_page\_3\_files/image002.jpg](http://2005hondaodyssey.com/new_page_3_files/image002.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/valves/41976/5 "2010-01-06T20:25:03Z")

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Honda manufacturing makes no recommendations in their maintenance schedule for periodic valve adjustment for your vehicle.

Tester