MECHANICAL(H4SO) > Valve Clearance
NOTE:
Inspection and adjustment of valve clearance should be performed while engine is cold.
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the timing belt cover LH.
4. When inspecting #1 and #3 cylinders
(2) Place a suitable container under the vehicle.
(3) Disconnect the PCV hose from the rocker cover RH.
(4) Remove the bolts, then remove the rocker cover RH.
5. When inspecting #2 and #4 cylinders
(2) Place a suitable container under the vehicle.
(3) Disconnect the PCV hose from the rocker cover LH.
(4) Remove the bolts, then remove the rocker cover LH.
6. Set #1 cylinder piston to top dead center of compression stroke by rotating the crank pulley clockwise using the socket wrench.
NOTE:
When the arrow mark (A) on cam sprocket LH is at the top position, the #1 cylinder piston is at top dead center of the compression stroke.
7. Measure #1 cylinder valve clearance by using thickness gauge (A).
NOTE:
• Insert the thickness gauge (A) in as horizontally as possible with respect to the valve stem end face.
• Lift up the vehicle and measure the exhaust valve clearances.
Valve clearance:
Intake
0.20±0.04 mm (0.0079±0.0016 in)
Exhaust
0.25±0.04 mm (0.0098±0.0016 in)
9. Measure the valve clearance in #3, #2 and #4 cylinder in the same measurement procedure as #1 cylinder in this order.
NOTE:
• Be sure to set the cylinder pistons to their respective top dead centers on compression stroke before measuring valve clearances.
• By rotating the crank pulley clockwise every 180° from the state that #1 cylinder piston is on the top dead center of compression stroke, #3, #2 and #4 cylinder pistons come to the top dead center of compression stroke in this order.
10. After inspection, install the related parts in the reverse order of removal.
NOTE:
Use a new rocker cover gasket.