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Hydraulic valve lifters, checking
Special tools and equipment
Feeler gauge
Wood or plastic wedge
Note:
Hydraulic valve lifters cannot be serviced.
Irregular valve noise when starting engine is
normal.
- Start engine and let run until coolant
temperature reaches at least 80 C (176 F).
- Increase RPM to 2500 for about 2 minutes; if
necessary test drive vehicle.
Note:
If irregular valve noises disappear but then
reappear during drive, replace oil retaining valve.
Oil retaining valve is located in oil filter bracket
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Valve seats, refacing
Note:
If a perfect contact pattern isn't obtained after
hand lapping valves, reface valve seats.
Special tools and equipment
Depth gauge
Valve seat refacing tool
Note:
When servicing engines with low compression
due to leaking valves, it is not sufficient to
reface or replace the valve seats and valves. It
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Only reface valve seats enough until a perfect
contact pattern is obtained.
Before refacing, determine maximum refacing
dimension.
If refaced dimension is exceeded, hydraulic
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