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1990 Honda Civic D13B valve clearances
1990 HONDA CIVIC
12,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
KIWI_GUY
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Hi there im after D13B valve clearances for inlet and exsust
Oct 21, 2009 at 12:09 PM
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HI there,
The D13B2 1.3 S.O.H.C. Carby, is this your engine?
For this set the clearances cold.
Inlet 0.18-0.22 mm
Exh 0.23-0.27 mm
Mark (mhpautos)
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:18 PM
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I have it set at ext 0.15 inlet 0.13 and even that seems too wide
Oct 21, 2009 at 1:24 PM
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Re check the feeler gauge and make sure that your not using .015" all the civic engines for that time use the same clearance.
Mark (mhpautos)
Oct 21, 2009 at 2:52 PM
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Im using .15
Oct 21, 2009 at 3:45 PM
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They are the correct clearances according to my information.
Mark
Oct 21, 2009 at 4:54 PM
KIWI_GUY
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ok so my gauge says
SAE and MM
what one do I listen to?
Oct 21, 2009 at 5:01 PM
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use the mm gauge, 0.18-0.22 mm for inlet
0.23-0.27mm exhaust
Oct 21, 2009 at 5:06 PM
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