valve question Options

[Guest_mon3y19_*]

hey can i adjust my valves?...i know honda can...i just want to know before i do anything...there's an annoying clicking sound...LMK guys...

[Hanyo]

i think the 5sfe has hydrolic lifters. You can't adjust the valve clearance like honda's.

[playr158]

nope your vavles stay there......the clicking, i'd suggest a full tune up, check your timing belt and timing.....and um go to a mechanic

[Kwanza26]

get your shim clearences checked...

[Guest_mon3y19_*]

okay so you guys are saying i can't take it apart?...okay so is this something i can do myself or do i need a shop?...anywho....people are saying my valves are loose or something? i need to get a gauge and just put it to normal?...um yeah...i went to a shop to estimate and one of the guy told me my motor is bad?...NO...i dont think so...he is charging me 150 bucks to get it fixed...seriously i do believe it's the valve...i mean ill have my cuzzy check it out and fix it and see if it's clicking again...its not the timing because those are good...ill check...let me know guys...

[playr158]

your motor isn't bad you just need some vavle train work done or it can go bad......
150 is not bad for vavle train work

[presure2]

like kwanza said, shim clearance.
unlike a small block chevy, you cant just adjust "valve lash" on the celica.
it has a shim over bucket design, and valve clearance is adjusted with the shims.
basicly you measure the clearance between the shim and camshaft, compare that mesurement to the guide in the BGB and swap out shims accordingly.
not quite as easy as it sounds without a good working knowalge of it, and the right tools.

[toyotatech]

yep its its abit difficult take it to a daeler or someone that knows how to do it