TESTING AND ADJUSTING ADJUSTING VALVE CLEARANCE ADJUSTING VALVE CLEARANCE 4. While the No. 1 cylinder is at the compression top dead center, adjust the valve clearances marked with q in the valve arrangement drawing according to the following procedure. a Adjusting instrument for valve clearance 1. Open the engine hood and remove all cylinder head covers (1). 1) Insert feeler gauge B in clearance (b) between rocker arm (3) and valve stem (4) and adjust the clearance with adjustment screw (5). a With the feeler gauge inserted, turn the adjustment screw to a degree that you can move the filler gauge lightly. 2) Secure adjustment screw (5) and tighten locknut (6). 2.
Remove the engine undercover (on the radiator side). 3 Locknut: 39.2 – 49 Nm {4 – 5 kgm} a After tightening the locknut, check the valve clearance again. a After adjusting all of the valves marked with q , go to the next procedure. 3. Rotate the crankshaft forward to bring the stamped "1.4TOP" line (a) of the crank pulley to pointer (2) and set the No. 1 cylinder to the com- pression top dead center. a Crank the crankshaft with the crank pulley mounting bolt. a There are 2 stamped "1.4TOP" lines on the crank pulley. Use the one at the diagonal position of "2.3TOP". a When the No. 1 cylinder is at the compres- sion top dead center, the rocker arm of the No.
1 cylinder can be moved by the valve clearance with the hand. If the rocker arm cannot be moved, the No. 1 cylinder is not at the compression top dead center. In this case, rotate the crankshaft one more turn. 5. Rotate the crankshaft forward to bring the stamped "1.4TOP" line (a) of the crank pulley to pointer (2) and set the No. 4 cylinder to the com- pression top dead center. PC130-7 20-107 (1) Symbol Part No. Part name B Commercially available Feeler gauger