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valve adjustment on 99 sohc 2.5 forester


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does anyone know how to tell a complete novice how to adjust these valves.i see how they loosen and you turn the screw what i need is more technical info.does the engine need to be in acertainn location to do this. help!!!!!

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Right, you loosen the locknut, then turn the adjusting screw to increase or decrease the clearance as necessary. You need a good set of feeler gauges to do this job. It takes a little bit of knowing the 'feel' if you will of feeler gauges, as to how they slide into the gap and when it is' just right'.

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don't click anything yet and scroll to the bottom left of the current page you're looking at - you'll see an entire list of valve adjustment threads already here. the search function gives similar solutions - instant answers! :clap:

 

yours being SOHC is the super easy kind - just remove valves covers and have some feeler gauges, really simple actually. it's the DOHC EJ25's that are a real debacle.

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