B16/18 VTEC valve Spring tool?


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Yazza54

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Just wondered if anyone could point me towards the best tool for the job when swapping the valves, cams and springs in my B16a2 head to type R.
 
Speak to @robthedoc
He may be able to get you one made up.
If not I'd recommend the screw/bolt on type over the lever type Spring compressor.
 
JohnTurbo said:
I used a twin handle one and it was fine.
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Sorry to be a pain but do you have a link to the kind you mean? Just don't want to buy the wrong tool, heard these can be a bit of a pain on a B series VTEC
 
Ah cool, pretty standard tools then, I got the impression on one of the yank forums that it was a mammoth task with super duper special tools required haha
 
Ive never used one either.
And 27 bucks for that? All you need is 2 pins. Cant remember the size of them.
 
I used one on a rover k series, but never used one on any other engine. I just time it up again...
 
Most belts can be done without the use of tools, and tbh most tools are glorified drill bits. Main exception being the likes of ford zetec engines with floating cam and crank pulleys. That's not to say that having the tools doesn't help in some cases, vag tubo diesel engines for example where it would be very difficult to time without them. B series Honda tho... even the Honda workshop manual states to use timing marks and doesn't specify any special tools.
 
I've done a few fords and the floating pulleys are a stupid idea. From the looks of it the Honda is all keyed?
 
robthedoc said:
Most belts can be done without the use of tools, and tbh most tools are glorified drill bits. Main exception being the likes of ford zetec engines with floating cam and crank pulleys. That's not to say that having the tools doesn't help in some cases, vag tubo diesel engines for example where it would be very difficult to time without them. B series Honda tho... even the Honda workshop manual states to use timing marks and doesn't specify any special tools.
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The B16a manual does specify tools. 2 x 5mm pin drivers. In your own words, glorified drill bits:lol:
 
Yazza54 said:
I've done a few fords and the floating pulleys are a stupid idea. From the looks of it the Honda is all keyed?
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I love them mate! No f*cking about... plate in the cams, pin in the crank, loosen the pulleys, job done. I don't even bother turning them over, tension the belt and nip up the pulleys.

B18c4 manual just says align timing marks.
 
I really don't understand why every engine isn't like that...! when you say plate in the cams do you have a toothed cam locking tool of some sort?
 
I was meaning I like the ford engines mate. Plate is just flat bar that slots into the back of the cams.

On my b series I time it using the mark on the crank and two drill bits through the plates over the cams and loosen adjustable cam gears when fitting the belt. This is due to the head and block being skimmed so it wouldn't time up properly without the adjustable gears iirc.

On stock b's I would just use the marks on the crank and cam pulleys.
 
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