Installation - Acura 3.5 RL Manual

Valves, Valve Springs and Valve Seals

Installation

1. Coat the valve stems with engine oil. Install the
valves in the valve guides.
NOTE: Make sure the valves move up and down
smoothly.
2. Install the spring seats on the cylinder head.
3. Install the valve seals using the valve guide seal
installer.
NOTE: Exhaust and intake valve seals are not inter-
changeable.
WHITE
SPRING
INTAKE VALVE SEAL
VALVE SEAL
Replace.
BLACK
SPRING
EXHAUST VALVE SEAL
VALVE GUIDE SEAL
INSTALLER
KD-2899
(Commercially available)
NOTE: Use small ID end of tool.
4. Install the valve spring and valve retainer, then
install the valve spring compressor. Compress the
spring and install the valve keepers.
NOTE: Place the end of the valve spring with closely
wound coils toward the cylinder head.
VALVE SPRING COMPRESSOR
Snap-on CF711 or EQUIVALENT
(Commercially available)
5. Lightly tap the end of each valve stem 2 or 3 times
with a plastic mallet to ensure proper seating of the
valve and valve keepers.
NOTE: Tap the valve stem only along its axis so
you do not bend the stem.
PLASTIC
MALLET
VALVE SPRING
COMPRESSOR
ATTACHMENT
07757-PJ1010A