Daihatsu TERIOS J100 Maintenance Manual page 18

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3. Inspection and adjustment of valve clearance
The measurement and adjustment of the valve clearance
are carried out when each piston of the No. 1 and No. 4
cylinders is set to the top dead center at the end of com-
pression stroke.
WARNING:
·
Never burn yourself with hot engine components,etc.
during operation.
CAUTION:
·
The valve clearance adjustment is performed normally
when the engine is in a hot condition.
·
"HOT engine condition" denotes a condition in which
the cooling water temperature is 75 - 85°C and the en-
gine oil temperature is above 65°C.
However, when the engine has been overhauled, it is
necessary to adjust the valve clearances while the en-
gine is cold and to readjust the valve clearance in a hot
condition after warming up the engine.
(1) Warm up the engine thoroughly. (Only when neces-
sary.)
(2) Remove the air cleaner.
(Refer to the Inspection of spark plug section for re-
moval.)
(3) Remove the resistive cords and ignition coils.
(Refer to the removal of resistive cords and ignition coil
in the inspection of the spark plug section.)
(4) Disconnect the PCV hoses(blow-by gas hose) from the
cylinder head cover.
(5) Remove the bolt attaching the timing belt cover to the
cylinder head cover.
(6) Loosen the eight attaching bolts (6 mm) shown in the
figure over two or three stages in the sequence in the
right figure.
(7) Remove the cylinder head cover by removing the at-
taching bolts.
CAUTION:
·
Never damage the spark plug grommets of the spark
plug tubes and cylinder head cover gasket during the
removal of the cylinder head cover.
(8) Inspection and adjustment of valve clearances
CAUTION:
·
Before the adjusting screw is tightened with lock nuts,
apply engine oil to between the lock nut and the valve
rocker arm.
q Remove the engine undercover by removing the
six attaching bolts.
w Turn the crankshaft until the recessed mark on the
crankshaft pulley is aligned with the indicator mark
on the timing belt cover.
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JMA00048-00039
JMA00049-00040
Indicator
Timing mark
JMA00050-00041