by Jonathan » Fri Apr 22, 2005 9:46 pm
Just because the car is newer doesn't mean it won't need a valve job. Your car may need something as simple as a lash adjustment (if the lash is adjustable), or the timing may be off. If the car is SOHC (can't remember if the 3.1 is or isn't, I think it's pushrod, though), then you would need a shim adjustment more than likely. Newer cars have their fair share of maintenance requirements, such as timing belts, the unavoidable CV axle repair, tune-ups, and of course PM as well. Most cars, Hondas, Toyotas, and Nissans included, still die by 200k miles on average.
Just because the car is newer doesn't mean it won't need a valve job. Your car may need something as simple as a lash adjustment (if the lash is adjustable), or the timing may be off. If the car is SOHC (can't remember if the 3.1 is or isn't, I think it's pushrod, though), then you would need a shim adjustment more than likely. Newer cars have their fair share of maintenance requirements, such as timing belts, the unavoidable CV axle repair, tune-ups, and of course PM as well. Most cars, Hondas, Toyotas, and Nissans included, still die by 200k miles on average.