Dear Tom and Ray: My 2006 Honda Element has 108,000 miles. The dealer recommends a valve-clearance adjustment at this time. Is this a service you would recommend, or is it not necessary? Please ...

Under a tree, in a remote corner of the earth, there is a guy adjusting his hydraulic valve lash with the valve cover off and the engine running. Yes, it's true. We've seen it. Proof is that you can ...

Q:I have a 327 in my '31 Ford that features nearly the same cam and components as the one you referenced recently in Pit Stop (Nov. '12). Since a 1.6:1-ratio rocker arm will push the valve a little ...

My 2012 Mitsubishi Triton diesel has just had its 30,000km service and I was disturbed to see that the service includes a valve clearance adjustment and the removal and cleaning of the inlet manifold.