Hello,
The car: 1997 CL 2.2 automatic with 85,000 miles.
When do you guys usually adjust the valves. Is it normal for a car to have the valves ticking after only 20,000 miles past since the initial adjustment? Also, are the timing belts known to snap or am I still safe? Lastly, are the automatic transmission problematic on the 4 cylinders or is this only when they are mated to the V6?
Thanks in advance.

 

the 2.2s always tic, but yeah i have mine done bout 20,oook ago and its needs it again. depends how hard u drive the car i guess. my car likes to be at 5500+ rpm.

yes the if th ebelt snaps on the I4 you will get some nasty engine damage. bent rods etc.

also the i4 trannys aren't as troubled as the v6s. i drop gears in my slowmatic all the time. works like the day i bought it. but then again we arent makin 200+ hp.

 

do you need to adjust the valves on the 3.0? i havent had mine done yet. how much does it cost or can you do it yourself?

 

On the 3.0, you adjust them (or have the shop adjust them) only when they're noisy.


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About this valve adjustment, My car is sounding like a sewing machine and is idleing extremely hard. Could the valves be the problem? It is still idleing between 690-710 which is normal but it feels extremely rough. I have never had them adjusted and I have about 53000 on it and have went though 1 bottle of N20. Any ideas on the hard idle. It idles hard weather I run rich, lean, or stoich so im stumped here.

 

mine is idling hard now also. valve adj at dealer cost bout $180

 

Think that might fix it?