Honda Civic Service Manual page 167

VTEC Rocker Arms
4.
Inspection Using Special Tools (cont,dl
L o o s e n t h e v a l v e o n t h e r e g u l a t o r a n d a p p l y t h e
specified air pressure.
Specified Air Pressuro:
250 kPa {2.5 kgtlcm,, 36 psil
- 490 kPa {5.0 kgtcm,, 7t psil
Make sure that the primary and secondary rocker
a r m s a r e m e c h a n i c a l l y c o n n e c t e d b y t h e p i s t o n s
and that the mid rocker arms do no. move wnen
pushed manually.
SECONDARY
ROCKER ARM
.
lf any mid rocker arm moves independently of
the primary and secondary rocker arms, replace
the rocker arms as a set.
Remove the tools.
Check the operation of the lost motion assembly by
p u s h i n g o n t h e m i d r o c k e r a r m . T h e l o s t m o t i o n
a s s e m b l y s h o u l d c o m p r e s s f u l l y a n d o p e r a t e
smoothly through its full stroke. Replace the assem_
bly if it does not work smoothly.
After inspection. check that the Malfunction Indi_
cator Lamp {MlL) does not come on.
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