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Posted by: tomh Sep 6 2010, 09:47 AM

I am looking for a shop in the SanJose area to adjust the valves on my 2.0 and also sniff the exaust.

I will not go to Bonatempi's any more he tends to suck your wallet inside out.

Posted by: underthetire Sep 6 2010, 11:11 AM

Drive it to Napa and have Mark do it.

Posted by: quadracerx Sep 6 2010, 11:44 AM

Dont mean to hi-jack your thread...but...how many hours should this take a typical shop? Cost?

Posted by: kkid Sep 6 2010, 11:47 AM

are you sure you don't wanna DIY?

Posted by: simonr Sep 6 2010, 11:57 AM

Do it yourself!!!! you will be amazed how much you learn about your car when you get under it and start poking around LOL. what a great feeling of completion when you grab it by the nose and kick it in the butt. you will do it better than any shop will. most porsche shops in this area hate working on 914s and punish your wallet for it .

Posted by: tomh Sep 6 2010, 04:02 PM

QUOTE(simonr @ Sep 6 2010, 10:57 AM)

Posted by: Vacca Rabite Sep 6 2010, 06:20 PM

Even if you take the car to a shop to have the exhaust sniffed, do your valves yourself. it is not the most fun bit of maintenance that you car needs, but its also not that bad, and you know they are done right and you didnot pay through the nose for it.
Zach

Posted by: Tom_T Sep 6 2010, 06:51 PM

When the CA approved shop does the adjustments to valves, timing/tune, EFI, etc. during the "sniff" smog check, then in CA it passes, otherwise you have to take it back & adjust & hope it passes on the ONE retest most offer. CA's smog requirements are stricter than just about anywhere else.

Tomh has the right idea in this case - rather than DIY.