LegendofJake

what do i need to do a valve job?

Bigblock

You need a valvegrinder and related parts($5000) You need a decent set of heads to rebuild($1000)You need years of experience(priceless)

LegendofJake

well i dont need the experience my friends doing it for me...he has everything to do the valve job except the parts for my car so what do i need to get for car parts

marko3xl3

Depends on what kind of valvejob you're talking.

LegendofJake

ok, let me explain this to all of you. The guy who owned my 4runner(1991 6cyl 5 spd)messed up the cylinder valves and now i need them replaced so can i just buy a new cylinder head and get a valve job?

Bigblock

If he burnt a valve,then buy a valve,lap it in,and make sure the lash isn't too tight.A real valve job will cost you a $1000.$300 for new valves,$60 for the seals,$220 for all the gaskets,$5-10 each for shims asuming your valve grinder man can get the valve length pretty close.If he misses the length by far It'll cost you another valve.The shims only cover a small range.Anyway thats if you pull the heads yourself.The rest will be valvegrinder labor.A burnt valve shouldn't cost you a head though.

LegendofJake

it may not be a burnt valve;it makes a clicking sound even when idling and the clicking gets louder when i get into higher RPMs,this makes the check engine light always be on and they said this was from the valves,so what does it sound like to you?