Technical How to measure the valve clearances.

[foggy89]

Im changing the coolant on my car tomorrow(1.1 cinq).Changing the thermostat and rocker cover gasket whilst im at it so i might aswell check the valve clearances(shes a little tappy) whilst ive got the cover off.What tool do i need and how do i do it?

Thanks.

 

[dronenrs]

set of feeler blades.. the measure the distance between the cam and the top of the followe/tappet when the valve is closed.

the specs are

• inlet 0.40 +/-0.05mm
• Exhaust 0.50 +/- 0.05mm

mind you its not easily ajustable like rocker arms

 

[foggy89]

Thanks droners.

These the right things?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Metric-13-Bla...ls_Equipment&hash=item415696c94b#ht_766wt_907


Does it need re-shimming if the clearances are out?

 

[dronenrs]

that link sends me to the ebay homepage but from the name of the link i would say yes.. if the clearences are beyond tolerence then in theroy yeah it should be reshimmed.

 

[foggy89]

Ill get that ordered then,not sure what the followers look like but ill get my haynes from home and find what it is im looking for.

 

[dronenrs]

if you got a haynes the whole procedure for valve clearences will be in there