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Valve clearance check and shim replacement. Input from the DIY-er

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Valve clearance check and shim replacement. Input from the DIY-er

Post by Spaniarduk » Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:03 pm

beanie wrote: Wed Dec 26, 2018 3:01 pm They’re meant to be checked every inspection so that’s a maximum of about 28k miles if you go by the service indicator.

I tend to do them once, sometimes twice a year and although some might find it excessive, I’ve generally found I’ll need to change a couple of shims.

No harm to be doing it yearly imo and tbh, if mine was a track car I’d do it more frequently.
It makes sense... my Z had its Inspection 2 done shortly befpre i bought it 2 years ago at 26k miles at an official BMW dealer. That Inspection 2 cost just over 600 quid and there was no mention to any valve clearance check being done, which I thought was a little odd. Now it's just over 30k and I begining to feel it's overdue. :?
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Post by john-e89 » Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:56 pm

Spaniarduk wrote: Wed Dec 26, 2018 5:03 pm
beanie wrote: Wed Dec 26, 2018 3:01 pm They’re meant to be checked every inspection so that’s a maximum of about 28k miles if you go by the service indicator.

I tend to do them once, sometimes twice a year and although some might find it excessive, I’ve generally found I’ll need to change a couple of shims.

No harm to be doing it yearly imo and tbh, if mine was a track car I’d do it more frequently.
It makes sense... my Z had its Inspection 2 done shortly befpre i bought it 2 years ago at 26k miles at an official BMW dealer. That Inspection 2 cost just over 600 quid and there was no mention to any valve clearance check being done, which I thought was a little odd. Now it's just over 30k and I begining to feel it's overdue. :?
This is the exact reason I’m so anti dealers, they’ll happily take £600 off you for changing, if they even did that, the oil. I’d bet my best poker hand on them going nowhere near the valve clearances. Even if you specify it before the ins 2 I’d wager they just give you a load of bull***t and say all is well, all within tolerance based on the engine sound alone. They’re crooks.
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Valve clearance check and shim replacement. Input from the DIY-er

Post by BMWZ4MC » Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:33 pm

I think I remember mmm-five having evidence that the cam cover hadn’t been removed despite the dealer claiming to have checked the valve clearances...
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Post by Spaniarduk » Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:37 pm

BMWZ4MC wrote: Wed Dec 26, 2018 9:33 pm Like many things in life, if you have the skills you’re better doing it yourself!
Oh boy don't get me started! :headbang:
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Post by john-e89 » Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:13 pm

I wonder how many ZM cars are running around that haven’t had the running in service done by the stealers,despite what the book says, there will 100% be some. These cars especially bring out a quite extraordinary level of paranoia in some people, stating that they refuse to buy one without a full dealer history. Personally I’d rather buy one that hadn’t got that, the more Indi services the better, at least that way you stand half a chance that the thing has had some oil at some point.
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