How do i know i need a valve adjustment??

[aeon]

Hey guys (and gals?!) ...figured i'd give wise-man Bruno and his e-mail inbox a break and post this up on site, get into the spirit of things ya know :grouphug:

Ok so the valve's being 'out' doesn't affect performance. Maybe i just have a slow M3... I've yet to compare under bonnet sounds with other M3's (volunteers?)

Are there any tell tale sounds or signs that it needs doing?

She's done over 140k now and i've read all over the place that the valve adjustment needs to be done as part of the inspections. I didn't get much history with the car so i don't know if it was done on the inspection I or not. I've checked the receipt for the inspection II i had done in feb, and there's no gaskets on the parts list so i guess it wasn't done. I have noticed a ticking, but could this be the fuel injectors? I've heard they're quite noisy on the s54.

It's down at *** at the mo for a fair bit of work (currently driving a redline rental 1.4 polo :cry: ) so i'm thinking of having it done at the same time. Obviously i'll suggest it to them, just wanted to get some feedback from forum members...... Thanks

[Bashar M.]

Valve clearance adjustment should be done on our M cars every 60k (kms) and you would know when you hear a very loud ticking noise coming from the head of your engine. This will effect the performance of your car since the valves wont be openning as they should be being out of spec :)

Injectors do not produce such loud ticking noise while operating..... if the ticking is loud comapring to other M3 then its time to adjust :)

[RAFiK]

As i was told exactly:

In the morning when the car is cold, start it and pop the hood and listen. When the car is cold usually it ticks more and you can clearly distinguish whether u need to do it or not.

[Bruno]

my car is down at *** just did the VA... i didn't have ticking noises, i just did it for the sake of doing it :)

if you want compare my engine noise with yours since both cars are there now

[aeon]

Sound advise guys :thanks2:

She is a little slower than i think she should be, and i've listened to her on a cold start in the morning and it does have a 'slight' ticking as i said. Wasn't sure if that was normal though. She actually has a little splutter in the mornings sometimes! Clears up after a couple of mins driving though. Think i'll definitely be getting it done while she's in.

[Bashar M.]

Ticking noise is normal in our cars mate. since we have solid lifter rather than the convensional hydraulic ones. But excessive ticking noise direct you to a Valve Adjustment. I'd say do it anyway since your car is hitting the 140k and there is no record to show if it has been done before....

Bruno your the man mate

[aeon]

:iagree:

[aljebouri]

Hi All, any advise on how much it would cost?

[RAFiK]

around 1500 AED !! maybe bit less

[Haissam]

How do i know i need a valve adjustment??

how often do you pee yourself?



:joking:

sorry i couldn't help it :rofl: i hope you won't hate me for that :please:

[Ayham]

It'd cost around AED1,200.

Since it hasn't been done before (no records) then do it. Keeping the valves out of alignment means you're risking bending them and then it's an OUCH repair job.

I did mine and to be honest the sound is still there, but according to Shak from *** there was one of the shims off by 5mm!!!!! I was lucky I didn't drive an extra mile without the adjustment. When I asked him about the noise still there he said not to worry about it at all. It can be solved by buying a new set of shims but he said mine currently there are perfectly aligned and it'd money down the drain.

The noise doesn't bother me as long as I know it's not something out of shape...

[skyfixx]

Any advise where can we do the valve adjustment?

[akanso]

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