for a 4k it says .005 and .009 does that mean .005 for intake and .009 for exhust .sorry bout all question as I'm still waiting for my car manuel to arrive ,it takes a week to get anything here in kalgoorlie

Edited January 22, 201016 yr by rollagt

for a 4k it says .005 and .009 does that mean .005 for intake and .009 for exhust .sorry bout all question as I'm still waiting for my car manuel to arrive ,it takes a week to get anything here in kalgoorlie

in my manual it says valve clearance (hot) :

Intake : 0.20mm

Exhaust : 0.30mm

 

 

this is from my 82 e7 manual.

Edited January 23, 201016 yr by blzbub666

Mismatched units of measurements and hot/cold.

 

Cold

0.009in = 0.23mm out

0.006in = 0.15mm in

 

Hot

0.012 = 0.30mm out

0.008 = 0.20mm in

 

http://www.rollaclub.com/faq/index.php?tit...alve_Clearances

 

I might edit that and make it a bit clearer.

thanks guys . big help

I might edit that and make it a bit clearer.

 

Have you done it, I can't even remember what I orginally wrote! :dance:

 

Its still a little confusing isn't it....... troddles off to fix FAQ tribble.