How do you do the valve adjustment on these engines. Mine needs it pretty bad and I noticed that the valve assembly isnt like a normal assembly for most engines? Mines just a plain W451 from 2012
There is no easy way to adjust the engine valve lash on these engines. The cam(s) have to be removed to get to the buckets located under the camshaft. So you will have to remove the timing chain to get the cam(s) out.The buckets come in different thicknesses to adjust the clearance between the cam and bucket. I'm assuming you have a noisy valve train? The real question is what caused the excessive valve lash? I would start with removing the valve cover and measuring all the valve lash clearances with a feeler gauge to find out which which one(s) are out of spec. The only way the valve lash can get out of specifications is having a worn out camshaft lobe, worn out bucket, or a both being wore out. These engines are not known for wiping out camshaft lobes.
How do you do the valve adjustment on these engines. Mine needs it pretty bad and I noticed that the valve assembly isnt like a normal assembly for most engines? Mines just a plain W451 from 2012
There is no easy way to adjust the engine valve lash on these engines. The cam(s) have to be removed to get to the buckets located under the camshaft. So you will have to remove the timing chain to get the cam(s) out.The buckets come in different thicknesses to adjust the clearance between the cam and bucket. I'm assuming you have a noisy valve train? The real question is what caused the excessive valve lash? I would start with removing the valve cover and measuring all the valve lash clearances with a feeler gauge to find out which which one(s) are out of spec. The only way the valve lash can get out of specifications is having a worn out camshaft lobe, worn out bucket, or a both being wore out. These engines are not known for wiping out camshaft lobes.