Checking valve clearance – S54

[Sezam]

Hello,

I’m want to check valve clearance on a S54 engine and to do that I need appropriate feeler gauge set. Getting it seems to be not so easy.

I rang BMW service in Cork and they will not sell it.

The thickness to measure is between 0.18 - 0.23mm and 0.28 – 0.33mm, so basic feeler gauge set will not do.

Anyone would now where I could get a proper feeler gauge set or even lend it?

Or perhaps there would be someone in Cork area who would check the valves clearance for me

[nige]

Fairly sure a guy on the forum "narusa" will lend you this set for €50 quid or so.

[Venom]

Davemsport on driver is in cork, on driver and should have what you need as he's built an s54 I think

[Steve320]

Bart in Jdm garage builds engines he more than likely has one worth a shot


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[Smokey Bear]

You can buy the full shim kit on ebay uk for about £85, they are not listed as bmw shims but are by all accounts the same. As for a feeler gauge, have you tried brownlows, Munster tools, joe desmonds.

Ardfallen in ballycurren have a mechanic working for them who rebuilt his own s54 also if you wanted to try them/him.

[Sezam]

Thank you lads for all your responses. You gave me a number of options to try so will definitely find something. I'll try to buy the feeler gauges first. Will let you know how did it go.

[xworks]

http://www.caulfieldindustrial.com/m...-124648pd.html

set number 390M

[Sezam]

Rang munstertoolco.ie this morning and an hour later a man in a shop on wheels came over with the right tool

Thanks again !!!

[Smokey Bear]

How much? I wouldn't mind having one myself

[Sezam]

€20

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