Vavle adjusting oilheads

[Flying banana]

I was speaking with my local BMW dealer the other day, whilst purchasing a new rubber bung to put into the timing hole in the flywheel cover, after I'd done the usual and pushed the first one right in, 'cos its a complete PITA to get in 'cos some daft and probably pissed Bavarian designer gave no thought to how the hell you are supposed to get it back in, with all the cables and fuel injection systems in the bloody way.

Any road up, the mechanic, sorry technician I spoke to said, dont worry about taking the bung out, we never do. Look for the lines marked on the sprockets that carry the chain wot turn the valve over, make sure they are horizontal, waggle the valves, whichever ones are loose will tell you which cylinder is TDC. Simple, et voila! Saves the grief with getting the bung back in.

I have not heard this from anywhere at all.

Contrast, compare and discuss please. Any thoughts?

Phil

 

[Steptoe]

oh dear, oh dear -

you should have come to the GS workshop a couple of weeks ago

 

[Noddy]

Yup, near enough TDC and accurate TDC is what makes the difference.

 

[Flying banana]

Thank you Steptoe.



Phil

 

[Paul Young]

Use an electrical screwdriver to punch two holes through the plug, parallel to each other - like an = sign. Then thread a cable-tie through to form a loop.

 

[Paul Young]

........another view.

 

[Bikergary]

you should have come to the GS workshop a couple of weeks ago

..erm did I miss something? obviously I did but what?