43 replies to this topic

[MiniBonkerz]

Hi all i want to adjust my tappets as they are loud and i feel they need doing question is how? i have read a guide but im lost it says 0.30mm i have a feeler guage is this correct adjustment? also hows the best way of getting the valves to move without running the engine never done this all help would be appreciated also do the vales run number 1 from the right?


Forgot to add its a 98/mpi

Edited by MiniBonkerz, 08 March 2010 - 09:42 AM.

[THE STIG]

would get more asnwers in the technical section

[Robbie]

SaxoFiestaMini did a good and simple guide for adjusting tappets, but I'm not sure if it's any different for an MPi?

I'll dig it out for ya'.

[AndrewJ530]

I've used this link for info on mini maintenance. Here's the one for the tappets:

http://drcwww.uvt.nl...al/engine/1.htm

Andrew

[MiniBonkerz]

cheers peeps can anyone confirm the gap on an mpi?

[paul6266]

hi the gap on a mpi is 0.35mm ~ 0.40mm and its easier to turn it over by putting the car in 4th and pulling it forward with the handbrake off, simples lol

[jaydee]

Or 15 thou if you got an imperial feeler gauge..

[paul6266]

very true but i think most places only sell feeler guages in mm now which is just another sign on the euro

[MiniBonkerz]

i have a metric goes

0.60
0.40
0.20
0.10
0.05
0.15
0.25
0.30
0.50
0.70

so do i use 0.30 or 0.40? or can i put two together say 0.30 and 0.05 can they be put together?

[Robbie]

i have a metric goes

0.60
0.40
0.20
0.10
0.05
0.15
0.25
0.30
0.50
0.70

so do i use 0.30 or 0.40? or can i put two together say 0.30 and 0.05 can they be put together?

Yup

[MiniBonkerz]

coolio i guess 0.35 would be better than .30-0.40

[Dom]

Moved to Technical Section

[MiniBonkerz]

whoops my mistake

[jaydee]

I have one of those metric gauges, with that i use 0,40, but be sure tappets are tight and engine is actually cold. By the way 15 thou is 0,38mm..

Edited by jaydee, 08 March 2010 - 01:27 PM.

[AndrewJ530]

very true but i think most places only sell feeler guages in mm now which is just another sign on the euro

Halfords do both metric and imperial sets of feeler gauges i anyone can't get hold of imperial ones.