Valve Adjustment by Playskool!!

gurshaktigill · Sun, Oct-03-2010, 09:48:18 PM

After having my 02' M3 for about 7 years, I was contemplating whether I should get rid of it. The last straw for me was when I went to couple of indy shops here in Fresno, Cali for a valve adjustment and I was blown away for how much they quoted me!! I even dropped the price for what I was asking so the new owner could afford to get this done! The night before I was about to show the car to a potential buyer, I saw a thread from this dude named "playskool" who mentioned he does inspection II"s, vavlve adjstuments, and suspensions. I pmed "playskool" and within a day we had a date set to get the car fixed. I was going to drive to meet him a couple hrs north in Sac.
I took my car yesterday , 10/2, to Sac and dropped it off to Ray. While he working on it, I took off to watch some college fb games and have a couple of beers(didn't drive of course

). 3 hours later, I came back and he told me he'd adjusted 21 out of 24 shims!! He also installled the Koni Yellows, and H&R front sway I brought along all within that time frame!!
Ray not only knows his stuff, but the guy is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet!! This is in addition, by the way, to the fraction of the price he charged compared to the stealership and indy's. If you're about a couple hours away from sac and need to get stuff done to your M, I def recommend getting in touch with him. He'll end up saving you tons while making sure it's working right!!

BMW>Benz · Mon, Oct-04-2010, 05:22:53 AM

how much was it for a valve adjustment?

johnhk79 · Tue, Oct-05-2010, 04:26:36 AM

Ray is the man.. very meticulous.

aznalan15 · Tue, Oct-05-2010, 05:47:04 PM

nice! does he do this as a side job? how much did he charge for the inspec 2 and suspension install?

mpegripper · Tue, Oct-05-2010, 09:24:25 PM

21 out of 24 shims, holy crap...i did my own recently and adjusted to them be as close to the number i wanted and i only had to change 7 (only 2 were out of spec)

playskool1 · Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:17:57 PM

Yea I would have done all 24 shims but the 3 were already at minimum spec on the intake side.

mpegripper · Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:24:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by playskool1

Yea I would have done all 24 shims but the 3 were already at minimum spec on the intake side.

you want minimum at the intake side and maximum at the exhaust side right?

also, its okay to reuse the gaskets if they are pretty new, just gotta make sure you add the liquid gasket (yama whatever) stuff again

playskool1 · Thu, Oct-07-2010, 10:25:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpegripper

you want minimum at the intake side and maximum at the exhaust side right?

also, its okay to reuse the gaskets if they are pretty new, just gotta make sure you add the liquid gasket (yama whatever) stuff again

As long you're in between the range on both intake and exhaust side you are fine. But minimum to middle spec is best to keep getting out of spec. But I always aim for the minimum on both IN and EX.

RAFF112 · Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:28:59 PM

I wish he was in NYC

ZeroG · Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:32:05 PM

Interesting... Valve Adjustments are suppose to be done with the engine cold (Sat Overnight). Since your car was still warm, I'd think that has something to go with the number of shims being replaced.

Sun, Oct-03-2010, 09:48:18 PM	#1
gurshaktigill Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 1 Reputation: 0	Valve Adjustment by Playskool!! After having my 02' M3 for about 7 years, I was contemplating whether I should get rid of it. The last straw for me was when I went to couple of indy shops here in Fresno, Cali for a valve adjustment and I was blown away for how much they quoted me!! I even dropped the price for what I was asking so the new owner could afford to get this done! The night before I was about to show the car to a potential buyer, I saw a thread from this dude named "playskool" who mentioned he does inspection II"s, vavlve adjstuments, and suspensions. I pmed "playskool" and within a day we had a date set to get the car fixed. I was going to drive to meet him a couple hrs north in Sac. I took my car yesterday , 10/2, to Sac and dropped it off to Ray. While he working on it, I took off to watch some college fb games and have a couple of beers(didn't drive of course ). 3 hours later, I came back and he told me he'd adjusted 21 out of 24 shims!! He also installled the Koni Yellows, and H&R front sway I brought along all within that time frame!! Ray not only knows his stuff, but the guy is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet!! This is in addition, by the way, to the fraction of the price he charged compared to the stealership and indy's. If you're about a couple hours away from sac and need to get stuff done to your M, I def recommend getting in touch with him. He'll end up saving you tons while making sure it's working right!!

Mon, Oct-04-2010, 05:22:53 AM	#2
BMW>Benz Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 724 Reputation: 0 Location: Redwood city	how much was it for a valve adjustment? __________________ 2005 m3 SMG ///M3AN ONE Headers, vogtland/koni, UUC Swaybarian sway bars, Matte Black CSL Reps, SS Race, PF fcab/rtab, black grills/corners, CSL diffuser, Umnitza v2, aluminum paddle shifters, Germany rear and side badges , 2x Earthquake SWS 12", K&N 57, iSimple ipod hookup.

Tue, Oct-05-2010, 04:26:36 AM	#3
johnhk79 einpresstiefe Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 12,524 Reputation: 0 Location: northern california	Ray is the man.. very meticulous. __________________

Tue, Oct-05-2010, 09:24:25 PM	#5
mpegripper Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Age: 30 Posts: 7,903 Reputation: 0 Location: San Jose, Ca	21 out of 24 shims, holy crap...i did my own recently and adjusted to them be as close to the number i wanted and i only had to change 7 (only 2 were out of spec) __________________ PM me for a Shim Kit

Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:17:57 PM	#6
playskool1 NorCal's Valve Adjustment guy Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 3,444 In the garage: '89 BMW 325i '01 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: SF Bay Area	Yea I would have done all 24 shims but the 3 were already at minimum spec on the intake side. __________________ 01[LSB][Cinnamon][6 Spd.]ESS VT475\|3000lbs.\|6.31lbs./hp PM me for valve adjustment and inspection 1&2 deals!

Tue, Oct-05-2010, 05:47:04 PM	#4
aznalan15 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 81 Reputation: 0	nice! does he do this as a side job? how much did he charge for the inspec 2 and suspension install?

Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:28:59 PM	#9
RAFF112 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 343 Reputation: 0 Location: Springfield	I wish he was in NYC

Thu, Oct-07-2010, 08:32:05 PM	#10
ZeroG Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 32 Posts: 2,642 Reputation: 0 Location: Teh Valley, CA	Interesting... Valve Adjustments are suppose to be done with the engine cold (Sat Overnight). Since your car was still warm, I'd think that has something to go with the number of shims being replaced. __________________ INDIVIDUAL BMW: '04 LEMANS BLUE VERT, LT ECRU INTERIOR, FULLY LOADED, EURO FOLDING MIRRORS, 6000K XENON FOGS, BBS CHs, RPI SCOOPS, and K&N PANEL. BMW Special Tools: RTAB, FCAB, Shim Kit & Tool, Cam Holder, and Flywheel Lock

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