Questions & Answers for: vw valve adjustment

2002 vw beetle idle adjustment hi the idle on a beetle is non ajustable if the car keeps cutting out ther is something else wroung maybe a vac leak or the idle control valve

...vw oil&filter. Do I have a bad lifter,or broken valve spring? YES IT IS IN THE VAVLE TRAIN COMIN IN MOST VW THE TIMING CHAIN ADJUSTER GOS BAD MOST OF THE TIME FROM LACK OF OILCHANGES AND OR CHEAP ...

HOW TO ADJUST IDLE CONTROL VALVE ON A 1993 VW CABRIOLET I am having the same problem. The 93 VW Cabriolet is injector.

...vw jetta 2.0 automatic will not shift into 1st without manually pulling it down also will not shift into overdrive. changed filter and fluid. IF FLUID LEVEL OKAY.AND TRANSMISSION FLUID + FILTER BEEN ...

69 vw 1500cc can not get feeler gauge i to adjust tried going 180degrees back no luck What arebyou adjusting ?valves?

...valve compression tool for VW's, shim pliers to pull the shims out while valve are compressed (I said valves because both intake and exhaust are depressed the same time using the tool), feeler gauge, ...

the valve is probably out of adjustment. If you do car work, pull the valve cover and see if it's adjustable. Of course, you'll need the specs from VW/Audi. Otherwise, it's probably a shop job. Sorry

...a nice bright purple spark first. If the valves need adjusting you can really hear them ticking, like an old school VW bug Valve gap is usually .002-.004 for intake valves and .004-.006" for ...

2000 VW Blue Smoke Blue smoke is usually an indicator of oil burning. This could be cause by worn rings on the Pistons or even valves needing adjustment.

VW valve clearances were adjustable (with shims) and some were hydraulic (automatically adjusting) but sometimes horribly noisy on start up though they tended to quieten after several miles of driving