Adjusting the valves This video will show you how to adjust the valves at a Golf mark 1 The engine must be warm, at least it should have 35°C A good father will test this with the hand or you may use an electronic thermometer Our Golf has the 1.1l engine with cam followers The cam followers are adjusted by special bolts In order to perform this work some tools are needed a feeler gauge a long 7 mm Allen 1/2'' socket a 19 mm socket for the crankshaft and a 10 mm socket Adjusting the valves is part of regular maintenace, but usually a broken gasket warns you in time Loosen the nuts and bolts from outside to inside and remove them Remove the cover carefully, the gasket remains best on the engine The gasket have been broken multiple Don't loose one of the 16 aluminum spacers Remove the loose ones by tweezers others come with the gasket Check the camshaft, this one is in good shape The cylinders in a German engine are counted by starting at the control side 1 – 2 – 3 – 4 intake / exhaust – intake / exhaust …
The bolts for adjusting are placed here The intake valves should have 0.15 – 0.20 mm, the exhaust valves should have 0.25 – 0.30 mm Crank the engine clockwise until TDC is reached The mark on the pulley must fit to the right edge of the "V" But by chance this isn't the ingnition TDC of cylinder 1, the intake valve is just opening Thus we crank the engine one turn more The cams point now outward on the valves, this is ingnition TDC of cylinder 1 The intake valve is adjusted correctly when the 0.15 mm gauge enters freely while the 0.20 mm gauge is blocked For the exhaust valve 0.25 mm must enter freely and 0.30 mm should not enter Cranking the engine by 180° cylinder 3 can be adjusted Repeat the measurement for cylinder 3 Crank the engine another 180° for reaching the right postion for adjusting cylinder 4 Another 180° and we come to cylinder 2 Again the measurement proves the right adjusting In my case all valves have been okay In case you have to adjust a valve, use the Allen socket with a long bar Turning clockwise increase the play, turning counter clockwise reduces the play Be aware that turning the bolts needs great force Clean the surface soundly Clean the holes for the bolts, too Finally, clean all with dilution and use some gasketing in addition Put a new gasket and check if the holes are fitting Use some gasketing on the cover, too Mount the cover, the filling for the oil is on your right side Fasten the bolts and nuts from inside to outside in several momentum steps Then use 6 Nm and the final momentum is 10 Nm Bye, bye don't miss our next video