BMW E46 M3 valve adjustment

It was maintenance time for Aarons car yesterday. There was a laundry list of things to do, but the most important was the checking and adjusting of the valves. I was a little nervous because I really did not want to screw up his car. It turned out to be pretty easy. I would give it a 5 of 10 rating for difficulty. The most important thing was not drop the tiny little metal shims down into the engine.
One of the pictures show how we covered everything except where we were working. Someone mentioned it looked like some kind of surgery going on. Well, out of 24 valves we found one out of tolerance (.18 to .23mm intake and .28 to .33mm exhaust). It's kinda funny to think that the difference between a good valve clearance and one that is out of tolerance is the thickness of a human hair. Aaron measured one and it was .05mm thick.
We found another valve that was close to the upper range so we decided to change shims but could not find a shim that would work. I started to get a little cocky while changing the second shim and decided that I did not need to cover up the engine. Sure enough I dropped one of
these tiny shims down into the engine somewhere. I thought I was going to puke,,,,,,, but was pretty sure it did not go down somewhere I could not get to it. Sure enough I was able to retrieve it with a magnet.
Everything back together and engine started and no loud noises, so I considered it a success.

2010 Boston Marathon

Boston, here I come. Good times.

Skillet video #3

Skillet Video #2

Skillet, Rebirthing Video

Skillet in Kennewick Wa. on 11/03/09. Sorry poor iphone quality video/audio but it was a great concert.

Concert Night

Had a great time at the Skillet concert Tuesday night. All the bands were great. Skillet was unbelievable. The crowd was not quite a sell out but hopefully these bands will come back again, hopefully not on a Tuesday night.

I will try to put some of the many videos I took on the blog soon.

Skillet Fans. (I think thier parents just droped them off and left them)

After I took this picture some lady that was sitting behind me asked, "Are all those girls yours"? I did not know what to say.............. I instantly thought to myself, "are your kidding me?" All these little rockers were very good and enjoyed the concert.

Letter Black

Decyfer Down

Hawk Nelson

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