Valve Gear · Valve Clearances — engine cold
In / Ex — 1000 cc from 1981
▲ Safety-critical — over-torque-intolerant. Do not exceed the figure.
Applies · R100 · CS · RT · RS from 1981, and every later 1000 cc
BMW 3.82 Modelle-81 sheet. The 0.20 mm exhaust clearance begins with these engines, not in 1985. The 0.10 / 0.15 figure in wide circulation is the ’79–’80 specification carried forward in error, and earlier revisions of this guide carried it too. If you set a 1981-on exhaust valve to 0.15 mm, it is 0.05 mm too tight — and airhead exhaust clearances close up in service. First 600 mi: 0.15 / 0.25.
This is the book's general row. In the book, pick your model and year and this figure resolves to your machine, with the one-page torque sheet, the job pages and the printable booklet.
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