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Up until now, us local enthusiasts (including an official Benz dealer) thought that the valve clearance tool for Gen 1 and Gen 2 cars is one and the same.

When ordering one for the Gen 2's recently, we found that there is a 0.6 mm difference in barrel hight, where the Gen 2 is shorter (and hence the compression disks should be fatter).

We haven't really got a definitive answer on this, but if this is correct -as opposed to a manufacturing defect- I estimate a boatload of Gen 2 cars are set up with the wrong clearance.

If anyone has information on this please post.

Thanks,

Pete

 

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The manual actually mentions something about this...I'm not so sure that it was a difference in engines as much as it was a spec change.