The 8-valve engines — the EA827 in the Mk1 and Mk2 GTI — run solid lifters, so the valve clearances are a real maintenance item you set by hand. None of the later hydraulic self-adjusting business here
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VW GTI · Engines
The 8-valve engines — the EA827 in the Mk1 and Mk2 GTI — run solid lifters, so the valve clearances are a real maintenance item you set by hand. None of the later hydraulic self-adjusting business here
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