View Full Version : Valve clearances setting cost?
dylandun
15-10-13, 09:23 PM
just spoke to my mechanic he thinks my problems might be caused by the valve clearances being off.. he said he doesnt do them and it could cost 600 or more for it to be sorted..
anyone had this before?
Sid Squid
15-10-13, 09:50 PM
£600!
Are you sure that it's valve clearances that are being discussed?
PS. What bike are we talking about?
dylandun
15-10-13, 10:45 PM
Sorry I think that's what he said he said the shims? Might need replacing that's why so much sv650s k3 33k miles
go to a Suzuki dealer. it's about £90 for a check and if need doing then about another £100-200 depending on amount of shims to be replaced.
andrewsmith
16-10-13, 04:10 AM
Full dealer major service is £350 ish
Independent is about 200. That's before shims
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SV650Racer
16-10-13, 10:15 AM
To just check them is around 1.5 - 2 hours, cost will obviously vary slightly due to differences in labour rates. Adjustment would take about an hour on top plus shims.
They do tend to go tight on the SV mainly rear cylinder exhaust side. This then causes low compression, poor hot starting and running problems.
They are due to be checked at every 14,500 miles.
Your near Liverpool..id recommend near you Tony at Moto Corse in Wrexham or Jenny Tinmouths workshop www.twowheelworkshop.com in ellesmere port.
dylandun
20-10-13, 11:37 AM
really? only 1.5? i rang up the nearest suzuki dealership and they said checking them is like 4 hours :S
Checking is fairly easy. Lift tank, remove rear cam cover and insert feeler gauge. Front is slightly trickier, remove lower rad screw and push rad forward, remove cam cover, insert gauge. Easy 1.5 hours.
If clearances are wrong, then cams have to be removed, as the shims are under the valve followers. All much trickier and time consuming as cam chains and tensioner all have to be put back correctly to avoid messing up timing. So this would take fours hours I think.
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SV650Racer
21-10-13, 08:43 AM
really? only 1.5? i rang up the nearest suzuki dealership and they said checking them is like 4 hours :S
Yes..but we have done lots and lots of them, its not hard and certainly not 4 hours worth of work for a full trained technician. :cool:..the race bikes get checked every 3rd meeting!
Nobbylad
21-10-13, 09:08 AM
really? only 1.5? i rang up the nearest suzuki dealership and they said checking them is like 4 hours :S
There's your problem.
Was it Marriott's or Millenium? Plenty of places local to you that will be cheaper. Orrell Park Motorcycles for one. Think some other mechs in Liverpool have been mentioned in the Border Patrol section. http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=2912652#post2912652
dealers have to charge the times that suzuki state in the works schedule so every dealer is the same. it's then up to the dealers to set their own hourly rates.
i hate doing valves so i'll wait till my local suzuki dealer does their winter 1/2 price workshop rates.
BTW. as long as the shims are still in spec then you should not be charged for swapping them out as they will go back into stock (being a suzuki dealer they should have a shim kit). if you do get charged then make sure you get the shims that came out.
SV650Racer
21-10-13, 03:08 PM
dealers have to charge the times that suzuki state in the works schedule so every dealer is the same. it's then up to the dealers to set their own hourly rates.
No they dont...the times stated by Suzuki are a guide only.
Some will charge by Suzuki's flat rate time..some will charge actual time taken, its purely down to the dealer the end charging time.
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