Using rope to hold valves during valve spring removal and valve stem seal replacement 

!!!WARNING!!! After watching your video I decided to use the 'Rope' as opposed to 'Air'. On BMW S63 engine I stuffed cylinder 1 with nylon rope, turn crank until it stopped, removed valve springs. I turned the crank counter-clockwise slightly to release top of cylinder from compressing rope. When attempting to remove rope it would not come out. After using my bore scope to view inside the cylinder, it had somehow developed a knot. At this moment the nylon rope is stuck in the cylinder and will not come out, no matter how much pulling force is applied. I picked at it for 4 hours to try to undo know, impossible. I am now in the process of removing the head to get the rope out, which includes removing turbos, all associated coolant and oil lines, then the exhaust manifold. What a mess!!! DO NOT RISK IT!!!

Great detail as always. Bought your kit. Now I'm looking forward to doing this job👍

Brilliant, also love the 3d printed tool… excellent work!

Brilliant! Thanks for posting.

thanks for sharing this method. I will try this.

Wow. This neighbor made his own spring compressor. Petroleum priest.knows his business fosho. Quite impressive. Video so instructive.thank you sir

Yes! Thank you 👍. I look forward to placing order for tool. 3D print 👣 support

Also the50skid uses this method with his M54, Great job! ✌️

congratulations!, excelent video, thanks!

Comprei suas ferramentas para trocar os retentores de válvula, parabéns, belo trabalho , valeu cada centavo

Excellent work

Am făcut aceasta lucrare an fata blocului datorita videoclipului tău și mi-a ieșit perfect MULTUMESC!

Great video !!!

love this rope method and you made it look easy lol, has anyone done this for for V6 engines?

Thanks for this! Only need to replace one valve stem seal that's come loose on my 205 Pug, wouldn't want to go through the trouble of removing the whole head etc.

Cool vid and tools you made

Well done and explained! Only thing I’d recommend is…mentioning to put something (rag) over in the spark hole(s) in case one drops that nut or retainer slips. Last thing you want is to drop parts down there.

man You are god, i love Your metods :D

genius 👌

Leakdown tester works well

Do you make a spring compressor tool for the N14 Mini engines?

I have to change my valve stem seals on my 2012 Mini Cooper S countryman. Will the rope method work?

This is what I wanted, great, thank you, I am interested in n46 and n13.

Hi video's have been very helpful thanks, do you make a valve seal remoral tool for the N43 engine ?

Bummer è Possivel por o câmbio manual da 120i 2007 na bmw 130i 2008 ?

I'm really liking the rope method! I'm assuming, once again, the 70cm thing is specific to that motor.

Hello mate hope you can help I got pressure build (somewhere) and it's releasing the pressure like a blow off valve. Sounds sick but it's not cool coming from a N/A engine lol.. any tips or where to check. I've looked at the intake side of the engine as where the sound is coming from. all Is good tho but do you have any possible suggestions. Thanks in advance keep up the videos man love watching them haha very informative

What color should be the seals for the exhaust and what color for intake anyone knows?

nice video. btw you did turn the crank counterclockwise when removing the rope. are your spring tension tools compatible for other marques or just for BMW?

That tool seems more convenient to use compared to universal one. Do you ship to Australia? I like your videos. Very informative.

Hi, will your tool work on a 2012 4 cyl 2.4L eco tech eng? How much are you asking?

I need that special tool how can I get them

What about the camshaft rings near to the vanos, should they be replaced? Thanks

Can you bend accidentaly exhaust valves as you rotate crankshaft? As I can see camshaft still there ...as some of exhaust vale can be opend ?

hello! how many cm must go inside?

Pozdrav sem gledal ze vec tvojih videov in vidim da se spoznas na te n42 ter n46 motorje zato imam vprasanje. Sam sem kupil tudi bmw e46 318i z n42 pa imam tezavo da ko pospesujem nad 2 tisoc obratov se cujejo neki cudni zvoki in sem skoro sto procenten da jih proizvaja valvetronic nisem pa siguren mi lahko pomagas? Hvala v naprej sem se subscribal😊

There should be no reason to drop the piston all the way to the bottom, that just means more rope to use and more risk of it getting stuck just use something to hold the pressure once you compress the rope if you're worried the piston might drop and take the valve with it.

How much compressed air do you have to use, as opposed to using the rope? And what are the dangers of using too much air in the cylinder head? Especially if its DIY job.

What is the name of the component that connects with two bolts just outside the cylinder head next to the exhaust cam

Hello, where can I find and buy a special valve? Thank you

Does your tools work on a mini n18 engin?

Hey. May i ask a question of help? :s My chain tensioner broke of in engine. Did the whole repair with my own hands by your 2 part tutorial (perfect instruction, bow down), assembled all back together with perfect timing, started up nicely after few tries. Rode the car for 2 days. In the 3 day it died. tryed to start. and beneath the engine bay withing seconds accumulated HUGE oil puddle. even saw two ~1mm running (not dripping) oil streams. A lot of oil seemed to be from oil filter housing. dissambled it. found that in oil cooler housing, intake hole end was completely clogged with leftover tensioner plastic pieces.... cleaned it (filter was clean). Cleaned everything and Installed new 2 gaskets with filter just to be sure. Tried to start the engine again... and... engine streamed out oil in streams again..... even through the oil filter housing again! (nothing unexpected - the weakest Nm place for oil system)... But i understand that the engine clogged with debris somewhere else also. but where? oil pick up filter for sure needs to be checked. but maybe you would suggest any other idea also? Thank you very much for your time spent on random strangers cry of despair. keep on good tutorials. Subscriber

The tool you printed only works for that engine, correct? Same with the keeper tool, right?

I am doing the vavle stems on mini n18. DO you make a similar tool for that car?

Hi how do you rotate the engine with the other cam in place

USE THICK ROPE! I once got the rope stuck in a knot inside the cylinder and had to take the head off to cut the knot off...

Will this tool work with any Vehicle American made Ford or Chevrolet?

Can you send me the link for purchasing that spring compressing tool?

Would this tool happen to fit a mini n18 engine?

Considering whether to use the rope method or compressor method. Rope feels safer since nothing can go wrong except... like several commentors wrote the rope got stuck in the cylinder. I will think that using the thickest nylon rope possible and burn the ends should be idiot proof?

BEWARE!! I tried this on an '85 Pajero and now the rope is stuck inside the cylinder. I can rotate the engine 180 deg in either direction and then it seizes at each point. Looks like the head's going to come off...

Make a Tool for a 1zzfe and ok I'll buy the tool

Hello Do I need a timing tool for this? In the first video there was a timing tool requirement in the description.

What is the size, type and length of rope?

Can I buy the keeper tool

I need this tool but 21 euro is expensiv