Valve clearences confirm please

I have a mondial t 1993 , I am doing a major 30,000 service , I am at the stage of checking the valve clearences , in my handbook it tells me that the inlet valves should be in the range of 0.20 to 0.25 , the exhaust valves it says that they should be 0.35 to 0.40 range , my question is I have read some threads on this and find that the inlets are all the same for the uk cars and non uk cars , but the exhaust valves are different ,for the uk cars are 0.35 to 0.40 for american cars seem to be 0.30 to 0.35 , why is this , it is that I am a bit worried that I am going to use the wrong figures , can anyone explain this or is it that my manual is not correct ?

Can anyone with this sort of experience please let me know if I am correct in using the 0.35 to 0.40 for the exhaust valves on a uk model vehicle .

Thankyou in advance, also I have taken lots of pictures of the complete procedure of the engine out ,right up to where I am now, just have not posted due to lots of work on at the moment with my job ,but will do later, anyway thanks guys for any comments to the above, I need to know so as I can continue,due to the weather in the uk getting better. Thanks.

 

Hi , Steve thanks for your quick reply to me , you ask me to check something I do not fully understand could you refraze it for me thankyou steve , so as I can check . thankyou Steve.

 

forgot to mention , yes my vehicle has catalic converters .

 

Sorry Steve of all things I have spelt my nickname incorrect it should be Peppi , I rushed when I did my details thanks for pointing it out to me Steve I will correct it , I understand now what you where asking me ,I do not have the manual to hand at present it is at the workshop , but I will have a look tomorrow and let you know , I also have the workshop manual and now I do remember something about clearances being different if cats fitted or not , I will check tomorrow again , but you think it should be okay at 0.35 to 0.40 for cats fitted ,for exaust clearances .

 

Thankyou ShanB if you could do that it would be great , my email address is [email protected] , also your previous thread on your engine out job , made me think about checking the difference in exhaust valve clearances because yours I noticed where 0.30 to 0.35 where mine say 0.35 to 0.40 , so I just wanted to make sure that my figure of 0.35 to 0.40 was correct , the way Steve make me understand I think there is a difference if you have cats fitted or not , well mine have cats fitted, but I need to check my workshop manual also . Thankyou ShanB and yes please send me the file so as I can use your diagram so as I can keep a neat reference for the gaps readings that I find . regards Peppi.

 

Sorry forgot to mention ShanB ,did you remove the crankshaft pulley to change the oil seal , if yes did you have a tdc mark behind the pulley , or did you need to make your own mark before you removed your cambelt, then when you removed the pulley was there a mark there already from the factory or is it best to make your own mark and go by that . I have not removed my cambelt yet. Thanks Shane.

 

Thanks for your kind advise Shan , I have sent you an email please check, regards Peppi, reply via email when you have a moment .