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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RossKean" data-source="post: 1466385" data-attributes="member: 19880">I never considered that, although for some reason I have found #4 to be out more than 1-3.  In any case, if I am changing any of the intake shims, I'll adjust all of them to approx 70% of the max in the acceptance interval.  This safely ensures the longest possible time until they will need further adjustment.Interestingly enough, with both FJRs, the intakes were very close to minimum clearance at the first check but I didn't need to make any changes until around the third.  Knowing the valve train stability (as mentioned by [USER=98210]@Dan Cooper[/USER] ), I don't fret about doing them when they are "due" based upon mileage as long as I have a baseline.  Might be more inclined to keep to the schedule if the previous check had one or more valves that were close to minimum.Mentioned previously...  In all the valve checks I have done on the two FJRs I have owned (450,000 km and counting), I have never had to adjust an exhaust valve.  (Not all that many intakes were below spec either...)</blockquote>