XE valve removal tools

[Bubba]

Does anyone recommend a good one for this? my dad let me have his valve remover...except its for vaux 8v heads or could it just be easier to take it to a garage n hand him £10er or watnot for quickly whipping them out?

[GRUNT 16V]

i thought this would be an easy job !!!!!!!!! how wrong was i
me being a vetren 8 valve remover that is !!!!!!!
i ended up taking it to an engine builder due to the 16v xe head being a bit fiddley removing the collets !!!!!!!!! as theres not alot of room

[bmw156]

the hard bit i found was the valve remover was not big enough, i had to cut and weld it longer.

the collets are easy tbh, use grease and stick them to a small screwdriver, then once they are in a near enough place, undo the valve compressor and it puts them in place. you will get the hand of it after a few. :)

[Sloth]

they are tricky, but then i class ferking hard as toyota celica vvtl-i heads.....

[Angus Closier]

Im fairly sure I just used a universal one...Got it along time ago so cant remember what make it is. XE valves are much easier than alot of other heads iv had apart.

[Ernie]

Shame your not closer or you could of used mine. Adam used it for his as did I and it works a treat. Let me know if you get stuck.

[mowgli]

just get a modern valve tool. i got a proper one off the bay from a retiring mechanic for £3.50 + post....

[Stuart]

I think I paid about £15 for a sykles pikavant one from hellfrauds on trade card, it did a Z22SE head, and they are way way way more of a pain than an XE

[Pistol Pete]

What Stu said. Local motor factors had one. Job done. Fiddly mind lol