[Vwdiesel] Oil burner and valve tools

[Bart Wineland]

OK thanks to Gary I am hot to check my valve seals and guides to see if 
they can be the answer to my large oil burning question. After bringing in 
a spare hydraulic head to work and popping out one of the valves on my 
office floor carpet it is clear I need to get the correct tools for the 
job. With 2 large screwdrivers we were able (not easily) to compress the 
valve spring enough to get the keepers off one valve.  Now that I have seen 
how the seals fit etc. with a little spring around them I am wondering if 
mine could have been pushed out of position when I had the problem with my 
oil pump bypass that caused the huge spikes in oil pressure. I have the 
picture in my Bentley of the VW tools that we are going to make from but a 
Google search showed this really wild tool for replacing seals. Curious if 
anyone has ever seen it.  They have a short video and it sure makes the job 
look easy. http://www.toyotool.com/valvemaster.htm   Before pulling my head 
again I wonder if I should put new seals in to see if it helps. I should be 
able to get a idea then also of the condition of the guides maybe??

Tool looks cool but after leaning as hard as I could on a screwdriver to 
compress the spring I can't see how they are able to push a little on the 
tool to do the same thing.  Are diesel valve springs lots stronger?

Bart