10PC 5 in 1 Portable Valve Spring Compressor Tool Kit

Used this on Landrover series 2a cylinder head overhaul and it worked fine. Did the job and for a relatively inexpensive tool was well made. Used a small magnet on a stick to retrieve the collets and this was good insurance as previous experience with bits falling onto the garage floor never to be seen again.

Please ignore the one star bad reviews. Clearly these people are inexperienced and have no clue how to use it. A few have posted photos of the tool bending, but when used correctly this is never going to happen. They have obviously never stripped engines before, and they don’t know that the top of the valve needs a little tap with a hammer to release the collets. Once this has been done the tool is more than strong enough to compress the valve springs. I’ve just used it to remove a 16 valves from a head without the slightest difficulty. If I was to mark it down at all I’d say that it probably should have a bearing on the end of the bolt that touches the valve, or at least a cup that swivels, but what do you expect for this price? I actually made my own bearing arrangement so as to be sure of not marking the valve heads, but that’s only because I’m a perfectionist, and this was a racing engine. The tool works perfectly adequately.

Got this tool as my valve spring compression tool wouldn’t work on the head I am trying to remove valves from. Some have stated that they ended up bending the tool, whilst others remarked that they must have been mis-using the tool in its operation. This tool is lightly constructed from fairly thin wall tubing and will flex quite a bit when compressing the valve spring. If you’re trying to compress double, or high rate springs, the frame will readily bend, especially if the valve collets have a tendency to stick which adds to the strain on the tool (a tap with a soft-face hammer can often break the seal of the stuck collets). I am going to weld in some reinforcing plates across the bends on my frame just to beef it up and to help resist any bending of the frame. Other than this, the tool is entirely satisfactory for the home handyman and cheap enough .

Excellent tool, perfect for my 1 off burned out valve job on a VW Fox, great price & quality. Would recommend to others.

Good quality. Easy to udr

Excellent piece of kit for the price. I wasn't expecting much after watching a video of a similar kit and the user said it was rubbish quality - but there are a lot of these kits around, made by different manufacturers and to different standards, no doubt. This one seems strong and capable to me. I took all 16 valves out of a Citroen Xsara Picasso head and then replaced them with ease. I even used the a couple of pieces of the kit to help with replacing the valve stem seals, as they were a nice size for the job - I slotted the seals over the handle/bar and then slotted the par inside the valve stem guide. Finally, I used the smallest fitting to slot over the seal head and and was able easily push it over the guide [use oil on the bar and also the seal itself].

all good thanks

Great, wasn’t expecting much for the price but it works perfectly. Well made and no flexing.

Sehr gut 👍🍀

J'avais quelques doutes concernant la solidité en voyant les commentaires mais je sais aussi que beaucoup de coms proviennent de personnes avec deux mains gauches qui ont surement forcé sur la culasse ou je ne sais quoi. Pour ma part, j'ai démonté/remonté un moteur 16 soupapes et l'outils n'a pas bronché, pas la moindre flexion ni déformation, et il semble prêt pour les prochains travaux. C'est juste un outils simple et solide en acier et ca ne nécéssite pas de mettre plus de 20 euros, même pour usage fréquents.. Bien penser à graisser les pas de vis car l'objet arrive tout sec.

Está genial

Used it when replacing a faulty exhaust valve in a Opel Meriva. Worked great!

Indispensable pour faire un bon boulot.