Review on 🔧 Enhanced Valve Adjusting Tools by Schley Products 88250 by Kevin Apriando

I bought this to do a valve adjustment on my '06 Sienna as the valve train was getting noisy and they haven't adjusted in over 270,000 years. Looks like the Toyota tool was discontinued and it looked similar if not the same. First, Sienna's presentation is a mix of good and nightmare. The front bench is directly in front of you, at a good working angle. Behind a nightmare. The engine is tilted backwards to get under the sloping hood and windshield and close to the firewall. I've seen videos of people working on some Lexus V6s (NOT all) for example where the engine runs smoother. This is the best working condition for this tool. However, this tool is very difficult to use. It is difficult to get a constant pressure of the valve sheets. It is very difficult to set the spacer exactly, and I mean EXACTLY where it will catch the bucket but not the washer. If you manage to win the lottery here, the pressure in the bucket will probably push the tool out, and you're now looking for that little black piece of metal in the dark engine compartment. While the wedge tool is disappointing, I think the real problem is the pliers. They take up VERY valuable space, forcing you to use the wedge where you can't see it and have the least room to work - right in front of the camera's bottom turret. It looks like a very poorly designed tool to do what it's supposed to do. Some of this may be Toyota's mistake for the original design, but this is the tool I use. This tool complicates complex work. How this can be, see the YouTube video of working on the Tacoma 2.7L, where a tool like Motion Pro is used (in the video it's a Honda tool, but very similar). Visibility is much better and the wedge is open. I struggled with this tool for several hours before giving up and sending it back. It just didn't work for me. There are a number of people who, if you look online, have developed their own tools that seem to work better. There's a pretty good thread on the "I Hate Dirt" (IH8mud) forums. Toyota has yet another diesel tool that works in some applications but is very expensive. Some here took off their cameras to get the job done. It's a big commitment, but almost a necessary one on the back of this van. If you take on this job, look at your engine presentation and ask yourself again if this is what you really want, and if so, find another tool. Next, I'll use the Motion Pro tool.