25-12-14, 09:31 AM
It's a keeper, then. Good. 
The chances of the valve clearances being out of spec are low, as has already been said. However, I would never counsel ignoring a major service item like that.
To check them yourself might take a few hours but you could take the opportunity to permanently remove the AIS while you're at it (it has to be removed to get the valve cover off) and actually measuring the clearances is pretty simple. Most likely the results will put your mind at rest for the next 24k miles and if all's well at 50k miles, odds are that they'll stay good for many thousands more.
Merry Xmas to you, too.
The chances of the valve clearances being out of spec are low, as has already been said. However, I would never counsel ignoring a major service item like that.
To check them yourself might take a few hours but you could take the opportunity to permanently remove the AIS while you're at it (it has to be removed to get the valve cover off) and actually measuring the clearances is pretty simple. Most likely the results will put your mind at rest for the next 24k miles and if all's well at 50k miles, odds are that they'll stay good for many thousands more.
Merry Xmas to you, too.