Valve Adjusting Plates a.k.a. "shims"

[Grumpy Goat]

GG. Just looked at the max Bmw parts page. They show the qty 8 thing also. This is the number of shims that the engine uses (8 valves total). If you put the part in the shopping cart you can change the quantity to whatever you need.

Ahhh ... I did not go to that extent as I was not buying. I just assumed the quantity was an unchangeable set.

Having done the valve clearance check, the chances that one would need 8 of a certain thickness is most unlikely so listing them as a set of 8 is dumb, IMO. But since one can change them after putting in the cart, then at least one is not forced to keep 7 aside.