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jaykay · 12-21-2011, 10:24 AM

Everytime I change my oil I see little bits of brown plastic in the filter element. This looks like Vario cam tensioner pad material. Does track driving cause more aggressive wear of this material/component? How long do I have before I loose proper actuation and phasing of the cam shafts? What will the tell tail signs.....perhaps minimal power change through 4000 rpm?

Has anyone had to replace these things?

12-21-2011, 10:24 AM	#1
jaykay Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: toronto Posts: 2,668	Vario cam tensioner pad Everytime I change my oil I see little bits of brown plastic in the filter element. This looks like Vario cam tensioner pad material. Does track driving cause more aggressive wear of this material/component? How long do I have before I loose proper actuation and phasing of the cam shafts? What will the tell tail signs.....perhaps minimal power change through 4000 rpm? Has anyone had to replace these things? __________________ 986 00S