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Jake Raby · 08-13-2012, 06:27 PM

If the engine is a 5 chain the variorum wear pads are probably worn.. If its a 3 chain the cam timing is off and could have slipped the 4-6 sprocket on the IMS drive tube. The deviations aren't huge at all, just keep a watch on them.

08-13-2012, 06:27 PM	#4
Jake Raby Engine Surgeon Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Cleveland GA USA Posts: 2,425	If the engine is a 5 chain the variorum wear pads are probably worn.. If its a 3 chain the cam timing is off and could have slipped the 4-6 sprocket on the IMS drive tube. The deviations aren't huge at all, just keep a watch on them. __________________ Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor US Patent 8,992,089 & US Patent 9,416,697 Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist