My first REAL SCARE with the Boxster! need some advice..

[specboxCO]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Interesting call, now tells us why?

Failure of the hydraulic cam adjuster. The green material is from the seals inside the unit.

[Disaster]

Originally Posted by specboxCO

Failure of the hydraulic cam adjuster. The green material is from the seals inside the unit.

And if it got out of timing that would explain a lot and not be a catastrophic failure.

But the one rule is STOP driving at the first sign of an issue. That can be the difference between a minor fix (cam chain tensioners) and total engine failure.