Boxster 986 particles in oil filter

[DaveBBOXSTER]

Originally Posted by Homeoboxter

Just looked at the link and it got me thinking. Knowing that the two cam actuators move to opposite directions, and they are different, is it possible that only one has a tendency to fail? Or this failure is rather model dependent?

I looked through a couple of threads on this matter and they were all about 2.7 engines.

I split one actuator from bank 4-6 (2.5 base), and it`s clearly different from the one pictured on the previous page in this thread (2.7). If you go back in the thread you can see both side by side. Mine had no problem with the large green O-ring, does not even have it. So is it because it`s model specific (2.5 vs 2.7) or because the one that usually fails correspond to bank 1-3? Can anyone confirm either this or the other possibility?

Looking at the part numbers Bank 1-3 is; 996.105.051 - 56/57/58
and Bank 4-6 is; 996.105.053 - 56/57/58
and they are both different as far as I can tell

[Homeoboxter]

Yes, bank number is clearly written on the actuator housing. The solenoids are not interchangable either, one has a black, the other has a gray plastic insert. Porsche really wanted to make sure these won`t get mixed up.
I don`t want to destroy the other bank`s (1-3) actuator that I have because it`s good, but it would be nice to see if it`s similar inside to 4-6 or not