Where to buy 5 chain cam locking tool

[986lp]

Iceman, that’s a terrific photo thanks. I read some of your other posts and see that you just did this job in car. What tool did you use to time bank 2?

[theiceman]

Originally Posted by 986lp

Iceman, that’s a terrific photo thanks. I read some of your other posts and see that you just did this job in car. What tool did you use to time bank 2?

i eye balled it . its actually pretty easy to tell when you have it, Where the cylinder head meets the cover there is a seam.. if the seam is in the middle of the cutout for the end of the cam when you hit TDC for that side, you have it nuts on accurate!.

There are some really good write ups for this online.

i will tell you this .. if your car requires the left handed threaded rod and nuts to compress the tensioner, ,.. get them , it is absolutely the best way to do it and you can get them cheap from aliexpress and they come fast .

the biggest pain in the ass of the whole job is the damn ebrake cable always being in the way .. its always in the wrong spot lol..

[986lp]

Originally Posted by theiceman

i will tell you this .. if your car requires the left handed threaded rod and nuts to compress the tensioner, ,.. get them , it is absolutely the best way to do it and you can get them cheap from aliexpress and they come fast .

Amazon had M5x.08 left handed threaded rod and nuts for under $15 all together so hopefully I'll be set.

Originally Posted by theiceman

Just an FYI . I had all the old non updated chain tensioners, I installed the new updated ones from Porsche ... made zero difference on cold start rattle. and torquing down the one from bank 2 is a real pain in the ass with the new style .

Ok, interesting. What condition were yours in?

[theiceman]

Originally Posted by 986lp

Amazon had M5x.08 left handed threaded rod and nuts for under $15 all together so hopefully I'll be set.



Ok, interesting. What condition were yours in?

threaded rod is huge.. reach out if oyu have any difficulties in the project as i just finished mine and its fesh for me .

I'm not sure what you mean by condition as you cant tell much from inspection. they are hydraulic cylinders . I did notice that the one for the main chain pumps up hard as a rock when you immerse it in oil and pump it . The other 2 do not. Very weird, in fact none of the 4 did, whether old or new style.

so who knows.