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[Ptriggiani]

Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Boxter S , Ocean blue metallic over Savanna leather. 1 owner with 100K full service records, new clutch, IMS bearing and many other new parts. Had car checked out by independent Porsche garage with clean bilk of health except some concern over vario valve timing actuator (not sure of correct name) out of spec on one side. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I am looking forward to enjoying my new ride and this forum.

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Originally Posted by Ptriggiani

Hello, I just purchased a 2000 Boxter S , Ocean blue metallic over Savanna leather. 1 owner with 100K full service records, new clutch, IMS bearing and many other new parts. Had car checked out by independent Porsche garage with clean bilk of health except some concern over vario valve timing actuator (not sure of correct name) out of spec on one side. Can anyone shed some light on this?
I am looking forward to enjoying my new ride and this forum.

Hey Welcome to the forum The car looks nice. Are you getting any cam timing errors?

There could be some play (Wear) in the chain guides on the vario-cam adjuster shoes. The adjuster on the 2000 is a elector-mechanical solenoid inside the cam chain in each head with 2 hard nylon parts (shoes) that pushes the chain offsetting them as the cam timing is changed. They are known wear parts.

OR, The Chain tensioner could be going soft on that side. Or you cold have worn chain ramps the tensioner push against.

[Ptriggiani]

Hi, thanks for your response to my question. There were no codes other than a P1117 code for a weak O2 sensor heater. This was picked up during a complete going over by a local shop. They said the deviation readings were 5.5 on one side and 8.2 on the other. The car runs strong and idles smoothly. He did not have a chance to work up a quote for the repair , will be sending me an estimate in a few days. He tells me it is necessary to remove the cams to replace the part. What are the pros and cons regarding this issue. I bought the car right and expected to dump some money into it , but if this is not necessary I can wait for a code.