A Division of Pelican Parts

986 Boxster Catalog | 987 Cayman Catalog | Accessories | Performance


Go Back   986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners > Porsche Boxster & Cayman Forums > Performance and Technical Chat
Vario cam tensioner pad Vario cam tensioner pad
Register Garage FAQ Community Calendar Today's Posts Search

Post Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 11-15-2020, 03:13 PM   #1
Registered User
 
jaykay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: toronto
Posts: 2,668
Do we still concur that these pads need to be changed out before 80K miles to avoid chain damage?

I can't imagine taking cam covers off with the engine in the car
__________________
986 00S
Last edited by jaykay; 12-02-2020 at 06:26 PM.
jaykay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-03-2020, 10:41 AM   #2
Registered User
 
BYprodriver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: O.C. CA
Posts: 3,709
Garage
Quote:
Originally Posted by jaykay View Post
Do we still concur that these pads need to be changed out before 80K miles to avoid chain damage?

I can't imagine taking cam covers off with the engine in the car
Hardest job I ever did on my car.
__________________
OE engine rebuilt,3.6 litre LN Engineering billet sleeves,triple row IMSB,LN rods. Deep sump oil pan with DT40 oil.
BYprodriver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-03-2020, 03:41 PM   #3
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tucson,az
Posts: 762
Oh Great T.Y. Blue62 Ill check that out over the weekend I hope,..still installing the Axle's and have the mid pipes off still..! Frank
flmont is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-13-2020, 03:11 PM   #4
Registered User
 
jaykay's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: toronto
Posts: 2,668
Quote:
Originally Posted by BYprodriver View Post
Hardest job I ever did on my car.
Good on you for actually having been able to do it!
__________________
986 00S
jaykay is offline   Reply With Quote
Post Reply


« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:04 PM.

Contact Us - Pelican Parts Porsche Catalog - Archive - Top

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Content Relevant URLs by vBSEO 3.6.0
Copyright 2025 Pelican Parts, LLC - Posts may be archived for display on the Pelican Parts Website -    DMCA Registered Agent Contact Page