[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Roger1965

There have been a lot of great ideas posted on this thread but there is another variable to be considered, and that is what jobs is my mechanic willing to do on this car.

I own and manage a couple of apartment buildings in the area here and I've learned that there are some contractors that will do some jobs and others that refuse to do these jobs.

In the automotive world a perfect example of this would be the job of swapping in a used engine. Some mechanics simply won't do it, they don't want to take on the liability of an unknown engine I guess. Or maybe they just think it's a bad idea or not a cost-effective solution. And I understand, there is a valid argument to be made there.

But honestly if I had my druthers a low mileage engine swap would probably be what I'd do but finding someone willing to do it might not be possible. I just have to talk to my mechanic see where his head is at on this car and decide where I should go from there.

I definitely think I need to get the chain rail pads and varicam pads replaced and I'm going to push for that. If the current mechanic won't do it I will try to find one that will.

JFP I wish you were here in my town I would go to your shop in a heartbeat

Don't be afraid of getting the wear pads done, just about any competent Porsche equipped shop can do it, it is a common repair item, and typically brings the cam deviation values right down near zero.