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thom4782 · 09-20-2018, 08:38 AM

Couple of thoughts

1. Drop the sump and check to see if you have debris from the internal timing chain rails. If so, fixing the IMS will be a short term preventative. A failed chain rail will destroy the engine

2. Variocam chain pads are a wear item that can be replaced by taking off the valve covers - no need to open up the engine. The parts are cheap.

09-20-2018, 08:38 AM	#11
thom4782 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Foster City CA Posts: 1,099	Couple of thoughts 1. Drop the sump and check to see if you have debris from the internal timing chain rails. If so, fixing the IMS will be a short term preventative. A failed chain rail will destroy the engine 2. Variocam chain pads are a wear item that can be replaced by taking off the valve covers - no need to open up the engine. The parts are cheap. __________________ '87 951 '01S 986 (Sold after 16 years ownership) '78 924 (carburated; sold when moving to CA)