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Originally Posted by theiceman

you want tensioner rebuild kits .. search around the net and you will find a racing shop that sells them , i think they are in the UK.

Also you want the threaded rod and nuts to compress the tensioners, they are not in the kit, depending on your car it is a right hand threaded rod or a left hand, I got mine off AliExpress . did once side with the zip ties and its a nightmare , don't do this , i can go into a long explanation why but just get the threaded rod and this will be a breeze.
definitely need those oil pump seals, when i took mine off they were not reusable.
Also i would suggest getting the Porsche pads. they are expensive but you will likely do this once in the life of the car.. the ones i got did not SNAP on and merely expected the tension of the chain to keep them in place, did not leave me with a good feeling. They were a beige colour instead of the red.

Get spark plug tubes , they are cheap off rock auto and come with the orings. want to make sure everything is sealed up.

i got the seals for the cam solenoids too ,, and thread sealer for when putting the cam bolts back in.

will look into that threaded rod, i added the porsche # in my list although ill need to find out whether mine is left or right threaded as a 99' 2.5L. Regarding the pads thats the first im hearing about them not being the ideal upgrade, from my research it seems everyone gets the beige ones as they ARE the updated part. Both Pelican and Parts Geek seem to have the same ones labeled as genuine although ill look into the red ones as well. I did thankfully purchase new OE spark plug tubes prior to this job so thats one thing i can cross off too.