1999 Stalled and won't restart - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Stl-986 · 04-11-2021, 05:48 AM

get a magnet, run it around and see if those flecks get picked up by the magnet.

What about pictures of the filter?

If the magnet doesn't pick up those flecks then it's going to be your cam tensioner pads, which is common to happen. Pain to replace with the engine in the car, but it is possible.

78F350 · 04-11-2021, 12:35 PM

My advice to P-C is that if it is ferrous material, the engine will need a complete disassembly/cleaning and rebuild to be good again. Probably better to buy a used 2.5L replacement and there are some affordable ones available in the Florida (local) market.
As an upgrade a '99 3.4L would be nice, but not good economically unless anyone has a good lead on one.

-If it's ferrous, does anyone see a point in trying to tear it down further for repair?
-Any thoughts on where metal could come from that would not require a full rebuild?