Oil leak
 

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Hi all
I have a 2000 Boxster S Tiptronic which has developed a slight leak in the area circled in white on the photo. The picture is not of my actual engine - I found it online. Any ideas?

It looks like the camshaft chain tensioner - you should be able to just tension it up.
If not, a new oil seal gasket is required.

Thanks Steve - I'll try that. Hopefully it just needs tightening!

Probably needs a new O-ring. 59ft/lbs if you want to try tightening it 1st. 32mm socket.

my own oil leak
 

Two days ago while replacing the transmission oil, I also noticed an oil leak...

However mine does not seem to be from the chain tensioner but from the chain housing itself.

I cleaned the area and tighten a bit (1/8 of turn) the three 8mm small screws that are on the area, hopefully this will stop the leak.

If the leak persists, does this mean that the entire chain tensioner housing has to be removed to replace the gasket..?

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Sort of, if I am seeing that correctly it's the head gasket that needs to be replaced requiring removal of the cylinder head.

Hello BY,

I have never disassembled a Porsche boxter engine before, but I know that the heads must be attached to the block with at least 17 or 19mm bolts, does the head have additional smaller bolts around the edges to help with oil control?

I read that you need a special tool to lock the cams, do you need another special tool to remove the heads?

Do you have enough room to replace the head gasket with the engine on the car?

BTW the car is a Cayman, if that makes any difference.

Regards,
Gilles

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more on oil leak
 

another picture from a different angle

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You need a T55 torx bit for the head bolts & there are the small socket head cap screws around the chain housings. It would be very difficult to do this with the engine in the car.