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YOUR RESEARCHAt least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
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At the time of the last oil change the IMS was done, the RMS was and they replaced the torque seal, and replaced the coolant overflow tank.
At least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
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At the time of the last oil change the IMS was done, the RMS was and they replaced the torque seal, and replaced the coolant overflow tank.
At least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
Replace ims was done, the rms was and they
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At the time of the last oil change the IMS was done, the RMS was and they replaced the torque seal, and replaced the coolant overflow tank.
At least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
Replace there were metal shavings found in the oil filter
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My new to me 2000 Carrera Tiptronic Cabriolet had the IMS solution performed 3000 miles ago because during a routine oil change there were metal shavings found in the oil filter.
At least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
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My new to me 2000 Carrera Tiptronic Cabriolet had the IMS solution performed 3000 miles ago because during a routine oil change there were metal shavings found in the oil filter.
At least I didn?t find metal shavings in my oil filter
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My new to me 2000 Carrera Tiptronic Cabriolet had the IMS solution performed 3000 miles ago because during a routine oil change there were metal shavings found in the oil filter.
Today I did an oil change and was glad to see no metal shavings anywhere, however I did notice something weird. There appeared to be some reddish rubbery material in the filter, they were very thin. What you see in the photos are the extent of what I recovered from the oil filter.
At the time of the last oil change the IMS was done, the RMS was and they replaced the torque seal, and replaced the coolant overflow tank.
Can any of these service items be the source of these rubbery items?
Well further investigation is beginning to lead me to think it is the pads for the timing chains.
I found this thread on the forum. The photo below (from that thread) has convinced me I may have to address this problem.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...-backward.html
Thanks for being patient with me guys. I have a better photo below. As you can see the material is VERY thin. As thin as a sheet of paper and it is elastic. It stretches a bit.
if it is chain guide pad material there wasn�t very much of it collected in the filter.
Indeed! But what�s Porsche ownership without a crisis from time to time.
After some thought I�m thinking it is RTV sealant. Not necessarily the worst thing unless it clogs up an oil passage. I�m going to monitor oil pressure and do another oil change at 1000 miles to see if there is any more debris.
Those photos do look like darkened red Permatex. One picture looks like a piece of chain pad though. Regardless, those are still sizeable pieces that made it to the filter so you will want to drop the pan to look at the pick up screen, where the baffles connect to the pan, etc. Hoping it's just excess from a sloppy prior job.
I would agree with everyone that hard plastic is the chain guide, but anything rubbery is sealant. I would also be interested in how much is caught in the oil take up screens. That is a big piece to make it to the oil filter.
What's in the oil pan?
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