996 C2 timing bank 1

Depending on which bank you are working on is which direction the notch on the front of the opposing bank should be facing Used 8 of the old valve cover bolts and put them above and bellow the cams and wrapped a zip tie around them to secure the cams from falling while loosening variocam and camshaft caps before removal Circled are the oil galley�s on the head where rtv can get into and block causing excess pressure that will pop the cam plug seals off, this is where your lubricated o-ring would come into play by placing it inside these grooves and pulling out AFTER the head is torqued down to speck and left to sit for at least 5-10 minutes Replacement cam cap bolts incase old ones are damaged, reused my old ones but if wanting to replace them these are what you�ll need at your local VW or FCP euro So wanted to give out some quick information out there for anyone with a P car that are going and willing to tackle a timing job on their car or variocam guide replacement on their own from what I�ve run into. First thing you�ll run into is that you need to lock timing (duh no brainer) making sure it�s at TDC for the bank you are working on below is a image of which direction the opposing banks cam should be aimed when working on current bank (ex. If working on bank 1 the cam shaft notch on bank 2 should be facing OUT) secondly most people used the aluminum blocks you get from the Porsche timing kit to hold the cams while loosening everything you CAN use that or you can use your old valve cover bolts and put two in up top and two on the bottom cam and put a zip tie around them as long as you aren�t forcefully rubbing the cams on the bolts you�ll be fine. The camshaft cap bolts and variocam bolts are all 5mm hex socket, the variocam bolts are easier to get out because they aren�t torque down as tight as the camshaft caps BUT IF by chance you just about round out the camshaft cap bolts with the wrong size hex socket the part number N10695301 from Volkswagen is a direct match/replacement for the camshaft cap bolts they will be a torx from Volkswagen or if you order from FCP Euro you will either get a 5mm hex or a torx. as far as everything else goes it�s pretty straight forward with RTV appliance and timing your cams, but you WILL blow cam caps off and spew oil if you block the oil passages circled in red in the photo with rtv so a trick used and advised by rennvision and LN is to take your old oil pump o-ring cut it to a long enough size so it sticks out lube it with some type of assembly lube of your choice and put it in the recessed grooves on the head then install your cover back on and tighten it down to spec (12nm) then once everything is tighten I let it sit for maybe 15 minutes before pulling them out that way the rtv can�t seep into the groove and it won�t stick to the gasket because of the assembly lube if this isn�t done you�ll blow the cam shaft plugs off every time without fail. Search �why do the green cam plugs pop out on a Porsche M9X engine� and rennvision explains this on their channel . Reminder that when installing oil pump on bank 1 there is a notch that�s the shape of a rectangle that should be facing up with the numbers 1-3 aiming towards the center of the engine, on bank two the notch should be facing down with the numbers 4-6 aiming towards the engine. If this isn�t done you will get extremely high oil pressure and eventually lead to a tick noise which will scare you ****less at first but if you hear it turn it off immediately and orientate your scavenging pump the proper direction. Search �Porsche 996 update M96 scavenge oil pump DIY and other critical tips� Nathan Porsche workshop has a video on this just skip to 2:41 Besides getting some tall jackstands or wheel curbs and setting aside two days of your time it�s a fairly straightforward process. Patience and attention is needed I would say got it done in my backyard with my homemade wheel cribs so good luck to those out there doing it themselves. 🤙🏽