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Replace oil and filter last week

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In prep for putting the car away for the winter, I changed the oil and filter last week.

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Check their filter and found the same thing

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Anyone else checked their filter and found the same thing?

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Leading evidence: 'Replace oil and filter last week' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check their filter and found the same thing' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace oil well within the allowed limits

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I've had my 01 Boxster for 3 years now, and have changed the oil well within the allowed limits.

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Use mobil1 0w40 (but thinking of

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I've always used Mobil1 0w40 (but thinking of changing to Castrol Syntec 5w40 next time).

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Check their filter and found the same thing

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Anyone else checked their filter and found the same thing?

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Replace those requires a teardown, doesn't it

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Replacing those requires a teardown, doesn't it?

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Check their filter and found the same thing

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Suggestion · Original poster

Anyone else checked their filter and found the same thing?

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Oil filter check - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace oil and filter last week

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

In prep for putting the car away for the winter, I changed the oil and filter last week.

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Oil filter check - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace oil well within the allowed limits

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I've had my 01 Boxster for 3 years now, and have changed the oil well within the allowed limits.

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Oil filter check - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Replace those requires a teardown, doesn't it

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Suggestion · Original poster

Replacing those requires a teardown, doesn't it?

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Replace variocam tensioner wear pads

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Might be time to replace the variocam tensioner wear pads.

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Oil filter check - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Use mobil1 0w40 (but thinking of

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

I've always used Mobil1 0w40 (but thinking of changing to Castrol Syntec 5w40 next time).

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

I've had my 01 Boxster for 3 years now, and have changed the oil well within the allowed limits. I've always used Mobil1 0w40 (but thinking of changing to Castrol Syntec 5w40 next time). In prep for putting the car away for the winter, I changed the oil and filter last week. Just for the heck of it, I cut the ends off of the old filter and pulled apart the pleats to see what I could find. I found one tiny metal sliver (really tiny). But there seemed to be a fair number of small dark brown flakes of what seemed to be plastic. I can only assume that they are from the chain tensioners. Anyone else checked their filter and found the same thing? I had kind of assumed tensioner wear would take place such that the particles produced would be much smaller...

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How many miles do you have on the car? Might be time to replace the variocam tensioner wear pads.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

50k miles. Replacing those requires a teardown, doesn't it? Yikes!

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