rvidal

Hi guys,
I am new posting.
I just did my first oil change.
996 C2, 71.000 Kms, 2001, 3.4, green, tiptronic. I have 6.000 kms with it.
I oppened filter element and found small pieces of plastic (three) and very very small metal pieces (six).
Looks like plastic (polyamide from a bearing?).
Is there anything to be worried about?.
Everything else looked fine.
Thanks for your help.

speed rII

Hi rvidal Nice looking 996

The plastic parts look like the variocam pad material.

You can do a search "variocam pad" there are lots of threads about those.

rvidal

Thanks speed rII for your fast reply.
I will search for it. I hope it is not too bad news...
Cheers
René

Barn996

Great looking Porsche rvidal. Perhaps Jake Raby will tune in to your posted picture with some helpful advice based on those particles found in your filter. GL

chsu74

It is normal to have small bits like that in your filter. I cut open a few of my filters and they are like that. My car has 99K miles on it now and just dropped the engine for an overhaul. My IMS bearing looked fine with small wear on the shaft but the bearing itself was fine. I would not worry too much. The brown bits are from the variocam pads and they hold up until 100K miles plus before replacement.

Barn996

Are you doing the work Chao?

chsu74

Steve,

I found a great shop who is charging me under $2k for the labor plus cost of parts. I cannot do it myself at that price.

rpolin

Chao - which shop are you using in CT for that work. I am always looking to see who likes what in CT. Thanks.

sheatley

I take it the plastic was on the inside, not outside of the filter? The oil flows from the inside of the filter to outside? Just checking as I am not sure.

speed rII

Nope, the oil flows outside to inside. First to the plastic-cup then thru filter and back to the engine.

Shark Attack

Im at 135K have about the same material in my filter every time. I too think it is VP material. I plan on changing them this winter.

rvidal

Thanks guys for all your feed back. This as a great forum.
I feel very relaxed now.
Cheers

sheatley

Thanks

LC MotorSports

The Polyamide is from your Cam guide/wear pads and the small flakes should be little bits of Aluminum.... Very normal to see this in small amounts.