Camshaft Timing Chain Tensioner Service, and More Stripped Threads

One of the first things I did when I bought Gretchen was inspect the timing chain and wear pads on the tensioner. The car's documentation told me the pads were only a few years old, and upon inspection they showed very little wear.

Winter Projects 2019/20 - Pt 7 - Intake Manifold Thread Repair

Last time we discussed the use of magnesium in the engine bay of the Porsche 944S, and also looked at some unexpected corrosion damage inside the cam timing gear housing. Now we'll get into the repairs that were done to the magnesium intake manifold.

Winter Projects 2019/20 - pt 6 - Magnesium Engine Parts, Camshaft Timing Gear Housing Repairs.

 The last installment of Gretchen's Blog showed how the stripped aluminum threads in the air flow meter were repaired. This time we will discuss the magnesium engine parts and the repairs that they needed.

Winter Projects 2019/20 - pt 5 - Repairing the AFM mounting threads.

 Feb 16, 2020 - Gretchen's engine had many threaded holes that were stripped. Repairing the mounting holes for the Air Flow Meter with Heli-Coil screw thread inserts and replacing the mismatched hardware with the correct parts was next on the list of things to do.