Porsche IMS Seal Replacement 

I do all my own work… everything except alignments :)

Thank you! All the best!

Appreciate the feedback! These videos don't do so well with the views, but I know that I would have liked it when I did my own work so I try to pay it forward for the next guy / community.

I'm just trying to understand how the engine can jump a tooth when everything is under tension and not loose? If the chains were loosened and the procedure was done this way then we can have a conversation. Out of hundreds of cars that had their IMS seals replaced this way, not one was returned back using this method. Obviously do what is right for you and what you feel comfortable doing, but I wanted to show others another way to do it that is not verbatim by the Porsche workshop manual.

​@@DasCayman Your way is like Russian roulette. There is a reason why Porsche put together a procedure that is safe 100% of the time. You got super lucky, but don't listen to me, do your research so you will understand why.

I showed this comment to my engine builder and he said that the entire engine is under tension, so this concern, assuming you did it exactly the way in the video, is not really something to be worried about.

​@@DasCayman Tell your engine builder to change job.

Exactly. Also, when you pray on the IMS shaft, I am sure there was some damage on the thread, which is very soft, and it requires some force to overcome the tensioner. Lucky, very very lucky.

@@MrAnticaArte All I can say is that a lot of Porsche techs do it this way....