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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
Wayne, I was of the impression from what I have read that Porsche released an "updated" tensioner design, but off hand I have no idea what years or models it covers................
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I did some research on that for the book, and yes, they did update the tensioners, but they are not backwards compatible, if I recall correctly, because the ramp inside the engine also changed to mate with the tensioner. I'm pretty sure this is the case, although my memory is slightly fuzzy on this. So, if you're rebuilding, you can update the tensioners, but if you want to install the newer style without opening the engine, you can't.
I'll have to dig through my notes a bit more on this...
-Wayne