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mikefocke · 10-26-2010, 04:58 PM

produced an IMS design for the Boxster that isn't know to fail. They continued to use an inner seal which fails and a bearing which is not the best. The combination continued to fail through three iterations as long as the IMS was used. And all Porsche supplied replacement parts will use the same known to fail IMS design.

I'm not saying all will fail this year, but a certain small percentage will. And next year the same. Etc. Until the percentage of engines with failures starts to accumulate to a noticeable number.

Good luck Sok

10-26-2010, 04:58 PM	#6
mikefocke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sanford NC Posts: 2,594	Porsche has never produced an IMS design for the Boxster that isn't know to fail. They continued to use an inner seal which fails and a bearing which is not the best. The combination continued to fail through three iterations as long as the IMS was used. And all Porsche supplied replacement parts will use the same known to fail IMS design. I'm not saying all will fail this year, but a certain small percentage will. And next year the same. Etc. Until the percentage of engines with failures starts to accumulate to a noticeable number. Good luck Sok