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surf40 · 07-31-2011, 03:16 PM

The reason your Porsche mechanic said he hadn’t done any IMS replacements on 987’s is because you can’t replace the IMS on a 987 without rebuilding the whole engine. Rate of IMS failure is believed to be the same on the 987 as the 986 engine (from all I’ve read on the internet)

07-31-2011, 03:16 PM	#10
surf40 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: California Posts: 65	The reason your Porsche mechanic said he hadn’t done any IMS replacements on 987’s is because you can’t replace the IMS on a 987 without rebuilding the whole engine. Rate of IMS failure is believed to be the same on the 987 as the 986 engine (from all I’ve read on the internet)