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Old 05-30-2012, 06:03 AM   #115
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Originally Posted by zzlion View Post
Looking at buying a 2003 Boxster S with 16k miles. Would any one care to expand on this IMS issue I'm reading about? How does one check on this prior to purchase and is this a preventable issue?
Pedro has a very nice write up on the issue:
Kaboom!

Don't let it scare you away; a small number of the cars ever have the problem, and there are now aftermarket solutions to detect it before it destroys your engine, and superior bearings with which you can replace the stock one.
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