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Originally Posted by Nimbus117
Had my 2003 Boxster 2 years and (touch wood) had no issues with anything. I may get the IMS done when the clutch needs replacing but it certainly doesn't bother me driving it.
What is of more concern is the endless threads about the IMS, any potential new owners will be scared off as soon as they do some research on these forums. Still, far worse unsaleable cars out there to be stuck with.
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disagree.
1. if they find out about the IMS issue online, they'll find out that it's just a simple parts swamp. I can't think of a single thread ever that didn't include a suggestion to simply do the LNE retrofit.
2. If your IMSB is wobbly, you have no real way of knowing if it will make it to the next clutch change. You might find large bits in the oil filter but at that point you're momments away from calamity. So it's a lottery that the oil change and IMS failure will coincinde at the exact same time. Putting off the IMS retrofit on a 2001-2005 Boxster until the clutch finishes wearing out seems like an attempt to save a few hundred bucks at the risk of losing much much more. If you're of the opinion that the threat is real there's nothing to be gained by putting it off. On the contrary if you do the IMS/clutch ahead of schedule you get all of the utility of a new clutch while crossing off one of the culprits of engine failure from your list.
That's really the irony of the IMS problem on these early m96 cars. It's actually good to know that you can address the issue without having to 1) remove the engine, 2) split open the engine, 3) spend a huge sum on parts and you can actually multi-task (clutch). With the newer m97 cars you don't have all these benefits while you still have ball bearings where good engineering says they shouldn't have been used in the first place.