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Perfectlap · 01-30-2014, 07:42 AM

^ What he said.

Plus, road salt is not that big of a deal. These aren't old 911's, the Boxster can handle it easy.

If you have a heated garage, and at least all season tires, I would take it out on a mild, clear sunny winter day, during the warmest part of the day, and drive for an hour or so. Start out at low RPMs until all your coolant temp needle is pointing straight up and then keep the RPMS low a bit longer to let the oil temp catch up (or twice the amount of time it took the coolant to rise). Once the car is fully warmed up drive for at least 30 minutes taking the car higher up the rev band
(3K - 6K RPMs). Point is I would not let oil sit for too long in the car without at least giving the engine a chance to burn some of the crap out.
If you have a 2000-2004 I would look into putting in the IMS Guardian by LNE. When you replace the clutch, which may be a while with your currently low usage, simply put in a fresh new bearing. An oil analysis from Blackstone Labs would be a good idea too since you've kept oil in there for a very long time. When you change the oil , cut open the oil filter and check for anything that may be bigger than cracked pepercorn sized bits. Although the way the IMS bearing lets go it is highly unlikely that you will be changing your oil fliter at the exact moment of failure. The IMS bearing does not shed large bits like that over time, usually it happens quickly. Hence why the IMS Guardian could be a life-saver. That's a much better plan than hoping you catch it when you're changing the oil.
Although I think the best plan for a low mileage car is to simply swap out the clutch, even if prematurely, and use the cheaper Pelican bearing to keep costs down. Either way that single row bearing should come out at a regular interval just like your water pump. There's also a dual row bearing for single row bearing cars from LNE on the way, which I imagine have a much longer service interval than a Pelican single row bearing but will probably be priced accordingly. Either way, if your car has had a very small number of oil changes during its life or has sat for long periods, then you want to get a new bearing in there sooner than later.

01-30-2014, 07:42 AM	#18
Perfectlap Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,709	^ What he said. Plus, road salt is not that big of a deal. These aren't old 911's, the Boxster can handle it easy. If you have a heated garage, and at least all season tires, I would take it out on a mild, clear sunny winter day, during the warmest part of the day, and drive for an hour or so. Start out at low RPMs until all your coolant temp needle is pointing straight up and then keep the RPMS low a bit longer to let the oil temp catch up (or twice the amount of time it took the coolant to rise). Once the car is fully warmed up drive for at least 30 minutes taking the car higher up the rev band (3K - 6K RPMs). Point is I would not let oil sit for too long in the car without at least giving the engine a chance to burn some of the crap out. If you have a 2000-2004 I would look into putting in the IMS Guardian by LNE. When you replace the clutch, which may be a while with your currently low usage, simply put in a fresh new bearing. An oil analysis from Blackstone Labs would be a good idea too since you've kept oil in there for a very long time. When you change the oil , cut open the oil filter and check for anything that may be bigger than cracked pepercorn sized bits. Although the way the IMS bearing lets go it is highly unlikely that you will be changing your oil fliter at the exact moment of failure. The IMS bearing does not shed large bits like that over time, usually it happens quickly. Hence why the IMS Guardian could be a life-saver. That's a much better plan than hoping you catch it when you're changing the oil. Although I think the best plan for a low mileage car is to simply swap out the clutch, even if prematurely, and use the cheaper Pelican bearing to keep costs down. Either way that single row bearing should come out at a regular interval just like your water pump. There's also a dual row bearing for single row bearing cars from LNE on the way, which I imagine have a much longer service interval than a Pelican single row bearing but will probably be priced accordingly. Either way, if your car has had a very small number of oil changes during its life or has sat for long periods, then you want to get a new bearing in there sooner than later. __________________ GT3 Recaro Seats - Boxster Red GT3 Aero / Carrera 18" 5 spoke / Potenza RE-11 Fabspeed Headers & Noise Maker BORN: March 2000 - FINLAND IMS#1 REPLACED: April 2010 - NEW JERSEY -- LNE DUAL ROW Last edited by Perfectlap; 01-30-2014 at 08:51 AM.