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onewhippedpuppy · 08-16-2014, 03:29 AM

Thanks! It's a nice honest car that's been driven and well maintained.

The previous owner was the one that did the clutch and RMS. He was a car guy but not active in the Porsche community, so he had never even heard of the IMS issues. Ignorance is bliss, sometimes I think we'd all be better off. It sure makes it easier to enjoy the car if you're not constantly worrying about it. I have personally owned five 996s and one other 986, only my 2000 996 had the LN IMS. All of the other five cars had between 60k and 90k, all on their original IMS.

While we're on the topic, during my recent oil change I cut open the filter and it was very clean, no metallic particles. I have a past record of the IMS seal and cover being replaced in 2003 when the car was having the RMS done, but there's no mention of the bearing being replaced.

08-16-2014, 03:29 AM	#4
onewhippedpuppy Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 168	Thanks! It's a nice honest car that's been driven and well maintained. The previous owner was the one that did the clutch and RMS. He was a car guy but not active in the Porsche community, so he had never even heard of the IMS issues. Ignorance is bliss, sometimes I think we'd all be better off. It sure makes it easier to enjoy the car if you're not constantly worrying about it. I have personally owned five 996s and one other 986, only my 2000 996 had the LN IMS. All of the other five cars had between 60k and 90k, all on their original IMS. While we're on the topic, during my recent oil change I cut open the filter and it was very clean, no metallic particles. I have a past record of the IMS seal and cover being replaced in 2003 when the car was having the RMS done, but there's no mention of the bearing being replaced.