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Old 12-09-2014, 04:27 PM   #261
mikefocke
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Originally Posted by dannythemanny View Post
I think the whole IMS thing is over stressed and not necessarily a problem most people need to worry about. Unofficial figures quote less than 10% incidence overall across many years and we all know there are no 'official' figures. A lot of scare mongering is going on here especially from companies with a vested interest.
Ah but there are official figures that Porsche admitted to in settling a lawsuit. The single row bearing ('00-'04.5) was the subject of the lawsuit and the admitted figure was ~1% per car year.

May not be a big thing unless you have to scrap your car, buy a new engine or pay to have the engine completely rebuilt. My two were never a problem, but, if it is yours that does, . . .

Plus the widespread knowledge of this issue has savaged the value of the cars. Everyone who has sold has felt the pain.
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