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Originally Posted by Gelbster
Boxster in Malta :
Please keep asking questions. They may seem trivial to the experts and they may get impatient with you .But even Jake has responded to you. The questions you have asked probably have concerned others who were to afraid of the 'responses' to ask.
Because of your questions some interesting facts have emerged - for example who knew about Jake's statistic on oil found/not found in the IMS tube with various bearing & seal arrangements ?
An enquiring mind should be welcomed here.
Thank you for your questions.
Cam plugs - in view of your location, perhaps EBay Germany would be a good source? Part # is 99610421554
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Hehe, thanks for your comment, I know that sometimes I might go too far with my questions,but since as I said before I know nothing in this field,I like learning new stuff and i learned a lot in this thread, never imagined it would turn out the way it did, and I must admit I found it very entertaining and interesting. I was just looking for an independent unbiased opinion of what the forum members think Is the best ims replacement bearing available and lo and behold the manufacturers got involved as well��. I know people like Jake raby must be sick of hearing these questions,and find certain questions silly,but I like to be given reasons as to WHY things work the way they do, instead of "because thats the way it is". I ask not to get people annoyed but to learn from people who know much more than me and who I know are professional in their work. Thanks for guiding me where to buy cam plug covers,ill order them as soon as I'm SURE which direction to go to regarding the ims bearing. Now I'm sorry,but im going to ask one of those "annoying" questions that I know would drive the manufacturers up the wall. To my ignorance I would think that the DOF together with the retrofit ceramic bearing would be the best of both worlds. Is it, or would both applications together be a hazard to each other? I know people say ceramic bearings can withstand high operating temperatures,but would they be "happier" working in more oil or not? And another thing, I just learned that there are full ceramic bearings and hybrid bearings,where apparently the cage is still made of steel. Any idea why the retrofit kit isn't full ceramic?