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Steve Tinker · 01-19-2016, 02:30 PM

Looking again at the photo's of the metal bits ksjohn put up, I'm not convinced they are from the IMS bearing. If they were part of the cage, you would expect much more ferrous debris in the filter and lying in the oil pan. Maybe from the timing chains or valve assembly???.
But the OP has been lucky in his car purchase, perhaps he will be just as lucky with this.....
If it was me, before I spent another cent, I would drop the transmission (which is free if you do it yourself) and remove the IMS bearing & check for metal in the IMS tube. The condition of the bearing + clutch + flywheel etc would determine my next course of action.

01-19-2016, 02:30 PM	#30
Steve Tinker Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,522	Looking again at the photo's of the metal bits ksjohn put up, I'm not convinced they are from the IMS bearing. If they were part of the cage, you would expect much more ferrous debris in the filter and lying in the oil pan. Maybe from the timing chains or valve assembly???. But the OP has been lucky in his car purchase, perhaps he will be just as lucky with this..... If it was me, before I spent another cent, I would drop the transmission (which is free if you do it yourself) and remove the IMS bearing & check for metal in the IMS tube. The condition of the bearing + clutch + flywheel etc would determine my next course of action. __________________ 2001 Boxster S (triple black). Sleeping easier with LN Engineering/Flat 6 IMS upgrade, low temp thermostat & underspeed pulley. 2001 MV Agusta F4. Last edited by Steve Tinker; 01-19-2016 at 02:33 PM.