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Originally Posted by nobrakes
For over 4 years I have really enjoyed my 02 S. It looked great, sounded great and ran great. I was very proud of it and took very good care of it. It only had 49k miles and an updated LN IMS. I slept good at night.........Last Friday the motor grenaded. There was alot of metal in the filter/pan. The motor is toast. After 3 days of deep thought I decided to sell it as a rolling chasis/paperweight. The car is now sold and Im moving on, but I have no interest in driving, owning or even looking at another Porsche........This is a great forum with alot of great people. I really learned alot here and everyone good luck with their 986's.
I mainly lurked here and will miss reading this forum. Please dont ask how much I got for my car, just know that these cars arent worth much without the motor and just because you have upgraded the IMS doesnt mean your motor is bullett proof......Good Luck.....
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That sucks friend. I've owned Porsches in one form or another for over 30 years and NEVER worried about the engine(s). Have a 73 2.4E coupe that I tracked from 1990 until 2012 when I decided it had become too valuable and retried it back to street. Never had a mechanical failure. Picked up a 03 low mileage S and took measures to ensure mechanical integrity. IMS, deeper sump, pre- emptive leakdown, etc. The first time at the track (HOT day) I was chasing a buddy of mine in his 510 and we were having a great dice... no over rev, watching temp when I felt a flutter and loss of power. No bad sounds. Nursed it to a run off and shut it down. Let it cool for hours. Tow back to shop. Diagnosis: spun bearing. Took a year to find a low mileage 3.6 with IMS replaced. While i love how this car drives, I'm so snakebit, there will be no more track days for me though because the joy, thrill, adrenaline, etc won't offset the pain I'll feel if this motor goes. It sucks. A porsche ain't a porsche unless they can be driven the way Dr. Ferry designed them.
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