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...and one more thing, I do like to drop my oil filters occasionally to look at the condition of the oil and check for any particles. As JFP already kindly noted, if there's metal from the IMS bearing in the filter, the engine is gone, but bits of plastic or coolant can often indicate other problems that can still be corrected.
Out of a dozen cheap Boxsters I've bought three had bad engines and none of them had a failed IMS bearing.
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