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ColtranePorsche · 01-06-2021, 03:17 AM

Hi Boxster experts,

I'm very keen to join the 986 club and get a Porsche Boxster, and have found one that looks pretty great. The car has done 80k miles, but the current owner has the full service history, and a number of parts have been replaced.

That includes the IMS bearing with an "LN Engineering M96 IMS bearing for dual row IMS". The bearing was replaced back in 2014. Is the replacement bearing still at all likely to fail, or should that now last the life of the car?

The other thing was some white smoke on start up. It didn't smoke for ages, probably only 10 seconds or so, but it was still somewhat concerning. Is this a sign of possible bore scoring, or is it perhaps just a new air/oil separator needed?

The engine made quite a lot of ticking noise after parking too, but no weird sounds that I could hear when driving. Is that just the engine parts contracting as they cool down?

I'd appreciate any advice, and hope to be in the Boxster club soon!

01-06-2021, 03:17 AM	#1
ColtranePorsche Registered User Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: New Zealand Posts: 10	Can replacement IMS bearings still go bad? Buying advice wanted Hi Boxster experts, I'm very keen to join the 986 club and get a Porsche Boxster, and have found one that looks pretty great. The car has done 80k miles, but the current owner has the full service history, and a number of parts have been replaced. That includes the IMS bearing with an "LN Engineering M96 IMS bearing for dual row IMS". The bearing was replaced back in 2014. Is the replacement bearing still at all likely to fail, or should that now last the life of the car? The other thing was some white smoke on start up. It didn't smoke for ages, probably only 10 seconds or so, but it was still somewhat concerning. Is this a sign of possible bore scoring, or is it perhaps just a new air/oil separator needed? The engine made quite a lot of ticking noise after parking too, but no weird sounds that I could hear when driving. Is that just the engine parts contracting as they cool down? I'd appreciate any advice, and hope to be in the Boxster club soon!