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Originally Posted by DingusKahn
Hey everyone, this is my first post here. I recently purchased a 2001 986 Boxster S. I took it to a shop and besides a minor oil leak, everything’s in good shape.
The car had the IMS replaced with the LN retrofit kit in 2017 by Formula Motorsports in NYC, and now that it’s been 6 years since the replacement, the shop I took it to is strongly recommending that I replace the bearing or upgrade to “The Solution”. I talked to Formula Motorsports and asked them about the car, and they said that they had never seen a retrofit bearing fail barring some “racing shenanigans”. At this point I feel like talking about the IMS bearing in a M96/97 is like beating a dead horse, but I wanted to get your guys’ opinion on whether I should get a replacement and which one I should go for. Thanks for all your help in advance!
Edit: I forgot to mention that the shop I took the car to is estimating $3600 for a new retrofit and $5000 for The Solution, not including a new clutch and RMS (not that they are needed). The bearing was originally replaced at 45k miles, now it’s at 56k.
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Yes, there are hundreds of IMSB threads on this forum, I would start googling those first. I don`t understand the reasoning of the shop. They recommend you to replace the bearing because 6 years passed? Do bearings age? It seems there is only 11k miles in it... As far as i remember these retrofits should last a lot longer, but you can check it on their website, as suggested. Btw, they can fail, you can find reports on that on the forum.