Shortlived Boxster engines survey

[lhatchell]

Hello All. I am new to this forum, in fact new to any forum. I purchased my first Porsche 4 years ago. It is a used 03 Boxster that I didn't purchase from a Porsche dealer. I have greatly enjoyed it and wish I had the time and space to work on it myself. I have always taken it to the dealer for service/repair and have kept up the maintenance. My question is about this IMS bearing failure that I have been reading about. Will the shop be able to tell if the IMS is wearing out. Do they check that kind of thing when I have the oil changed? I have had the clutch replaced, the RMS replaced and the 75K service done and so far no one has said anything about the IMS to me at the dealer. Any response is greatly appreciated and forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place. I'll get better. Thanks

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by lhatchell

Hello All. I am new to this forum, in fact new to any forum. I purchased my first Porsche 4 years ago. It is a used 03 Boxster that I didn't purchase from a Porsche dealer. I have greatly enjoyed it and wish I had the time and space to work on it myself. I have always taken it to the dealer for service/repair and have kept up the maintenance. My question is about this IMS bearing failure that I have been reading about. Will the shop be able to tell if the IMS is wearing out. Do they check that kind of thing when I have the oil changed? I have had the clutch replaced, the RMS replaced and the 75K service done and so far no one has said anything about the IMS to me at the dealer. Any response is greatly appreciated and forgive me if I am posting in the wrong place. I'll get better. Thanks

The dealer is never going to tell you about the IMS issue (see the lawsuit against Porsche on the issue). The only real way to check on it is to remove it. Checking the oil filter for metal shavings is another way but at that point you may have already done some damage. The best time to have checked/replaced it was when you replaced the clutch and RMS. Check out the search function on this forum and you will find why more information/discussion on the topic then you may care for plus you will learn who Jake Raby is. Welcome to the forum. You will find a lot of information and a great community that is super willing to help with information.