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Old 06-14-2008, 10:12 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Brucelee
I believe that the larger Boxer engines have the IMS issue as well but am not sur of it.

The 3.4 motor from the 1999-2000 certainly did.
The early 3.4L 996 motor had/has cracked sleeve issues like on the 2.5L 986 engine.

The later model 3.4L & 3.6L 996 engine suffer from IMS failures. 3.2L,3.4L & 3.6L engines all seem more prone to IMS failures compared to the 2.7L engine.
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