IMS Upgrade - Should I have it done

[eightsandaces]

How's this for the professor: Common enough to cause the Porsche factory to support a replacement program as well as IMS replacement specialists as a sub business but not common enough for a consumer recall class action lawsuit.

Seems like every Porsche engine I have owned was spinning some power robbing Jimmything you wish it wasn't, last time it was the anti vibration counter balancer.

[Jim Miller]

Well, the bearing is replaced. First of all the guy who did it, Ralph at Ralph's auto service in Owings Mills, MD said the people at LNengineer were the nicest an most helpful people he has ever dealt with.

He said the procedure went very well. And now for the drum roll. He said the bear looked fine (double row) and turned smooth. He agreed it was better to find it in good shape than in some other condition. While in there he replace the RMS and since the clutch was 2/3 spent I had him replace it also.

I'm overall glad I had it done. So, I'm good to go. I now plan to drive this thing as a good weather daily driver and enjoy.

[mikefocke]

you get it back just as the weather turns and you have to begin to look at road surface temperatures and the kind of tires you are driving on. 40F is the critical number if you have summer tires!

Freeze warnings tonight in mid-NC the day after I washed the car in my shorts.

[extanker]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

you get it back just as the weather turns and you have to begin to look at road surface temperatures and the kind of tires you are driving on. 40F is the critical number if you have summer tires!

Freeze warnings tonight in mid-NC the day after I washed the car in my shorts.

whats your car doin in your shorts ?

[SoK]

Originally Posted by Jim Miller

Well, the bearing is replaced. First of all the guy who did it, Ralph at Ralph's auto service in Owings Mills, MD said the people at LNengineer were the nicest an most helpful people he has ever dealt with.

He said the procedure went very well. And now for the drum roll. He said the bear looked fine (double row) and turned smooth. He agreed it was better to find it in good shape than in some other condition. While in there he replace the RMS and since the clutch was 2/3 spent I had him replace it also.

I'm overall glad I had it done. So, I'm good to go. I now plan to drive this thing as a good weather daily driver and enjoy.

Pretty much the exact same news I heard back from Porsche on mine. Bearing looked perfectly fine, had them redo the seals, clutch stayed in as it was > 50% good (I'll have it replaced in a couple of years, having the AOS and water pump done next year around this time), replaced a couple of spark plug o-rings, the oil filler tube, did an oil change and basically went over the car with a fine tooth comb looking for anything that needed work. The car passed with flying colors so I'm very pleased I pulled the trigger on this Box!

[Steve Tinker]

Isn't it great to hear a few good tales about the infamous IMS now and again.......

So, in the last month that's 3 IMS assemblies (mine, Sok and now Jim Miller) that have been replaced and found the old unit still servicable.

I guess Mike Focke's statistics prof won't like a sample of 3, but its a hell of a lot better that adding them to the 4 that Jake Raby had delivered to his forecourt earlier this week........

[Pinarelloman]

I too, have been worried about possible motor implosion and the associated costs of repair or replacement. As of yesterday my car has been dropped off for a new clutch assembly & IMS replacement. Should be back in a few days & will let you know if mine was good or otherwise.
The guys doing the work just replaced the IMS in a 2001 with 60000KM and the hardening was worn of the bearings...very lucky.

[Ray]

Wondering about the "new" engine:

My car was built in Finland at the tail end of 98'. I had the infamous catastrophic engine failure at about 8k miles. This would have been in the 2002 time frame. Is there any way I can determine what engine I had mine replaced with? And, most importantly, is my IMS 'more' at risk, still?

[clickman]

Originally Posted by Ray

Wondering about the "new" engine:

My car was built in Finland at the tail end of 98'. I had the infamous catastrophic engine failure at about 8k miles. This would have been in the 2002 time frame. Is there any way I can determine what engine I had mine replaced with? And, most importantly, is my IMS 'more' at risk, still?

Apparently all engines up to the new generation (MY2010?), where there is no IMS, are subject to the same problem.