Suggestive Maintenence Advice Please?

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Gforrest2

209,000? Wow. So no IMS replacement? How many water pumps have you changed out? Maybe there's some hope for me as I just turned over 83k.

No IMS bearing replacement but someone on this site has rattled my cage enough that I will be replacing the IMS bearing in a couple weeks (I have a small oil leak, need to investigate). While I'm in there I am going to replace the RMS, flywheel, and clutch.

I replaced the water pump when the car had ~204,000 miles on it, not too long ago.

My 986 is the best car I have ever owned, it's the only car I've owned that has not left me stranded. I've been racking-up all these miles and not putting any money into it... I need to take care of it.

Jager

[mikefocke]

and fluids, belts, tires, plastics all degrade with time as well as mileage.

I bought my "01 at ~42K miles and promptly did a 60k major service along with things it needed like brakes just to get a handle on where the maintenance was. Very reliable since over ~5 years so this year it is due for a 90K service at 58k just because I again want to establish a maintenance point.

[lifeisgood]

Originally Posted by Jager

No IMS bearing replacement but someone on this site has rattled my cage enough that I will be replacing the IMS bearing in a couple weeks (I have a small oil leak, need to investigate). While I'm in there I am going to replace the RMS, flywheel, and clutch.

I replaced the water pump when the car had ~204,000 miles on it, not too long ago.

My 986 is the best car I have ever owned, it's the only car I've owned that has not left me stranded. I've been racking-up all these miles and not putting any money into it... I need to take care of it.

Jager

Let us know what the IMS bearing looks like on a 209,000 miles vehicle, please.

thanks

[j.fro]

Absolutely, flush the brake fluid. Porsche states the service interval on brake fluid to be every two years. I'm surprised your mechanic hasn't suggested this.
Might also want to change the trans oil.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by lifeisgood

Let us know what the IMS bearing looks like on a 209,000 miles vehicle, please.

thanks

I will take a few pictures while I'm doing the work... I will provide a close-up of the old bearing.

I have most of the new parts required, but still waiting for LN Engineering to deliver the bearings and tool kit. I am buying both the single row and double row bearings, that way I will have the correct bearing assembly when I start the work. What ever bearing I don't use I will send back to LN Engineering.

Jager

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by Jager

someone on this site has rattled my cage enough that I will be replacing the IMS bearing

Wait a minute? There's a fear monger lurking around here someplace? I don't believe you. Where?

Congrats on the 209k

As for the OPs request for SUGGESTIVE maintenance... sorry, all I could find was some related to BMW but here you go (they're not that hot either but trying to help out):

sub5zero.com/girls/hot-girls-power-tools-working-bmw-rally-car