IMS Guardian Question

[Jake Raby]

The spacing was purposely set through extensive development to ensure that false positives from extended oil service intervals would not occur. The IMSG Sensor is a true Magnetic CHIP Detector, not developed to be as sensitive to typical ferromagnetic "fuzz" from normal engine wear that can cause a false positive.

The IMSG Jr. uses the same exact MCD Sensor, but a different interface and is a universally applicable system that does not integrate as factory in the Porsche dash, like the IMSG Sr. does (for cars pre 2005). The IMSG Jr. is now available.

LN Engineering now sells these units and we are only the manufacturers.

Here is a sample of the type of material the IMSG MCD is designed to detect.

[recycledsixtie]

Jake - how many Boxster engines has the Guardian saved so far?

[thomasotten]

That sounds great. From your experience is there an instantaneous type of failure that the guardian would not detect? I suppose that would be less likely.

[thomasotten]

Found my answer here, post #5
http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/36258-ims-guardian.html

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by thomasotten

That sounds great. From your experience is there an instantaneous type of failure that the guardian would not detect? I suppose that would be less likely.

Yes, we had a crankshaft break in half and the unit detected the failure after the engine stopped running... Not like anything can tell you when your crank is about to shear in half, since wear metals don't exist until it grenades.

[thomasotten]

I just ordered one from the Pelican.

This seems like such a good idea.

Why wouldn't every car benefit from at least a magnetic drain plug? Or would that work against the manufacturers in court? I could imagine photos of a drain plug with metalic sludge on it being a very easy way to prove to a jury that the engine was defective prior to failure.

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by thomasotten

I just ordered one from the Pelican.

This seems like such a good idea.

Why wouldn't every car benefit from at least a magnetic drain plug? Or would that work against the manufacturers in court? I could imagine photos of a drain plug with metalic sludge on it being a very easy way to prove to a jury that the engine was defective prior to failure.

Aircooled Porsches had magnetic drain plugs... Then the accountants took over.

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

Jake - how many Boxster engines has the Guardian saved so far?

We have no idea.. With a lot of the units sold overseas and to other areas where people make no contact with us, its really hard to say.

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

The spacing was purposely set through extensive development to ensure that false positives from extended oil service intervals would not occur. The IMSG Sensor is a true Magnetic CHIP Detector, not developed to be as sensitive to typical ferromagnetic "fuzz" from normal engine wear that can cause a false positive.

The IMSG Jr. uses the same exact MCD Sensor, but a different interface and is a universally applicable system that does not integrate as factory in the Porsche dash, like the IMSG Sr. does (for cars pre 2005). The IMSG Jr. is now available.

LN Engineering now sells these units and we are only the manufacturers.

Here is a sample of the type of material the IMSG MCD is designed to detect.

Jake, is a motor that has shed that much metal a candidate for an IMSB replacement, or does the motor have to be torn apart and rebuilt?