How many have NOT changed IMS bearing on their 1997-2000 Boxster?

[kjc2050]

Originally Posted by southernstar

According to Porsche factory Technical Bulletins (reprinted on Pelican Parts techarticles under "Boxster Intermediate Shat Bearing Replacement and Upgrade"):

All 2.5's have double-row bearings.
All 2.7's had double row bearings until engine # M 651 12851
All 3.2's had double row bearings until engine # M 671 11237

Brad

Brad,

Thanks. This is helpful. For the uninitiated, understanding your VIN and engine codes can be a bit confusing. Here are a couple of references which should help:

Wikipedia: Porsche VIN Codes

Porsche Club: Understanding Engine Numbers

The 2nd link is to a pdf.

My engine # is M9672167Y01963

To understand this in terms of the info Brad posted, the final 8 characters are the ones which matter - 67Y01963. "67" is the engine type and version; "Y" is the model year: Y = 2000; a 2001 would have a "1" in this position; the final 5 characters are the engine serial number.

Comparing this to Brad's info, my engine preceded the range above for 3.2 engines with the single row bearing. Woohoo!

-kjc