Porsche Class-Action Suit: Have Opinions Changed ?

[Barteur]

It did in my case, I hope I wont regret it but Ims bearing change has gone down my to do list. I have a 99 so I understand that mine is dual row so less potential. I will still do it for sure at time of Clutch change. So I still have the intention to do it but later.

[recycledsixtie]

I don't know the details of the P lawsuit but I am not planning any imsb replacement until I do the clutch. I have a 2001 Box base and my IMS Guardian will likely warn me of impending failure. Clutch at 40k miles should last a few more years. Drive on. Be happy. Life is for living.

[tanque55]

How do you know if you have dual or single row bearing and which years are more apt to fail. 2002 S

[Johnny Danger]

The failure rate released by Porsche as part of the discovery process during the recently settled class-action suit make clear that these cars are not all ticking timb-bombs: dual-row bearings had a failure rate of much less than 1% and single-row bearings between 8-10%. Obviously a dual-row bearing is much less of an issue than a single-row: indeed, the plaintiff's made use of the reliability of that bearing in making out their case regarding the negligent design of the subsequent single-row bearing. Understandably, it is only the single-row bearing that was the subject of the class-action suit settlement: a failure rate of much less than 1% of any engine component, regardless of mileage/maintenance, can hardly be considered surprising.