IMS Failure: The Truth is Out There

[aclark133]

Speaking of the lawsuit, I actually got a notice in the mail. I have the LN IMS installed by the p/o. Am I entitled to any money?

[Ian c]

No of course not .

You cannot sue for something that MAY happen , nor are you entitled to recover any losses encoured as part of a preventative maintenance plan derived on the Internet by paranoid owners and snake-oil sellers .

This is not a safety recall ....

[paintboy]

IMS...Immediate Motor Suckage.....

My 1998 has 80K.....If I can find a local place to do it for under 2K, I'll do the swap out. Otherwise, I'm like a WWII Panzer tank captain, waiting for the $5.00 part to blow up...
:ah:

[dbear61]

Maybe this belongs in Boxster Poetry thread.

An agent who lived near Nantuckett
Of the IMS Conspiracy said, "Fluck it!
"The secrets I'll leak
"That single row failures are peak
So Iran could tell Boxster owners to 'Suck it!'"

DBear

[Daniel R]

Wonderful piece of research, Johnny.

Where did you find the name "Zabourah"? You are either an Arabic speaker or have really done some serious research, something phonetically close to that in Arabic translates to a particular part of the male anatomy.

Hilarious!

[DanNewton]

73K miles 2006 Cayman S. Travelling in a straight line on a dry road at around 65mph, the vehicle's engine expired in a huge plume of coolant/oil. Flatbedded to a Porsche dealership, a technician using a boroscope found (according to the dealership) "scoring to #5 cylinder and evidence that a valve had hit the top of the piston. There was also a huge amount of metal debris in the oil filter." This was a result of something failing in the engine, rather than the cause of the failure. The Porsche dealership did not care to determine the cause of the failure. I suspect intermediate main shaft (IMS) failure. One year beyond certified pre-owned (CPO) warranty and $20K for a new engine.

[recycledsixtie]

Originally Posted by DanNewton

73K miles 2006 Cayman S. Travelling in a straight line on a dry road at around 65mph, the vehicle's engine expired in a huge plume of coolant/oil. Flatbedded to a Porsche dealership, a technician using a boroscope found (according to the dealership) "scoring to #5 cylinder and evidence that a valve had hit the top of the piston. There was also a huge amount of metal debris in the oil filter." This was a result of something failing in the engine, rather than the cause of the failure. The Porsche dealership did not care to determine the cause of the failure. I suspect intermediate main shaft (IMS) failure. One year beyond certified pre-owned (CPO) warranty and $20K for a new engine.

Sorry to hear about your car Dan....