Metal Shavings Behind LN IMS Bearing - Need Advice!

[BYprodriver]

The other end of the IMS is a one piece integral bushing, that fits inside a larger bushing formed by the front coolant manifold behind the oilpump. This design is basicly trouble-free & not the source of the shavings. I'm guessing those shavings came from the oem IMSB & were not properly removed during the LN retrofit. If I were you I would send a e-mail to LN & try to consult with them. LN may want to know who installed the retrofit.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

The other end of the IMS is a one piece integral bushing, that fits inside a larger bushing formed by the front coolant manifold behind the oilpump. This design is basicly trouble-free & not the source of the shavings. I'm guessing those shavings came from the oem IMSB & were not properly removed during the LN retrofit. If I were you I would send a e-mail to LN & try to consult with them. LN may want to know who installed the retrofit.

I would tend to agree as if the bearing itself were tearing itself up, the metal would be in your oil..........

[Topless]

Hmmm, a Black 2000S? I seem to remember a Black 2000S last year with a DIY IMS retrofit that just turned into a massive train wreck with the owner in well over his head. I wonder if this is the same car.

[Benjamin]

Originally Posted by Topless

Hmmm, a Black 2000S? I seem to remember a Black 2000S last year with a DIY IMS retrofit that just turned into a massive train wreck with the owner in well over his head. I wonder if this is the same car.

Well, as I understand it, Porsche made more than one black 2000S. I have owned it for a year and the PO I have become friends with since the purchase and she had it for a year and I know she didn't do any work on it herself, it was all Stealer work that she had done. The previous PO had the bearing work done.