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[doctorm3]

deltacharlie, I too have a low mileage 2001 Boxster S. Oddly, I purchased the car new in 2001, sold it to a friend in 2009 and just recently bought it back from him with just over 24k miles on the clock. When I got onto this forum and began reading about IMS failure, I began to get concerned, so....as many others have done, I decided to "bite the bullet" and pay up for the IMSB replacement. When my OEM IMSB was removed, my mechanic told me that it looked clean with no evidence of it being ready to blow up my engine. I am not sure as to what the moral of this story is but I do have peace of mind to go out and drive my car as much and as hard as I want which is the real joy of Porsche ownership. As BruceH said, it is good to have knowledge of the potential failures. As others have documented here, the actual numbers of catastrophic IMS failures is pretty low. You need to determine your own risk tolerence. BTW....great looking car!!

[100deltacharlie]

First, I feel my mechanic is pretty good and he has owned these himself. I think oil analysis is a great idea, especially on my first change(It was just serviced). Next, this car will not be driven very hard..mostly a sunday cruiser. What is the IMS guardian?

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by 100deltacharlie

First, I feel my mechanic is pretty good and he has owned these himself. I think oil analysis is a great idea, especially on my first change(It was just serviced). Next, this car will not be driven very hard..mostly a sunday cruiser. What is the IMS guardian?

sometimes driving slow can actually cause more damage, the engines are made for a bit of fun

[doctorm3]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

sometimes driving slow can actually cause more damage, the engines are made for a bit of fun

That would explain why the IMSB of my 2001 S with 24.5k miles was in pristine condition when I had the LN retrofit done. High revving fun!