Poll, Condition of my IMS bearing

[BoxsterPHD]

I would bet that it's probably in pretty good shape. I just had the retrofit LN bearing done a couple of days ago. My car is a 2001 2.7 and the previous owner had only done one oil change in 3 years. The car has done 36K miles. Here's the old bearing:



I couldn't find any visible signs of scoring. Yours will probably look the same. However, the seals had leaked and there was no grease left inside, but at least it was well lubed by engine oil.



Hope you can post some pics of your old bearing when the job's done.

[Jake Raby]

If the tube was filled with oil and the seals compromised, then the bearing was at Stage II failure. Looks like it was caught at the perfect time, before wear increased and contaminated the oil supply. Once that happens, the health of the retrofitted bearing is seriously impacted.

[Pominoz]

Originally Posted by BoxsterPHD

I would bet that it's probably in pretty good shape. I just had the retrofit LN bearing done a couple of days ago. My car is a 2001 2.7 and the previous owner had only done one oil change in 3 years. The car has done 36K miles.

Hi, I think you are likely correct. I'm sort of expecting, and hoping my bearing will be no worse than yours. It's going to be interesting to find out.
I'm going to take some pics of the old bearing.

Cheers!