Poll, Condition of my IMS bearing

[Pominoz]

Phew!

The old ISMB was still intact, even has the seals on but it looks like the grease has been washed out. The IMS was full of old oil. The old bearing turns smoothly by hand and there was no nasty stuff in the engine oil although it was a bit dirty even though it had just been changed. I guess the last change has acted as a flushing oil to help get rid of the remains of the 4 year old stuff that was in there before.

The clutch was down to 1mm of lining so that's been changed, and they've done the RMS as well. For anyone who is in Melbourne I can really recommend Autoart in Preston, they've done the whole job quickly and at a great price, so I can still afford some fuel for the car :-)

I guess it's up to you to decide who was most correct on the poll, but I'm very glad the one person who voted for near engine detonation was completely wrong

Finally some pictures of the old IMSB.

Cheers!

[BoxsterPHD]

Originally Posted by Pominoz

Phew!

The old ISMB was still intact, even has the seals on but it looks like the grease has been washed out. The IMS was full of old oil. The old bearing turns smoothly by hand and there was no nasty stuff in the engine oil although it was a bit dirty even though it had just been changed. I guess the last change has acted as a flushing oil to help get rid of the remains of the 4 year old stuff that was in there before

That's a relief! Looks just like mine did. Now you have to get the Dremel out and cut it in half so we can see the insides.

[Porsche9]

Glad to see the bearing is in decent shape. When I pulled mine at 43k it was much like yours, seals intact but the grease washed out. Basiclly got it before the next failure stage were the real damage begins.

[Pominoz]

Originally Posted by Porsche9

Glad to see the bearing is in decent shape. When I pulled mine at 43k it was much like yours, seals intact but the grease washed out. Basiclly got it before the next failure stage were the real damage begins.

I'm pretty pleased to see that it survived the 4 year old oil. I'm very glad I didn't wait to get it done.
The guy that did the work has obviously seen a few, and he says if you think your IMSB might be dying, then it's already too late.

[pjv]

My bearing was much the same as yours when it was taken out. It is a relief to not have the IMS worry, and I wonder if this is why the engine seems to run better? As for your rattle from the back over bumps, I had that too, which turned out to be the rear lower control arms. These seem to be a common problem, and they cost a bit but fortunately was done under warranty in my case. The OEM parts are expensive, but cheaper non-OEM arms are available on Ebay I think. Search this forum for more information, I believe you may be able to DIY.

[Pominoz]

Originally Posted by pjv

My bearing was much the same as yours when it was taken out. It is a relief to not have the IMS worry, and I wonder if this is why the engine seems to run better? As for your rattle from the back over bumps, I had that too, which turned out to be the rear lower control arms. These seem to be a common problem, and they cost a bit but fortunately was done under warranty in my case. The OEM parts are expensive, but cheaper non-OEM arms are available on Ebay I think. Search this forum for more information, I believe you may be able to DIY.

I'll check out the rear lower control arms, thanks. I probably will have to DIY this if I can because I'm stretching my toy budget a bit with all this :-)

[Pominoz]

Originally Posted by BoxsterPHD

That's a relief! Looks just like mine did. Now you have to get the Dremel out and cut it in half so we can see the insides.

That means I'll have to buy a Dremel ��

I took it for a gentle run yesterday evening, and the engine seems noticeably quieter to me, mechanically. Did you find that?

Annoyingly though, I started getting a clunk from somewhere at the back over bigger bumps. Hopefully it's just something needing tightening. The engine mount was changed so it won't be that. Oh well.