ims failure question

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by mustang2porsche

Coming back from oil change my boxster made a rattle like a rod knock then died on me. I couldn't turn it over again at all. Now today I got my truck so I could tow it, and out of curiosity attempt to start it, but now it sounds extremely bad. Question is this ims failure or something else. I Also Just Cut Open my oil filter and there's metal shavings everywhere.

This is my girlfriend boxster I was driving since mine died last month

From the sounds of it, this one has joined it.

If the filter is full of metal, don't start it again, you are just doing more damage.

[mustang2porsche]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

From the sounds of it, this one has joined it.

If the filter is full of metal, don't start it again, you are just doing more damage.

Doing more damage? So is it savable?

[njbray]

Are you sure the oil change place actually put oil back in the car? It wouldn't be the first time an establishment forgot to refill a car!

[geetee]

Originally Posted by njbray

Are you sure the oil change place actually put oil back in the car? It wouldn't be the first time an establishment forgot to refill a car!

Hopefully he went to a place that knows how many quarts it take...lets say there has been cases where only 5qt was but in

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by mustang2porsche

Doing more damage? So is it savable?

Depends upon how you define salvageable. The engine will have to come out and apart to see what can be saved.