Can't believe we own a Porsche Boxster!

[dghii]

Just enjoy your car! I've got 131K on my 2000S....owned it for 8 years and 55K miles. Very trouble free car that's as much fun now as when I bought it. Hope you have the same experience.

[BhamBox]

I was quoted over 3k from the Indy Porsche shops in my area. They each said it was an overblown problem and they would not get it done if it was their car. One shop said they only saw 4 IMS failures in six years and never in a Tip.

I know this is not going to be a popular decision, but I've decided not to replace the IMS. If the failure rate is 8-10%, I like my odds. Would you gamble 10k to win 3k if you had a 90% chance of winning?

I'm going to change the oil every 3k, use a magnetic oil plug, tear the oil filter to check for metal shavings and cross my fingers.

[YellowS2000]

Originally Posted by BhamBox

I was quoted over 3k from the Indy Porsche shops in my area. They each said it was an overblown problem and they would not get it done if it was their car. One shop said they only saw 4 IMS failures in six years and never in a Tip.

I know this is not going to be a popular decision, but I've decided not to replace the IMS. If the failure rate is 8-10%, I like my odds. Would you gamble 10k to win 3k if you had a 90% chance of winning?

I'm going to change the oil every 3k, use a magnetic oil plug, tear the oil filter to check for metal shavings and cross my fingers.

This is exactly what I'm going to do too. I have a 96k mileage 2000 S, It cost £5000 so there is no way I'm spending £1300 to get the bearing done. If it writes the engine off Ill sell it to a porsche breaker for £1000 and not loose a seconds sleep at night.