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Originally Posted by Nine8Six
Please Try, what can you loose.
OT. Can someone let me know why my Porsche dealer categorically refuses (even if I pay) to periodically replace my bearing? They strongly recommend me NOT to do it. Would it be because it'd be seen an acknowledgement to the class action in a way? Are your P dealers fine with it in the USA?
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What can I lose? Simple: time and money. Multiple fixes already exist for the problem, and I am not in the business of re-engineering Porsche's problems. As previously mentioned, and experienced engineer in this field could not make it work, even with help from a university.
Porsche very quietly released a memo to their dealer network years ago stating that in their "official" opinion, it was not possible to replace the IMS bearing without taking the engine apart. This gave the dealers an out, both not to get involved in retrofits, and to void warranties on engines that had one done. So while some dealers actually sent techs to Jake's IMS class and quietly did do retrofits, most dealers stayed with the factory line" It cannot be done."
Another point is Porsche's parts network; they only sell complete replacement IMS shafts with the bearing already in them, they have never offered the bearing as a separate part.
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