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[husker boxster]

Before tracking down a replacement engine, are you sure your current motor is really toast? There have been plenty of instances where the mechanic said to replace when all that was needed was an AOS. Think I'd be absolutely, positively sure before dropping a bunch of money on something you might not need.

2nd, if you do need to replace the motor, the Bentley manual has plenty of info on how to remove / replace an engine.

3rd, is there a back story to your current engine? Were there issues when you replaced your IMS, like possible metal shavings floating around? I don't have the best memory anymore, but seem to recall something like this with a member a few yrs back. Would be good info for the community.

[Brian in Tucson]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

Before tracking down a replacement engine, are you sure your current motor is really toast? There have been plenty of instances where the mechanic said to replace when all that was needed was an AOS. Think I'd be absolutely, positively sure before dropping a bunch of money on something you might not need.

2nd, if you do need to replace the motor, the Bentley manual has plenty of info on how to remove / replace an engine.

3rd, is there a back story to your current engine? Were there issues when you replaced your IMS, like possible metal shavings floating around? I don't have the best memory anymore, but seem to recall something like this with a member a few yrs back. Would be good info for the community.

Good sentiment. But his engine does have 171k miles or so--which is like 500,000 in Toyota miles. Or 250,000 in 96 Dodge Dakota miles. Probably past it's pull date.

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by Brian in Tucson

Good sentiment. But his engine does have 171k miles or so--which is like 500,000 in Toyota miles. Or 250,000 in 96 Dodge Dakota miles. Probably past it's pull date.

Guess I missed that leading 1.

[kk2002s]

911, 911, 911,911 motor
How inspired can you get?

You did pretty well at 170k+ miles. And it may not be a toasted motor but something that could be fixed
But spending $$$ on a 18-19 year old 170k+ mile motor doesn't make much sense either

So it just hit me , you replaced the IMSB at 161k miles. How much did that cost?
At what point mileage wise(110k, 120k) is it just not worth replacing the bearing. I would think at 161k it's not worth disturbing it especially since it is a dual row bearing
If it was my car I would want to know it wasn't the replacement IMSB after 10k miles

[flouese]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

Before tracking down a replacement engine, are you sure your current motor is really toast? There have been plenty of instances where the mechanic said to replace when all that was needed was an AOS. Think I'd be absolutely, positively sure before dropping a bunch of money on something you might not need.

2nd, if you do need to replace the motor, the Bentley manual has plenty of info on how to remove / replace an engine.

3rd, is there a back story to your current engine? Were there issues when you replaced your IMS, like possible metal shavings floating around? I don't have the best memory anymore, but seem to recall something like this with a member a few yrs back. Would be good info for the community.

Regarding the IMS replacement, I had it done at 163K miles while the clutch was being replaced. Did not have a thorough history of the car so I took the safe route.