Jӓger4Smobile Broke

[Jager]

Jake called me today... It's not a broken chain. Now he thinks it's an IMS bearing failure. It has him somewhat excited because it looks like a failure type he has not seen before. My 997 has the large IMS bearing and he has seen only two of these fail, and that was about ten years ago. Something caused the chain going to bank one to jump and crack the cam cover. Also all of bank one no longer fired (suspect chain jumped a tooth). There are metal fragments and shavings in the sump, filter, and stuck to the magnetic drain plug. I just signed authorization for them to remove the motor and inspect. He said he will be inspecting and studying that IMS bearing very closely.

The Jӓger4Smobile will go down in history as the 997 that lead the way large IMS bearing failures!

[maytag]

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[Jager]

Update: Yep, it was an IMS Bearing failure. Parts of the bearing flowing in the oil. Oil pump locks-up, cam sprocket breaks.






This is the first 997 or 987 street car Jake has seen with an IMS Bearing failure.

[husker boxster]

Do you know the oil change history? And what yr is the J4S? How many miles did you put on?

Inquiring minds (along with someone who owns 2 987s) want to know.

Is it too early to know if Jake can save the patient or did too much debris circulate thru the arteries?

[Jager]

Originally Posted by husker boxster

Do you know the oil change history? And what yr is the J4S? How many miles did you put on?

Inquiring minds (along with someone who owns 2 987s) want to know.

Is it too early to know if Jake can save the patient or did too much debris circulate thru the arteries?

Husker, It's a 2006 911 4S. I don't know the oil change history prior to purchasing the car, but I change the oil with Red Line 10W40 every 3000 miles. I have put almost 30K miles on it in the 3 years of ownership.

Jake is investigating... He really wants to know what caused the failure. He mentioned today that it could have been a tensioner. I will let you know what he finds.

[sandia]

I can be more than sympathetic as the owner of an 06 C4S (Tip). Had you looked at the cam deviation anytime in the recent past?

I do hope you are able to resolve this in a positive way.

John

[Jager]

Originally Posted by sandia

I can be more than sympathetic as the owner of an 06 C4S (Tip). Had you looked at the cam deviation anytime in the recent past?

I do hope you are able to resolve this in a positive way.

John

I'm sure the deviation might have shown something but I had not looked at that for a few months. Obviously not something I would look at every month.

We will resolve this issue in a positive way. Jake and I are coordinating the build of my new engine. Money will not be a factor in the build of my new, stage 1, Performer, engine.