Direct oil feed

[Alan Mackew]

Hi everyone

now our central heating has packed up, 7000 $A so will have to defer the D.O.F on the boxster for a while. Thanks to those who provided some opinions,

Alan

[aparke4]

Originally Posted by Alan Mackew

Hi everyone

now our central heating has packed up, 7000 $A so will have to defer the D.O.F on the boxster for a while. Thanks to those who provided some opinions,

Alan

Sorry to hear!

Where does the oil fed kit plumb into? I am on the prevent bandwagon with my 02 and its just a well maintained car and want to keep it a while.

[Alan Mackew]

Hi APARKE4

the oiled is taken from a modified oil filter unit via an external feed pipe to the new bearing.

A lot of information on the internet including fitting videos, thanks for the empathy, can't use the Boxster at the moment (self Isolating )

Cheers Alan

[kk2002s]

It finally hit me -- there is only one true solution to the IMSB that will allow you to sleep at night

SELL your Boxster
Doesn't cost a dime

[aparke4]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

It finally hit me -- there is only one true solution to the IMSB that will allow you to sleep at night

SELL your Boxster
Doesn't cost a dime

Porsche's are like boats: tons of maintenance and upkeep but man when they work, its worth the pain!! My boxster puts a smile on my face and through the help here, some good ramps and jackstands I have done a lot of the work myself to curb some of the major labor expenses which is around 100$ an hour or more no matter what shop I go to.

[aparke4]

Originally Posted by Alan Mackew

Hi APARKE4

the oiled is taken from a modified oil filter unit via an external feed pipe to the new bearing.

A lot of information on the internet including fitting videos, thanks for the empathy, can't use the Boxster at the moment (self Isolating )

Cheers Alan

Right on thx found a few examples... I currently have the filter adapter so it looks like a I would need the new piece instead of plumbing off the motor (for an easier install).

[mikefocke]

The DOF (Direct Oil Feed) is one product. The Solution is a totally different product. Different companies, different location on the engine the oil is taken from. Also different bearings, different amount of oil fed to the bearings. And certainly different proponents in the Porsche community.

[Alan Mackew]

selling is certainly an option. Having owned many sports cars and speciall interest cars over the years, from vintage to modern, sensible decisions wthen it comes to cars are not my Forte.

I owned a 1997 MGF and a Caterham Super Seven a few tears back both fitted with the same Rover K Series engines (also in the early Elise ) these engines are renown for head gasket failure and it happened to me on both of my cars at different times, I still really liked them, however.

The difference with the Boxster is apparently failure is without warning and expensive to fix whereas on both my K Series engines there was warning in the form o obvious coolant leak from the head gasket and relatively cheap to fix.

In many respects the Boxster is the best all round useable sports car I have owned apart from the spectre of the IMS ( an unforgivable fault in a car from a manufacturer with such a fine history.)

Cheers Alan

[kk2002s]

Originally Posted by Alan Mackew

selling is certainly an option. Having owned many sports cars and speciall interest cars over the years, from vintage to modern, sensible decisions wthen it comes to cars are not my Forte.

I owned a 1997 MGF and a Caterham Super Seven a few tears back both fitted with the same Rover K Series engines (also in the early Elise ) these engines are renown for head gasket failure and it happened to me on both of my cars at different times, I still really liked them, however.

The difference with the Boxster is apparently failure is without warning and expensive to fix whereas on both my K Series engines there was warning in the form o obvious coolant leak from the head gasket and relatively cheap to fix.

In many respects the Boxster is the best all round useable sports car I have owned apart from the spectre of the IMS ( an unforgivable fault in a car from a manufacturer with such a fine history.)

Cheers Alan

Just joking Though I did trade my Box last November for of all things an off road Pickup truck. I never did the IMSB and the car gave me 6 years/55k miles of enjoyment (Most fun car I ever had). I wasn't using it much and I needed something to help me move and haul new toys. But I did think while reading this thread that I never think about my IMSB exploding and should I change it and what type to change too.

[geekdaddy]

SO much controversy about the IMSB, seriousness (or not), root-cause and solutions.

Is it the faulty seal and corrosive oil that gets sucked in?
Is it too much load on the bearing?
Is it poor lubrication?
Is it all of the above?

Plenty of debate out there from a lot of smart folks. Who often don't agree.

After reviewing them all, I decided on the EPS roller bearing and oil feed. Is it inferior to the LN solution? Is it better? I don't know. But after reading fdbk from all the experts it made sense to me. It's not the cheapest option but reasonably priced. ...and pretty sure it's better than what came out of the factory.

LN seems to have the best and well-known reputation and I expect if installed by an approved technician will add to resale value more than other options.

If you know or anticipate that a clutch job is required, seems practical for most of us to inspect and likely replace the bearing and a variety of seals and wearable items -- if only for preventative maintenance. I like to do my own work but don't like frequently pulling the tranny so it's worth doing a little more work and spending a little more to reduce risk of failures.