Has My IMS bearing been done?

[JayG]

If it were me, I wouldn't worry about the IMS

1 It really is a very small % that have had failures
2 While it can go at any time, from what I understand (YMMV) higher mileage cars have an even lower incidence of failure
3 Cars with Tips have a lower incidence of failure

There is lots of FUD about the IMS. Some people replace them for piece of mind and most owners don't replace them. Its really up to you. One train of thought is that if you are dropping the trans for any reason, its one of those "While you are in there" things to do as the labor to R&R a trans is high (IIRC 8-10 hours), so the additional cost is parts and a little labor.

I tracked my boxster and has the original IMS with 100K on the clock and my 996 has 105k and original IMS. I don't lose sleep thinking about it

YMMV!

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by JayG

3 Cars with Tips have a lower incidence of failure

That is not true; Tips fail at the same rates (% wise) as manual transmissions, but as there are way fewer Tip cars, it only seems like it is a lower failure rate.

[JayG]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

That is not true; Tips fail at the same rates (% wise) as manual transmissions, but as there are way fewer Tip cars, it only seems like it is a lower failure rate.

I stand corrected