IMS center bolt

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by WhiteyII

Like I said bought the car with 9000 miles, it had not been gone into
before this time. The repair history was oil changes and a belt. All done by Barrington
Porsche in Illinois. Yeah I’ve read all of Jakes stuff and I can assure you it’s driven
Like a Porsche and never “lugged” RPM is kept in the 3k area.

Changing oil does not require welding on the crankcase...

[WhiteyII]

Homeoboxster I’m aware oil changes at a dealership wouldn’t.........
My thought is this came right out of the factory with this.
A little history I’m 65 retired from CAT after 26 years as a field tech and 4
Years in the office. I am not a Porsche tech and don’t claim to be but I can
usually handle what comes up. I say this because I’ve seen some amazing things
Come out of factories, I’m not saying the repairs are scrupulous they’re just repairs
Professionally done. I should have said has anyone else ever seen this in
their motors or is this a one off?
Trannys back in, should finish this weekend with my filter adapter and mag
Drain plug arriving tomorrow. I’ll let you know

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by WhiteyII

Homeoboxster I’m aware oil changes at a dealership wouldn’t.........
My thought is this came right out of the factory with this.
A little history I’m 65 retired from CAT after 26 years as a field tech and 4
Years in the office. I am not a Porsche tech and don’t claim to be but I can
usually handle what comes up. I say this because I’ve seen some amazing things
Come out of factories, I’m not saying the repairs are scrupulous they’re just repairs
Professionally done. I should have said has anyone else ever seen this in
their motors or is this a one off?
Trannys back in, should finish this weekend with my filter adapter and mag
Drain plug arriving tomorrow. I’ll let you know

I also came across a few surprises while rebuilding my engine that had not been touched before me, but the crankcase welded like this? That is there for a reason for sure. Someone made a mistake at the assembly line and fixed it before anyone else would have noticed it? Just for your reference, this is how it looks on mine:



Probably no one will shed light on what happened here and when... That bearing cage is another mystery to me..

Anyways, I wish you no more surprises with the car

[tricolour]

When I bought my wife’s Boxster S I picked up the info on this Forum relating to the IMS problem and the suggestion about keeping up the rpm’s and not loading the engine.

My wife drives around in no higher than 4th gear unless on the highway.
Uses a bit more fuel but less expensive than a rebuild.

Just turned over 200000 km a few weeks ago and still running well on Elf 5W40.

Don’t ask me how she managed to take the pix at that moment.

Thanks for the advice.