Bought Boxster S! IMS identification via housing.

[piper6909]

Hello, Pete. Congrats on your Boxster. As stated here before, there is no way to be 100% certain which bearing you have unless you pull the transmission and look at the flange. Also, check your engine's VIN number. If it has "AT" in it, you have a replacement engine which COULD have the larger, non-serviceable bearing. That's what happened to me. I know you've checked the car's service history, but not everything done to the car is always on there.

Regarding your choice of bearings, got with whatever you're comfortable with. I also considered EPS, but eventually planned to do what Burner did and go with an original style replacement. Regarding the "solution", you can still find a good replacement engine for the cost of an LN's "solution" so, from an insurance standpoint, it's premium-to-coverage ratio doesn't add up. Not even close. Besides, a multitude of other things can grenade these engines, so replacing the bearing doesn't guarantee the engine will last you forever. But that's me. There are people here who love LN and the "solution", and it's a choice that works for them. I'm sure it's a very fine product, but LN soured on me a bit when they wouldn't let me return the UNUSED IMS bearing extraction tool that I couldn't use because mine had the non-serviceable bearing. Like you, I wanted to get everything done while the transmission was out so I bought everything in advance. BTW, I can rent you the tool, if you're interested.