Poll:IMS related engine failure

[eclou]

Originally Posted by poorsche1

01 boxster S 42K miles.
I was replacing the rms last week and had mentioned to a buddy that i wanted to check the ims bearing to see if it was going bad when he, thinking that he was lending a hand removed the flange on the ims bearing before i had locked it in tdc and lossened the tensioners now the bearing is wedged around 2 oclock in the hole . called jack raby on friday and he said to get it retimed. so i have been looking for a porsche guru with the proper tools to come to my house where the car is jacked up and re-time the cams.----So far, Hard to find . --- Today another friend of mine with porsche knowledge but no tools, was over looking at the project and mentioned that he did not think it would need re-timing. so i am posting a picture of what the bearing looks like now with the flange off and still in tension.
I was thinking if i can make a tool out of nylon material in my shop to fit in the inside of the bearing, the outside would be slightly off-center then rotate the tool untill the bearing is centered, then lock the tdc and loosen the tensioners.
now the question is (hopefully jack reads this and can respond) will that put the cams back to where they were before the flange was removed or am i still screwed? and need it re-timed?
by the way it is a double bearing made by NSK, since the bearing is exposed i popped the seal off to see what it looks like inside, i found no grease but it had oil that seeped out. The bearing feels solid and the balls look shiny and not pitted, the oil that was in it was not dirty (i run amsiol 10-40 high zinc) if i leave the seal off to allow the oil to lubricate it freely will it be ok for service? or will it remain a high risk

Call Viking Motorsports 832-250-5995 he can fix this for you. Viking is going to be doing a few of the IMS upgrade kits soon

[markhammo]

I have experienced an IMS failure at only 15,159 miles on my '04 Boxter S special edition 550 Spyder. Out of Warranty, Porsche are holding out with an offer of meeting some of the cost of replacement, but I think it is less than others have been offered, anyone willing to give me details of settlements in similar cases?

[MikenOH]

http://www.ppbb.com/phorum/list.php?19--Pete's Boxster board.

There are several guys on the board with the same model that have had an IMS failure. Send them a PM to discuss.

Since you are in the UK, I suspect you'll be treated differently by Porsche than if you were in the US; it seems like the UK owners get less help with these issues for some unknown reason.

[mts]

I need a way to change my answer. I voted no in the poll last year, but my 2004 Special Edition suffered an IMS failure with 20k miles on it this month.

It looks like a scary ratio of the 2004 SE's have had issues.....not good.

[dennis]

I know I am reaching to try and find some false sense of security here, but out of the peple polled, how many were S models? Seems more S than non.

[stephen wilson]

IMHO, enjoy your car, and stop looking for answers when non are forthcoming. Make your risk decision, and forget about it, ie. warranty? Upgrade IMS bearing? Emergency fund? None of these? I drove myself nuts for 2 years, and still bought one.

[dennis]

Very true- and nowadays everything seems to be a depreciating asset