Poll:IMS related engine failure

[Boxster_986]

This IMS issue seems way too common to ignore in my opinion. Just bought a 2001 with 34K miles and can't deal with the idea of having to pull and find a replacement engine!! The lady I bought it from bought a 2003 with similar miles; hers just blew up!!!!!

These are well engineered race cars......but ooops, sometimes an engineer makes a bad call and hopes the problem goes away....apparently it hasn't.

I gues I'm in the upgrade piece of mind camp......so I can spend more of my time DRIVING!!!

[TerrRoyals]

I had a failure of the IMS last year in my 2003 Boxster S. I was ticked that Porsche said, "sorry, but not our issue". I found a law firm in CA that was pursuing a class action suit and just heard that they couldn't find enough failures with "in Warranty" cars to pursue a class action suit. I did put in a used engine and an after market bearing...all is back on the track and running well. Maybe, one day, Porsche will step up, but I will be in a C4 by then. :ah:

[Boxster_986]

Originally Posted by TerrRoyals

I had a failure of the IMS last year in my 2003 Boxster S. I was ticked that Porsche said, "sorry, but not our issue". I found a law firm in CA that was pursuing a class action suit and just heard that they couldn't find enough failures with "in Warranty" cars to pursue a class action suit. I did put in a used engine and an after market bearing...all is back on the track and running well. Maybe, one day, Porsche will step up, but I will be in a C4 by then. :ah:

How many miles until you had a failure; my friends failed at 23K on her 2005 base model? After the IMS upgrade my bearing was ok.....but after pulling the seals didn't see a lot of grease in there...more a mixture of residual grease and oil. Think it was just a matter of time. If I ever own another one of these engine types I figure its the cost of ownership, and should be considered as part of the purchase... Porsche however has lost some luster with me...