03-30-2011, 05:20 AM
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Can you give us the year of the car? Is it Tip/manual?
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03-30-2011, 06:01 AM
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Engine Surgeon
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-01S
-6 Speed
-78K on the clock
Cost to overcome the hurdle- 12.5K
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IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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03-30-2011, 07:12 AM
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That one looks pretty ripped up...surely there must have been bad noises and rattling sounds warning the owner of impending doom?
I don't see a pic of the throttle plate, but assume it must have been quite filthy.
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03-30-2011, 07:54 AM
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Jake,
did anything ever come of your theory that tiptronics are less likely to blow up than the manuals?
many thanks,
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03-30-2011, 10:19 AM
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Engine Surgeon
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She said there was just two ticks as she decelerated and then one boom and the engine stalled. It did this while being pulled into her parking space at work..
She didn't hear anything else.
Thats what they all say.
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Jake Raby/www.flat6innovations.com
IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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03-30-2011, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
She said there was just two ticks as she decelerated and then one boom and the engine stalled. It did this while being pulled into her parking space at work..
She didn't hear anything else.
Thats what they all say.
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And here I thought Tick Tick BOOM was referring to the clock ticking! 
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03-30-2011, 03:31 PM
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Picture "Miller2" appears to show what looks like a lot of long term oil and grease buildup below the bearing area on the bottom and sides of the engine. Correct?
If so, do you think that this bearing had been leaking for quite awhile before the catastrophe?
If so, is there a lesson learned on checking out any oil leak immediately even if everything sounds/runs ok?
Sorry for all of the supposition, but its hard to make any firm determinations from just a few photos.
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03-30-2011, 10:47 AM
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Crazy Austrian
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Originally Posted by chamilun
Jake,
did anything ever come of your theory that tiptronics are less likely to blow up than the manuals?
many thanks,
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I know you asked Jake but just to interject I just got an 04 S Tripronic with approx 32k that the IMS broke not as bad as Jakes caught it earlier it is rebuildable, I hope.
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03-30-2011, 12:39 PM
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Engine Surgeon
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The reason fewer tips were failing is because fewer tips were made.. Lets just say its an issue for every year, every model and if you haven't swapped the bearing out yet don't cry when it happens.
None are immune. None.
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IMS Solution/ Faultless Tool Inventor
US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
Developer of The IMS Retrofit Procedure- M96/ M97 Specialist
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03-31-2011, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Lets just say its an issue for every year, every model and if you haven't swapped the bearing out yet don't cry when it happens.
None are immune. None.
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Always doom & gloom from Jake Raby. Must be good for business. 
Is this why you have been banned from other Porsche enthusiast web sites??
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