Can u help me make a decision....

[Bmod986]

My boxster has the same symptoms as yours but mine has 114,000 miles and counting. I haven't done that 3rd gear test but i feel my clutch still has some life to it and it doesn't slip except for that gitter like motion starting to move from first gear as you described it. And i don't have the IMS gaurd. My leak was located on the passenger side of the engine which led me to belive that one of the spark plug tubes was no good.


I already did the major service with new tubes and will look at the engine when i take off the wheels sometime soon to see if my theory was right. But i do get that burnt rubber smell. also i checked my filter and it was super clean so that means all the metal has completely shaven or the ims is still good.

In my case ill wait for the clutch to go and then do all those changes along with the ims. But I don't worry too much because if something were to go wrong well I would part my baby and use that money for another boxster. In the end i think that would be a cheaper solution then doing and engine rebuild or the ims change too early. But then again we do grow attached to our cars and it is always sad to see something go wrong that we could have avoided.

So in your case your car is still quite young and the best thing to do is what will help you feel safer. If you feel that not changing the ims will cause you to have horrible nightmare about a dead boxster then change it, otherwise wait for the clutch as thstone said. That is the best advice I can think of. Good luck.

[recycledsixtie]

Originally Posted by Bmod986

My boxster has the same symptoms as yours but mine has 114,000 miles and counting. I haven't done that 3rd gear test but i feel my clutch still has some life to it and it doesn't slip except for that gitter like motion starting to move from first gear as you described it. And i don't have the IMS gaurd. My leak was located on the passenger side of the engine which led me to belive that one of the spark plug tubes was no good.


I already did the major service with new tubes and will look at the engine when i take off the wheels sometime soon to see if my theory was right. But i do get that burnt rubber smell. also i checked my filter and it was super clean so that means all the metal has completely shaven or the ims is still good.

In my case ill wait for the clutch to go and then do all those changes along with the ims. But I don't worry too much because if something were to go wrong well I would part my baby and use that money for another boxster. In the end i think that would be a cheaper solution then doing and engine rebuild or the ims change too early. But then again we do grow attached to our cars and it is always sad to see something go wrong that we could have avoided.

So in your case your car is still quite young and the best thing to do is what will help you feel safer. If you feel that not changing the ims will cause you to have horrible nightmare about a dead boxster then change it, otherwise wait for the clutch as thstone said. That is the best advice I can think of. Good luck.

Thanks, I have sent u a pm. Cheers

[milliemax]

I talked to another 986 2001 owner the other day and asked him about his problems. His responce was, "No problems ever since new. About to have a 135,000 mile service. Never heard of a IMS ???? , just regular maint. at the dealership". Daily Driver !!! . My P car has 92,000 miles on the original clutch. I do have a slight "Gitter/jutter/shutter when in 1st gear at stop/go. I would never subject this car to a "clutch test" as this test is a serious harming "friction'' test that results in taking away 5 to 10k miles of the life of your clutch if not more. Why would you ??? I am thinking about selling my car. At my age, I would like a "Cordoba" as I need to slow down a bit. Max

[Topless]

Originally Posted by milliemax

I am thinking about selling my car. At my age, I would like a "Cordoba" as I need to slow down a bit. Max

Perish the thought Max. One of the top Porsche drivers in SoCal is 74 and drives the snot out of a fully prepared 81 911 race car.

[recycledsixtie]

I get the general impression that there are a lot of people who replace their ims out of fear that it might fail and destroy the engine. Yes I can understand their doing that because the results can be devastating. Conversely with the ims guardian installed, I feel that I cant justify spending $$$$ at this point just in case there is a chance that the ims might fail. How many threads have I read in these forums that that clutch job, rms and ims were done and found that in most cases the ims was still good. Legitimately there has been a whole new industry founded on Porsche Boxsters' ims failings and fortunately some bright people are stepping in to fix the problem. I know that this subject has been beaten to death but discussion does relieve anxiety and everybody has their own opinion on how to spend $$$ on their Boxster. I think that in the meantime I will keep the $2-3k in the Boxster savings account for when the clutch goes. Then the ims can be replaced. I do appreciate all your opinions.

[WhipE350]

Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

...and everybody has their own opinion on how to spend $$$ on their Boxster.

Yes on some Recaro Sportster CS Seats