Best Clutch kit & IMS bearing for 2000 Boxster S 3.2L 6spd

[healthservices]

What, Kram, you don't know about it either????


Well it is April 1st... maybe I am kidding ...


or am I?????

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by healthservices

What, Kram, you don't know about it either????


Well it is April 1st... maybe I am kidding ...


or am I?????

When I bought my Boxster I knew nothing about them. I joined this forum to learn about the car. I was stricken and worried of the IMSB failing on my car with all the fear post on here about it.

Then I noticed something. The percentage of it failing is very very low. I also notice it was more common to garage queen cars that hardly get driven (low mileage cars). Oil sits at the IMSB and seeps into the IMSB from sitting for so long.

2 years and 17k miles later on a 116k miles engine and I've had zero debris in my oil, I no longer worry about it. In the years I've been on this forum I've only seen one person post on a actual IMSB failure, he even had a GoPro running when it happened. I've read numerous post of people upgrading the IMSB and come to find out their IMSB was perfectly fine.

We have members on here with 200k, 300k miles on the engine and never replaced the IMSB.

Although If you're replacing the clutch, yes I would do the IMSB upgrade at the same time.

[coreseller]

Sources for what you asked for.......

Clutch Kit:

Sachs Clutch Kit 2000 01 02 03 04 Porsche Boxster s 3 2L | eBay

LUK Flywheel if needed:

New Porsche Dual Mass Flywheel Boxster s 00 07 Luk DMF042 98611401206 | eBay

IMS Bearing:

Problem: IMS Failure. Solution: IMS Retrofit

I did mine myself on my back in my garage:

IMS, RMS, Tranny R & R Tips - 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S) - RennTech.org Forums

If you do not think you want or could tackle it there are PLENTY of guys here from Texas who could point you in the right direction as to who would do a good job.

As to whether or not to deal with it, that is your call. Statistically the numbers are in your favor regarding your IMS not failing, but if it does you will definitely get stung dollar wise. Kram's statement above is a bit misleading, from my recollection there have been quite a few members who've experienced IMS failure over the years, many have since moved on or sold their cars.

If the car is nearing a clutch replacement anyway probably a good idea to replace the IMS Bearing and Rear Main Seal while everything is accessible with the transmission out, Good Luck........

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by coreseller

Sources for what you asked for.......

Clutch Kit:

Sachs Clutch Kit 2000 01 02 03 04 Porsche Boxster s 3 2L | eBay

LUK Flywheel if needed:

New Porsche Dual Mass Flywheel Boxster s 00 07 Luk DMF042 98611401206 | eBay

IMS Bearing:

Problem: IMS Failure. Solution: IMS Retrofit

I did mine myself on my back in my garage:

IMS, RMS, Tranny R & R Tips - 986 Series (Boxster, Boxster S) - RennTech.org Forums

If you do not think you want or could tackle it there are PLENTY of guys here from Texas who could point you in the right direction as to who would do a good job.

As to whether or not to deal with it, that is your call. Statistically the numbers are in your favor regarding your IMS not failing, but if it does you will definitely get stung dollar wise. Kram's statement above is a bit misleading, from my recollection there have been quite a few members who've experienced IMS failure over the years, many have since moved on or sold their cars.

If the car is nearing a clutch replacement anyway probably a good idea to replace the IMS Bearing and Rear Main Seal while everything is accessible with the transmission out, Good Luck........

It's not misleading. I said in my years here on the forums. I have only seen one person post an actual IMSB failure.

If you decide to do it, do it with one that will never need replacing.

Porsche 911 Boxster Intermediate Shaft Bearing Update Kit IMS Solution 996 986 | eBay

IMS Solution for Single Row IMS MY00-05 - IMS - Products LN Engineering