10-02-2016, 07:49 PM
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Hey guys, how do I know if my boxster ims is fixed? No one in my country has heard of ims failure apparently.
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10-03-2016, 01:56 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by perspectivism
Hey guys, how do I know if my boxster ims is fixed? No one in my country has heard of ims failure apparently.
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Without service records that corroborate that fact, there is no other way.
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10-03-2016, 02:14 AM
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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
Without service records that corroborate that fact, there is no other way.
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Hi,
If let's say I ask the mechanic to strip open and take a look at the ims? Possible to identify one that has potential to fail from one that is 'cured'?
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10-03-2016, 02:42 AM
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IMS Bearing Failure
I understood that "cured" is not the correct term...this bearing is an ongoing maintenance issue.
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10-03-2016, 03:12 AM
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Originally Posted by keeley
I understood that "cured" is not the correct term...this bearing is an ongoing maintenance issue.
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While "cured" is a relative term, ceramic hybrid bearings can run for 75K miles, and the IMS Solution is a permanent fix.
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10-03-2016, 05:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JFP in PA
While "cured" is a relative term, ceramic hybrid bearings can run for 75K miles, and the IMS Solution is a permanent fix.
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Could you kindly explain which ones of the ims solutions is considered a permanent fix?
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10-03-2016, 05:52 AM
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I can't answer that question (which ones of the ims solutions is considered a permanent fix?) but I would be more concerned if the car has very few miles and has gone very long periods of time when it was not driven.
Think about the extensive testing Porsche does, and yet the one thing they could not do (in the time frame) was to test an engine that sat for years without use. It is my personal opinion and guess that a high percent of failures is from cars that go long periods without being driven, but I have no numbers so please no flames. It is only my humble opinion.
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10-03-2016, 08:02 AM
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Originally Posted by perspectivism
Could you kindly explain which ones of the ims solutions is considered a permanent fix?
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The LN Engineering IMS Solution is the only permanent replacement for the factory IMS bearing. It is a solid bearing that is fed pressurized oil from the spin on filter adaptor, it has no moving parts, and should outlast your engine.
You can read more an the LN Engineering website, where they have information on all of their IMS retrofit products.
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10-03-2016, 03:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by perspectivism
Hi,
If let's say I ask the mechanic to strip open and take a look at the ims? Possible to identify one that has potential to fail from one that is 'cured'?
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You would be talking about $2K in labor to "take a look" and even them may not be able to tell what is there without extracting it first.
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10-03-2016, 04:10 AM
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This shop does
Quote:
Originally Posted by perspectivism
Hey guys, how do I know if my boxster ims is fixed? No one in my country has heard of ims failure apparently.
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This shop has been trained by Jake Raby of flat 6,
Certified Installers – IMS Solution
http://www.flatsixonline.com/
Gregory Soh
Flatsix Pte Ltd
176 Sin Ming Drive
#02-16 Sin Ming Autocare
Singapore 575721
Tel: 65521170
Fax: 64557370
Last edited by fanguy; 10-03-2016 at 04:17 AM.
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