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Dragonwind · 07-10-2010, 03:25 AM

That sucks man. Look at some other posts. People have been successful with getting Porsche to cover the engine costs.

Jake: I was wondering when you might start seeing 987 engines with failed IMS bearings. If I understand correctly, that one cannot be changed without a full teardown as the opening in the block is actually smaller than the bearing itself.

Chris

07-10-2010, 03:25 AM	#39
Dragonwind Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colchester, CT Posts: 489	That sucks man. Look at some other posts. People have been successful with getting Porsche to cover the engine costs. Jake: I was wondering when you might start seeing 987 engines with failed IMS bearings. If I understand correctly, that one cannot be changed without a full teardown as the opening in the block is actually smaller than the bearing itself. Chris __________________ 1999 986 2.5L, Stock Exhaust (S muffler), EVO Intake, 18" Stock rims (17" during winter), IMS Upgrade, 150k+ miles and counting! 87 944S brought back to life