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Originally Posted by 986_inquiry
this thread is nearly two months old and you haven't responded to any of the suggestions, but if I bought a 1998 with 28k miles on it first thing I would do is take it to the closest Porsche dealer or Porsche mechanic and have it thoroughly checked out. I did that with my 06, cost about $350.
My main concern is the low miles, could be it sat for years, in which case that IMS may have been dry for years and that can cause problems. I'd have it replaced just in cast by the LN one, costs $1,500 for the part and probably several hundred for the install. Then you'll be safe with no worries. If that sounds high at least have the IMS guardian installed, that's only a few hundred, but that will only warn you when you need to pay $1,500+ for the part plus installation.
and only take it to porsche dealers or ask the forum for a local porsche mechanic. NEVER TAKE IT TO A REGULAR MECHANIC. No matter what they claim, "car is a car", etc, a few hundred dollars saved is not worth losing a $8,000+ engine
otherwise congrats on your new purchase
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I haven't responded because I quickly relized this portion of the site doesn't receive much traffic so I posted similar questions in the "General Discussions".
I'm not overly worried about the seals in the car. It was never put in storage, just not driven often (1800 mile per year). My third vehicle (now my box, formerly a Solstice) never gets more than 2700-3500 miles on it per year and I drive them year round (when no chance for precip). It has alway been stored in a heated garage with a cover over it.
As for the IMS, I'm not going to give it much thought until I need the clutch replaced. Porsche released the failure rates of the double bearing motors to be less than 1%. With those kind of odds, I figure just about any engine has that amount of chance to blow lol.
Thanks for the congrats, I'm looking forward to learning all I can about the Boxster!