I am a new owner of a 2003 Boxster with 49000 on the clock. Based on the service book a new engine was installed after 22000 miles in October 2005. After some research it looks like it has a Porsche reman. Engine number is M96/23AT65469 where I believe AT indicates remanufactured and the 4 indicates 2004. Looks like 69 is the serial # so I don't know if that means the 69th reman built of that series?
I have not seen many postings on second engines biting the big one so I am wondering if by 2004 Porsche was doing anything different with a now obvious problem or were they just throwing engines in the cars to satisfy the customer. Would the RMS be much better by 2004?
Like everybody else I am wondering what to do. For what you can buy these for today its not terrible to put some more money in for the IMS but I don't believe it needs a clutch or RMS yet. I guess I am lucky its already been done once which hopefully makes my odds a littler better.
