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Originally Posted by dannythemanny
I think the whole IMS thing is over stressed and not necessarily a problem most people need to worry about. Unofficial figures quote less than 10% incidence overall across many years and we all know there are no 'official' figures. A lot of scare mongering is going on here especially from companies with a vested interest.
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I have just purchased an immaculate 43000 mile 2001 with a full service history. I purchased it privately so no warranty! The first thing i had done was IMS, clutch and water pump. I am very glad I did. I have just opened up the old IMS and it seems perfect BUT is full of oil not grease! In my view these bearings are not made to run on oil so it is only a matter of time before it starts to fail.
I would not have been comfortable just driving it around until I needed a clutch, now I don't need to worry for the next 60,000 miles.
I think we need to consider IMS a service item and not just hope that it's going to be ok.
If you want cheap worry free motoring go buy a Toyota not a Porsche!