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thom4782 · 03-16-2019, 07:44 PM

Wishful thinking...you're never going to be completely safe. You can only change the odds of suffering a catastrophic failure.

By the time ferrous metal shows up in filters or drain plugs, damage is taking place already. Maybe a major rebuild fixes things; maybe not.

As others have said, change the oil regularly and change the IMS when replacing the clutch. This is probably the most cost effective approach.

03-16-2019, 07:44 PM	#14
thom4782 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Foster City CA Posts: 1,099	Wishful thinking...you're never going to be completely safe. You can only change the odds of suffering a catastrophic failure. By the time ferrous metal shows up in filters or drain plugs, damage is taking place already. Maybe a major rebuild fixes things; maybe not. As others have said, change the oil regularly and change the IMS when replacing the clutch. This is probably the most cost effective approach. __________________ '87 951 '01S 986 (Sold after 16 years ownership) '78 924 (carburated; sold when moving to CA)