10-21-2009, 07:49 AM
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Porscheectomy
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Location: Seattle Area
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Replaced my IMS bearing this week
I figured I'd put the lingering fear in the back of my mind to rest and had the LN IMS bearing installed on my 43,000 mile 2000S. It's the dual-row. I kept the old bearing. It's still in perfectly good condition. Contrary to what you'd believe if you hang out and read these boards often, it looks like not all factory IMS bearings are bad by 40k.
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10-21-2009, 07:52 AM
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Location: Arvada, CO
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Where did you have it done here in CO at?
And of course, how much were you charged?
BC.
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10-21-2009, 07:55 AM
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Porscheectomy
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Originally Posted by Bladecutter
Where did you have it done here in CO at?
And of course, how much were you charged?
BC.
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I'm in the north of the state, Poudre Sports Car in Ft Collins is an LN dealer and did the job. They did other stuff at the same time, but is seems like the going rate is about $1700-$2000 with parts and labor from what I've found.
Last edited by blue2000s; 10-21-2009 at 07:57 AM.
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10-21-2009, 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by blue2000s
They did other stuff at the same time, but is seems like the going rate is about $1700-$2000 with parts and labor from what I've found.
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What else did you have done? The clutch and RMS?
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10-21-2009, 08:48 AM
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Porscheectomy
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Originally Posted by clickman
What else did you have done? The clutch and RMS?
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$1700-$2000 is what' I've found from a couple of places here in Colorado to just have them do the IMS bearing. That includes fresh oil and filter. Clutch and RMS will be more in parts but not labor (10 hrs).
Last edited by blue2000s; 10-21-2009 at 09:07 AM.
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10-21-2009, 09:03 AM
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Location: New Jersey
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boy isn't there a CAT scan for cars? They need to invent one of those.
Too bad your health insurance would charge you the price of the LN Eng. bearing instal.
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10-21-2009, 08:08 AM
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Engine Surgeon
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You won't know if its perfect or not until you cut it apart and inspect the races and rollers. When it's cut open you can also see how much of the permanent lubricant remains inside the bearing.
Did any oil pour out of the IMS tube when the bearing was pulled???
I get more calls from people with failed 40K mile engines than anyone else, it seems that 36-50K is the sweet spot if you are going to have bad luck.
If you are willing to send me the bearing I'll cut it open for you and post the results.. etch your name into it, or some other ID so there is no doubt that what I post comes from it.
I want to cut into as many as possible.
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10-21-2009, 10:51 AM
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Porscheectomy
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
You won't know if its perfect or not until you cut it apart and inspect the races and rollers. When it's cut open you can also see how much of the permanent lubricant remains inside the bearing.
Did any oil pour out of the IMS tube when the bearing was pulled???
I get more calls from people with failed 40K mile engines than anyone else, it seems that 36-50K is the sweet spot if you are going to have bad luck.
If you are willing to send me the bearing I'll cut it open for you and post the results.. etch your name into it, or some other ID so there is no doubt that what I post comes from it.
I want to cut into as many as possible.
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When they pulled the bearing support plate, they hadn't drained the oil, so I don't know if they had oil in the IMS tube or not. I'm going to hang on to the bearing for a little while, but I might end up sending it over to you one of these days.
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