IMS Upgrade - Should I have it done

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Originally Posted by Jim Miller

Wow, just about ready to buy a 1999 Boxster. Appears to be a really clean car with 30K miles. I have been reading these IMS bearing failure and I'm getting this uneasy feeling.

What is the frequency of this occurring? Should I have the bearing upgraded?
What is the consensus here? :dance:

Don't know that you'll get a consensus here, but I would seriously consider having it done. It's a nice insurance policy against a really expensive failure. No way to know the % of the cars that have had one fail, but it's pretty easy to see that its a high enough percentage for it to be a very legitimate concern.

Another issue is with a car that old a failure could lead to a repair that could be equal to or greater than what you paid for the car. That's a tough pill to swallow.

FWIW, mine failed earlier this year. The various alternatives once that happens are expensive and could cause (as it did in my case) a significant period without the car.