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Originally Posted by jotoole
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If you were a betting man, what odds would you give my 2000 base, built in Finland, April 2000, having a single row bearing.
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our Boxsters are like a month apart. My build date is March 20.
How do you know its a single row? if you are referring to your odds of failure with the LN upgraded IMS then it seems well worth spending the money. Even if your clutch isn't toast you still get a new clutch that can last you years and years. Why try and save a few hundred bucks putting off the clutch at the risk of a blown $10K+ engine/swap?
OTOH If you are referring to your odds with the factory IMS.... the Arab Israeli peace issue seems less controversial.
Honestly I'm not an expert on this issue at all. I waited until the IMS upgrade unit was available from LN for a bit (burned the $600 flywheel by putting it off that long, my only car though) and then went to my indy and said git er done.
My unofficial theory is that a car that spent much of its engine life sitting long periods or has not had at least twice a year oil changes is an excellent candidate for an IMS upgrade. If you don't know how frequently your Boxster was driven week in an week out (not to be confused with annual mileage) or are uncertain how often the oil was changed then you really have no forensic history to go by. Get it done, why take the risk. The other issue that prompted me to get the upgrade was that until the IMS was swapped, the previous owner used Mobil 1 and only changed the oil once a year due to garage queen mileage. However this was only for the first 10K miles. I subsequently put on another 50-60K miles and do oil changes with Castrol Syntec (or whatever they call it now) twice a year. Not to stir up the Mobil 1 controversy pot but some people very familiar with these engines feel that its reformulation was inadequate and its longevity questionable. That's the claim no need to argue it you can decide for yourself.
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