Picking up first Boxster

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Coffinhunter

Since Father in Law is upgrading to a 911, he is gifting it to me.....so......I am stealing it

Congratulations, what part of FL are you in, & please explain your chosen nickname?

[Coffinhunter]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

Congratulations, what part of FL are you in, & please explain your chosen nickname?

I am in Spring Hill/Brooksville area. North of Tampa.

Nickname goes way back. It is from the Stephen King "Dark Tower" series of books. I use it on almost everything....

[opus69]

One thing about the oil change shops my mechanic expressed concern about was that the techs almost never use a tork wrench. He said his experience was that they frequently over tighten the oil pan drain plug. This really is an easy do it yourself job. You can save a lot of money over going to a dealer for oil service.

[fivepointnine]

dont mean to be "that guy" but with the low miles and lack of driving that car has had, the 1st thing I would do is a LN IMS bearing!

[Coffinhunter]

Originally Posted by fivepointnine

dont mean to be "that guy" but with the low miles and lack of driving that car has had, the 1st thing I would do is a LN IMS bearing!

Since this is my first Porsche.....why? What does that involve?

[Jager]

Originally Posted by Coffinhunter

Since this is my first Porsche.....why? What does that involve?

What does it involve? Pulling-down your muffler, removing the transaxle, removing the clutch, removing the flywheel, then drain the oil:


Putting your motor at TDC, locking the crank, locking the cams (special tool), pulling the chain tensioners, then ripping-out the IMS Bearing using this tool.



So the IMS looks like this.



Then installing the new bearing using this tool and a hammer.


Then putting things back together, and put new oil in the motor!

This is just a short general description but will give you an idea of what it's about

There are a few good write-ups on this task that you need to fully understand if you do it yourself.

[Taipanic]

Originally Posted by Coffinhunter

Since this is my first Porsche.....why? What does that involve?

The IMS bearing is the Achille's heel for the M96 motor - if it goes bad it will destroy your engine ($15k+ to replace). The LN replacement ($2-4k) bearing is cheap insurance that your engine doesn't grenade. They also make the IMS guardian, which will detect when your original bearing is going bad.
Other hot issues are the water pump and the air/oil separator. I suggest you read up a lot on this forum and the others, better understanding of your car will make your ownership more enjoyable. Nice car! I'm sure you're going to love it!

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Taipanic

($15k+ to replace).

Just a note to say that M96 engines can be replaced for $4K-$7K.

[Highlow]

Originally Posted by opus69

One thing about the oil change shops my mechanic expressed concern about was that the techs almost never use a tork wrench. He said his experience was that they frequently over tighten the oil pan drain plug. This really is an easy do it yourself job. You can save a lot of money over going to a dealer for oil service.

Very true. However, the plug itself is made from a very soft metal so it is the first thing to break and it only costs a few dollars to replace (ask me how I know).

[opus69]

Originally Posted by Highlow

Very true. However, the plug itself is made from a very soft metal so it is the first thing to break and it only costs a few dollars to replace (ask me how I know).

My mechanic noticed I had replaced the original plug with a magnetic plug which is harder material and he was concerned that an oil change shop could damage the pan by not using a torque wrench. I do all the changes myself and torque just about everything so that was not an issue.