Duel Row Bearing Consensus ?

[jaykay]

Some things to keep in mind:

Unless my information is outdated, MY 2000 can have a double or a single row. I was lucky with finding a double row. Going in there and doing it is how you find out. I wanted to ensure that if I had a single row, it got changed

The double rows are sealed as well and will have less than optimum lubrication inspite its better load capacity.

A double row hybrid bearing is a nice thing to have in that location along with a 997 RMS (although mine popped on the track!)

My double row showed signs of oil ingress means the seals were going. This means the dedicated lube was starting to wash away

[jb92563]

Yea, I probably have Dual Row, pending a look at the actual IMS Cover.
That being the case, I'm not going to worry about it ever, and if it does go, I'll have an excuse for a 3.4l or 3.6l upgrade.

Here is how you can tell based on the Lawsuit included vehicles (Single row bearing only)

VIN Decoder

To decode your VIN to see if you are included you just need the last 8 digits to determine if you are in the range or not.
ie VIN WP0CA29851S620508 last 8 = 1S620508

From Left to right of last 8:
1 = model year (1=2001 2=2002 etc)
S = Factory (S= Stutgart, U=Finland)
6 = Car Type (6= 986, 7=987)
2 = Engine/Body ( 2=??? ( 2.5l, 2.7l), 6=3.2l)
0508 = Production Sequence number

Mine is 1U66 0917 which is well outside the range of single row bearing cars produced in Finland (WP0CB2986 1U66 4289 - WP0CB2984 1U66 5473)
So Im very likely a Dual row bearing.

If you can see your bearing here is how you can tell. Single row on Left, Dual Row cover on right. Notice the shallow "dish" of the Dual row cover.






Which Porsche vehicles are included?
The following Porsche Boxster and 911 vehicles that experienced or will experience IMS related engine damage are included:
• Model year 2001 - 2005 Porsche Boxster vehicles manufactured with an IMS between May 4, 2001 and February 21, 2005 with VINs in the following ranges:
o WP0CA29851S620508 - WP0CA29831S620619
o WP0CB29811S660405 - WP0CB29801S660492
o WP0CA29821U625959 - WP0CA29891U627644
o WP0CB29861U664289 - WP0CB29841U665473
o WP0CA29892S620061 - WP0CA29802S620238
o WP0CA29832U620061 - WP0CA29892U626107
o WP0CB29802U660062 - WP0CB29892U664319
o WP0CB29862S660062 - WP0CB29852S660344
o WP0ZZZ98Z2U602762
o WP0ZZZ98Z2U640813
o WP0CA298X3S620068 - WP0CA29853S620222
o WP0CA29813U620061 - WP0CA298X3U625002
o WP0CB29803U660063 - WP0CB29803U663240
o WP0CB29853S660068 - WP0CB298X3S660227
o WP0ZZZ98Z3U604185
o WP0ZZZ98Z3U640971
o WP0CA29854S620061 - WP0CA29824S621085
o WP0CA298X4U620061 - WP0CA29854U621568
o WP0CB29804S660061 - WP0CB29834S660555
o WP0CB29854U660061 - WP0CB29834U661824
o WP0CA298X5U710067 - WP0CA29815U711852
o WP0CB29885U730069 - WP0CB29835U731310