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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour (Post 410400)

Um, Jay, I believe healthservices was being facetious :dance:

I wasn't sure LOL

My humblest apologies

I posted a pic of my magnetic oil plug after I had cleaned it. Wow do they ever use strong magnets nowadays.

Anyway this is how it looked as soon as it was taken out.....do you think I have anything to worry about ????

http://i621.photobucket.com/albums/t...psd9a4d9bb.jpg

wow the new ULTRA IMS solution

all ya need is a 8mm hex

I hate to break the news to you but it looks like the magnet fell off... The plug should look like this:

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1405645001.jpg

I have the deluxe version with a N48 Neodymium Super Magnet that is twice the diameter of the one you have pictured. It just does not stick out as far.

Who was the manufacturer? Mine is LNE and their new model looks similar to yours but not quite the same.

I got this from Pelican a year ago

Do you have a picture of it clean, without oil on it?

Not now, it is in my oil pan...but in the fall I will change my oil again

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Originally Posted by Pdwight (Post 410467)

Not now, it is in my oil pan...but in the fall I will change my oil again

and hopefully have the same problem
:cheers:

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Originally Posted by Jager (Post 410453)

I hate to break the news to you but it looks like the magnet fell off... The plug should look like this:

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1405645001.jpg

With the exception of this post I was thinking the rest of the thread was redundant.

I understand the need for handholding while owning a Boxster so the nature of this thread gives some reasurance to the owners that things are going to be alright.

The way I see it in light of my experience I see it as a popup game. Up comes one little guy and you nail it with a hammer. After that something else comes up.

IMS faillure is only one kind of faiure. In light of my failure P1341 there are other forms of failure. I can only imagine the number of codes that are in the system that could come up?

This car my 2001 Box base has given me mostly highs over the past 3 years but now I am out of love with it due to the complexity of its design. I think this forum is great for Boxster ownership. When I sell mine I am not sure how much I will miss it. I know I won't get the excitement of the Boxster with my next car but I won't be thinking of what do I have to replace or fix next.

Thanks for listening! Guy

My magnetic oil plug looks just like JayGs. I bought mine from Pelican. Not as good as the other one pictured by Jaeger?