Anyone speak mechanic?

[Finnegan]

No, the IMS was inspected, and judged to be a candidate for retrofit, but it was not done. And I only have the records of the current owner, going back a few years.

[flaps10]

How was the IMS inspected? No way in hell would I do all the work to remove the transmission, flywheel, remove tensioners, lock the cams and remove the IMS cover and then NOT replace the bearing. You've already done 90%of the job at that point.

If by inspected they mean that it wasn't a nasty goo covered cover so it must be fine, they are kidding themselves. My cover looked perfect.

As to your original question I would say the car was probably wiping out the mosquito population and the plugs were oil fouled. They evidently cleared themselves once the car stopped ingesting oil.

[Heiko]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

No, the IMS was inspected, and judged to be a candidate for retrofit, but it was not done. And I only have the records of the current owner, going back a few years.

Interesting how someone can say they 'inspected' the IMS bearing... LMAO
I would mark that into your cost as I would have that done just to be sure, but that's just my opinion.

Anyhow, I'm sure you'll get all sorts of comments, but IMO if the services haven't been done at a certified Porsche dealer I would get at least a second opinion from a reputable shop.