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BoxsterSteve 02-19-2017 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 527712)
:rolleyes: JFP returns "Jackson Free Press" in Google. I'm not joking... LOL

.... and IMS returns pretty much all the same thing; some Gore-Gallery stuff nobody wants to see. Btw my bearing is in the 1st survey category, of course (cough's)

http://986forum.com/forums/uploads02...1486724359.jpg

Wow, that looks kind of like Negan's baseball bat, Lucille.

10/10ths 02-19-2017 12:54 PM

I have...
 
...the "IMS Solution" and she's working fine.

One point about the "IMS Solution" that folks seem to miss, and I think this is important, especially to folks like the poster about with 122,000 miles on his car, is that the "IMS Solution" can be transferred to a new engine or reused in a rebuild.

So, the idea that installing the "Solution" on a high mileage engine is a waste of money, is not correct.

The "Solution" has no moving parts and the bearing surfaces have a "diamond like coating" that is extremely long wearing.

If you install a "Solution" and then the engine fails later on, you can reuse your "Solution" on the new engine, or the rebuild.

:cheers:

DWBOX2000 02-19-2017 02:14 PM

Ok, my mechanic said it looked fine.
He's LN certified so I am assuming he would know. Still glad I did it. Probably will not do again until I pass 75k on it regardless of years.
With that said, I am starting to think these little cars are tougher than we give them credit for. I'm not an engineer, just a hunch based on the # of people racing them. Glad I bought a 986. Zero regret.

mikefocke 02-19-2017 03:20 PM

Good bearing = clean engine = long life for replacement.

KRAM36 02-19-2017 08:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10/10ths (Post 527723)
...the "IMS Solution" and she's working fine.

One point about the "IMS Solution" that folks seem to miss, and I think this is important, especially to folks like the poster about with 122,000 miles on his car, is that the "IMS Solution" can be transferred to a new engine or reused in a rebuild.

So, the idea that installing the "Solution" on a high mileage engine is a waste of money, is not correct.

The "Solution" has no moving parts and the bearing surfaces have a "diamond like coating" that is extremely long wearing.

If you install a "Solution" and then the engine fails later on, you can reuse your "Solution" on the new engine, or the rebuild.

:cheers:

I wasn't even thinking about that, but I had heard it before. It slipped my mind, thanks for reminding me of that info. :cheers:


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