What is this hose??? and few other things

[JOC IN IL]

Originally Posted by san rensho

Did you examine the oil filter for debris. If there is no metal then the IMSB is probably ok. But I would still drop the tranny
If you have a lift it's really pretty easy to drop the tranny.

I will examine the oil filter this weekend and see there's metal shavings. I will post the photo here. My work has a lift but it's 25 miles away no way i will be able to drop tranny and do the work over the weekend. Probably take me a week to do this and have never done this let alone on Porsche. I will have the shop do the IMS bearing and rear main seal when the clutch need replacing. Although clutch feels solid and may have been replaced already. If clutch was replaced then I would have to make a decision when I'm going to have the IMS bearing and rear main seal replaced sooner maybe at 90k miles.