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Originally Posted by ty_wheels
TO - are saying that although Porsche never admitted officially to this IMSB defect, it replaced engines that were destroyed by it with same engines with same defect and did not try to fix this ?
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Cynically speaking, yes.
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Originally Posted by ty_wheels
was the LN Engineering fix already available in 2008 ?
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It didn't matter to Porsche if it was available in 2008. (I'm assuming that this was the year the engine was replaced.) Porsche wouldn't use an aftermarket product on their engines anyhow. Even if you brought your Boxster into the dealership
today for an IMS bearing replacement, they would use the same spec bearing from 2004.
I think it's pretty obvious that you are concerned about the IMSB issue. Take heart in knowing that you do
not have the engine that originally failed. And you do
not know why it failed. For the first four years of its life, it could have been mistreated or not serviced at all.
The replacement engine, so far, has lasted twice as long, timewise, as the original engine. The replacement engine is newer than the original, and may have a better Porsche spec bearing from a different supplier.
If you maintain it properly, it could last a VERY long time. Check this forum for proven, proper maintenance. Basically change the oil every 5K miles with a high quality oil. Drive it every day; make sure it gets up to temp. Wind it up, shift at 4K or better. Never let it go under 2K on the tach. You don't necessarily have to
"drive it like you stole it", just drive it like you know you're going to get the ticket, but you want to make the cop work for it.
Just sayin'...........
TO
p.s. I was kidding about the "make the cop work for it" bit.
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