To IMS or not to IMS with clutch replacement

[BRAN]

My Porsche Dealership never touches the IMS, even if they have to do major stuff, dropping the engine, replacing parts and repairing what not, not to forget charging me major $$$$.
As they say, if there is no sign of failure, don't touch it.

[Petecomplete]

Originally Posted by BRAN

My Porsche Dealership never touches the IMS, even if they have to do major stuff, dropping the engine, replacing parts and repairing what not, not to forget charging me major $$$$.
As they say, if there is no sign of failure, don't touch it.

My impression of this is that porsche themselves only "half-ass" acknowledge that the ISMB is a problem. They had to be forced through a a mass lawsuit in the US to even bring out some numbers of failure. In the EU i feel they kinda try to sweep it under the rug still.

It's up to each owner of these now old cars to decide if they feel lucky or not. I'm not usually the lucky kind, so i'm changing mine for sure.

[mikefocke]

If you go back to the lawsuit and the percentage of failures Porsche admitted to, then add that there may have been an equal number they didn't know about, add in the fact that the cars are now lots older than they were then ... now what do you think the odds are. And more what do you lose if it does start to go. Price an engine.

OTOH, last I heard there were 28 points of failure identified by one shop. So the IMS is only one cause but the failure can exhibit in multiple ways and only some caused by the IMS.

As for the opinion of the dealer, they only want to stick with Porsche supplied parts for liability reasons. They don't want to deal with a part a customer brings in to them lest it because an argument of failed part or improper installation..

[flmont]

IDK,..But for me, I would change or update it ,it's right there, a good quality Bearing and NO second guessing,.If your Mech. is wrong who pay's the price for it, That's how I see it ,.GL Frank

[theiceman]

Originally Posted by Petecomplete

My impression of this is that porsche themselves only "half-ass" acknowledge that the ISMB is a problem. They had to be forced through a a mass lawsuit in the US to even bring out some numbers of failure. In the EU i feel they kinda try to sweep it under the rug still.

It's up to each owner of these now old cars to decide if they feel lucky or not. I'm not usually the lucky kind, so i'm changing mine for sure.

i totally agree with this , if they start checking them and suggesting changing... they are openly admitting its an issue which they have never done.. But they did quietly introduce the IMSB as a replaceable part..
I would NEVER believe what Porsche says about this issue ... its because of them that so many owners needlessly suffered...

The first " sign of failure" is your engine grenading as its absolutely absurd they expect owners to cut the oil filter open and have oil analysis every oil change....

Stop listening to one of the most successful marketing companies in the world and wake up to the reality these things fail at ANY mileage.

if you are right there and dont even look at it .. you only have your own ignorance to blame.

just my 02c

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by BRAN

My Porsche Dealership never touches the IMS, even if they have to do major stuff, dropping the engine, replacing parts and repairing what not, not to forget charging me major $$$$.
As they say, if there is no sign of failure, don't touch it.

Here, many dealer actually install LN Engineering retrofits, having learned their lessons from the class action lawsuit an PR issues associated with the IMS failures.