New-to-me 2004S in Atlanta

[Burg Boxster]

Originally Posted by Hammerhead2501

... I decided on a 2004S. I found the one I wanted in the PCA classifieds. A 2004S garage queen, 27K miles, all service records including documentation of the RM and LN IMS install at 18K as preventative maintenance....

Sharp looking car - congrats but sorry to hear about your troubles.

Guess the preventative IMS fix aka "save" was ummm no fix or save...

Best of luck

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Burg Boxster

Sharp looking car - congrats but sorry to hear about your troubles.

Guess the preventative IMS fix aka "save" was ummm no fix or save...

Best of luck

The engine was not pre- qualified for the IMSR process. I personally documented this during my diagnosis. The IMS bearing hasn't failed, this engine has main and rod bearing failure symptoms.

Had the preventative procedure included a pre- qualification like it should have, there's a good chance this failure would have been caught in process.

The sump had never been removed, the bearing was slammed in and the process was treated Like a brake job...