Another IMS issue 04 Boxster S

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Here is another statistic for the IMS failure. This is an 04 Boxster S Trip with less than 35k on the odometer. The owner Hung Vo from Texas was filling up gas when he noticed a puddle of oil under the car. Unfortunately he drove it home which was not far. Miraculously he made it, that's when he called me about my engine. So we made a deal and shipped the car to my place and this is what I found. Motor still turns over (by hand) but you can feel the valves touching, barely. the oil filter and the bottom of the pan were just thick with metal shavings. Have not taken the bearing out yet, I will swap engines first and get poor Hung going again, then I will tear apart the engine and see how much damage there is. BTW the nut and what's left of the shaft is exactly where I found them when I pulled the transmission.
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