Another IMS question :-(

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

What is your opinion on upgrading to the IMS Solution. Is the extra money worth it?

The IMS Solution is the way these engines should have come from the factory to begin with…

[Chuck W.]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

While my opinion may differ from that of others,....

What is your opinion on upgrading to the IMS Solution. Is the extra money worth it?

Originally Posted by Gilles

The IMS Solution is the way these engines should have come from the factory to begin with…

I did a search after I posted my question. Backwards, I know.... & know better. Anyway, the Solution is twice the cost and a lifetime fix. You'll break even with the Solution at 100,000 miles of install. The Solution appears to be the best fix yet and once you do it your IMS bearing concerns are over. However, as thstone has found, there are several other ways to blow up an engine besides the IMS bearing.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Chuck W.

What is your opinion on upgrading to the IMS Solution. Is the extra money worth it?

Depends upon where you head is at. I have the Solution in both my personal M96 cars, and have several customers running them as well. Yes, it cost more, but it is the only permanent retrofit, so if you plan on keeping your cars for a bit (one of mine is an 01 986 with less than 12K miles on it now that I bought new and intend to hold onto for a while). And when I did that car, I also gave it a brand new clutch, throw out and pilot bearings, the PTFE RMS, and the latest AOS, even though none of these original parts were problematic. All of the customer Solution installs were handled the same way, as it makes no economic sense to have to go back in there again in a year or two, and you can resell at least the low mileage clutch to someone on a tight budget.

Are there other things that can fail? Sure, but now I know one that is never going to fail, ever. And from my customer's experiences, cars carrying the Solution command a premium at resale time.