redridge

awesome!.... you must of been good in your past life.

Jake Raby

One problem..
The replacement engine CANNOT have the IMS retrofit applied.

Thats because the orifice in the crankcase that allows for IMS bearing access is SMALLER (by a lot) than the new IMS bearing applied since 2006 in all new and reman engines and Porsche vehicles.

The IMS bearing it comes with with live in that engine for eternity.

ivangene

the only thing you can do then is pop off the seal on the bearing .... right ?

BruceP

Unfortunate, but it wouldn't be enough to make me sell the car. The odds he'll never have a problem are still overwhelming, and he's got two years of insurance anyway. This is still a great day for the OP.

Shark Attack

so they basically said Fork You, Jake Raby. Do you think this was done with your kit in mind?

ivangene

+1 Bruce...

Yea Kyle, Porsche was worried about Jake getting rich so they redesigned the IMS

Pac996

Could be to prevent grease from draining by having a higher lip. I gues it would add some cooling also which would help prevent grease burn out.

ivangene

pac, have you taken your meds today

Pac996

Yep antibiotics and pain killers. Just got a hot rush a minute ago though.

Maybe the smaller hole it to prevent the mice or squirls from escaping
Nah must be some engineers design reason like preventing movement or other concerns that would ruin integrity in the system

d11w

So then what are my options then? Like I said earlier, I have warranty for two years. After that, is there anything I could do to be somewhat proactive?

ivangene

^^^^^

Dharn55

It's actually part of Porsche's new bi-annual engine program. A new engine every two years whether you need it (or can afford it) or not. It should be very profitable for them.

philooo

Between the friendly dealership and engineers workmanship, this confirms that those car are so amazing to drive that ... there really is no substitute

Or is there... ?

Jake Raby

No, they simply put the largest bearing in the position possible in hopes of creating the ultimate solution, albeit unserviceable.

They also fail.

ivangene

if I am not mistaken the ***** on a bigger diameter bearing have a higher surface speed than on a smaller diameter at the same rpm, so in principal if you run higher RPM's and keep the surface speed on the smaller bearing "UP" you have done the same thing. (unless its out of grease)

My guess is Porsche knew a bunch of its clients "putt" around and wanted to increase the surface speed of the bearing....or they thought "bigger was better" - though that is not the way a performance car company thinks..... right?