This is all so tired...

1. IMS problems exist, probably in 5-10% of M96 cars 2. Driving the car at higher RPMs along with frequent oil changes can help avoid IMS problems 3. There is a better bearing that can be installed as a preventative measure 4. A new product may provide some warning of potential failure 5. The 996 is an bloody amazing car

And Jake... You really don't need to tilt at every windmill that comes in your path. It seems to me that you have explained yourself ad nauseum. Serious thinking people know what you are about, and this medium is full of non-serious people just looking for a fight or a slight. Ultimately you just wind up in a circular argument that you cannot win. Perhaps you should just go silent for a while and let Excellence do the talking in a month or so?

 

Going silent just fills my inbox with questions. It also allows all the misinformation to get posted like wildfire..

I am more than ready to be done with the IMSG.. It should be the final IMS related development that we work with.

Anyway, your post was very good and to the point. I liked it :-)

 

Can't wait to get mine Guardian with the hotline. I was around number 70 who bought one. It's fantastic some keeps giving us options. Thanks Jake.

 

You just have to look at the used 996 listings on autotrader, Craigslist, etc. to see that there are A LOT of 996's with new engines. When I researched the 996 prior to my purchase, I knew that there was a fix for the IMS bearing problem. I would not have bought one if there had been no way to reduce my risk but everyone will make their own decision.

I replaced the IMS bearing myself thanks to the LN bearing, using the tools pioneered by Jake and the many great DIY posts on this forum. Cost me <$800 to do. Cheap insurance to address a potentially costly problem in my book.

This is the most fun car I have ever owned and I am very glad I bought it. I enjoy it very much.

 

Raise your hand if you've (personally and not affiliated with LN) logged over 100k miles on their non factory IMS.........anyone?

 

Or 35-40k?

 

Anyone?

 

Meryhank, no one is going to raise their hand because LN customers would have changed their retrofitted bearing twice by the time they reached that mileage milestone, as per LN's recommendation.

However, to be fair, Porsche did give LN an atrociously awful platform to work with.

 

Ok thought I corrected myself in 2nd post

 

I think this thread's responses are missing the point. There would not be such an uproar if pcar engines are as cheap to replace as GM engines.

Checking out!

 

Jake is an awesome guy who developed something that prevented many of our cars from being completely useless. He did not "make" his market, he responded to a need in the market. Lay off him - he's a good dude!

 

Thanks! I needed that!

Retrofits have only been possible for 3 years now.. Someone would have to drive 33,333 miles per year to rack up 100K on a bearing in this amount of time. The most mileage I personally know of on an IMSR that we carried out is 55,000 miles.

We haven't had any complaints from our customers and still have a 100% effectiveness rating. If retrofits were not working and were failing; you guys would know it.

 

And on that final note....
This has run it's course.