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Mark,

Since you already have a V1, your next mod should be hardwiring it !!

There is a very informative DIY post in this forum....

Mark Rindner

Thanks Joel,
This is more encouraging news. Yeah, I love my car, too. 157k sounds like a great number to me. Just did my first 1000! I look forward to my ride to and from work. Thanks again.
Mark

Mark Rindner

Thanks for the encouraging post. Nice to know I'm not alone out here. This car is a joy to drive. It's a joy just to look at it. Appreciate your input.

philooo

Does anyone has pictures of what the oil filter look like when the IMS is about to go ?

Everyone is saying to check the oil filter and all, but I don't remember ever seeing anyone catching a bad IMS thanks to oil filter inspection... and I think I have read a couple of IMS thread since I joined Rennlist

Mark Rindner

What extended warranty did you get on your 03? How many miles on your car? I couldn't find a waranty company to even give me a powertrain warranty on my '02 with 100k plus.

gota911

Thanks, Mark. My car certainly runs the Blue Ridge Parkway well!

Mark Rindner

Just got my car back. New clutch kit, LN IMS bearing replacement, RMS, oil change...the car runs great. I didn't realize how bad the clutch was in this car when I bought it. It was kind of stiff and hard to modulate at low speeds...I figured that's how the car was built. Not so! Now, the clutch is smooth and not quite light but the car has an entirely diferent nature. Not to mention that my subliminal fear of impending doom (was told these cars are "hand grenades") is gone, baby, gone. All the input that leaned toward "relax and enjoy the ride" was great and yet I always kind of felt I still could be one of the unlucky few who's engine went Boom! without notice, raining financial doom on my head. When the clutch started to slip last week, I parked her and shopped for an indy with a good reputation. Found TuneRS in Coral Springs. Very happy with the work and the experience overall. No hidden charges or bumps for unseen problems. Took two days. Very impressed with their professionalism.
The IMS bearing that came out of the car looks actually pretty good. The seal is in place, no signs of external wear but the bearing has some wobble to it. Too late to analyze it now. Just glad that the "ticking time bomb" has been de-fused. My vote on the issue is that the hysteria over exploding engines is mainly just that...hysteria. For the people who go through blown engine from IMS failure, I have true sympathy. For the guys out there with original factory bearings, probably waiting until you need a clutch anyway is the best strategy.

450knotOffice

Hey, I used to live in Coral Springs! My wife and I miss the place.

Pac996

My calculator is still crunching the numbers on what engine is best for doing 7k rpms racing around after over 100k miles. It might take a while so search the internet for cars that run up in the 100k miles and still pull strong and handle great. It's also originally an $80k car so figure on making it that way during your ownership replacing the engine or whatever happens if you want the same cruise mobile it started as and can remain. Or expect a miracle and pad your bet by only putting around. I just replaced my engine after 123k.

NZ951

74km on the clock and my engine hasnt blown up, I must be a really lucky guy, original clutch and RMS and IMS, this must be utterly bizarre having an engine last so very long lol

geetee

What happened?

toplabels

According to an article i read on excellence magazine if you a 996 you might as well change the IMS bearing. Failure due to this bearing giving out will destroy the motor and then probably at that point the car is useless. I changed mine end of story

Sneaky Pete

OMG

NZ951

Amazing how hysteria creates a market.

Sneaky Pete

Nailed it