Uh-Oh! Need some advice.....
02-15-2012, 02:23 PM
#47
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i agree its getting ridiculous but someone making a claim that the IMS bearing is a $3500-$4000 job?
02-15-2012, 02:32 PM
#49
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guess so
02-15-2012, 03:05 PM
#51
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This is the point I am making. Similar cars sell for different prices around the country so why wouldn't repair costs be any different. We are not buying Saturns.
02-15-2012, 03:48 PM
#52
Three Wheelin'
02-15-2012, 04:07 PM
#53
oldsmobile Bravada...anyone ever heard of that??? i'd change the oil just less that 5k for a decade & there were enough metal flakes on the plug to build a match box car. i sold her @ 165k. i had an old 74 "safari lookin" LAND CRUSIER, that just kept on going. bought it w 140k & sold it just under 200k, the oil was always coal black & silver shinny flakes abound. at 3500 miles on my harley & at 20,000 on my harley, when u change the primary fluid, the drian plug has enough metal on it to fill a 30 cal. everyone's experience is different. i'm not payin $2500 every time i change the oil. and in Seattle, a beautiful place for everything outside a human being can do 5 to 6 months a year, u can buy a home under 100K. there is no such thing where i live. u say porsche in southern cali and ur an idiot and everybody else is an expert and oil cost the same as blood, actually more. sometimes i think the name of this forum should be "fear factor". i'm not excluding myself, i'm right in there w the rest of those thinkin ''OMG should i drive in the rain?" the point of the tread, we should have paid the $175 for the oil change & go back in 1 or 2k & doit again. but like me, u paid the $2500 by time all is said & done, for the peace of mind, to prevent the blah blah blah, & blah blah..and the funny part, is when u change ur oil again, in 3500 miles, what r u gona fix when those same little silver flakes are in the oil filter? i think i'm going to go for the heated seats.....
HAHAHA freakin AWESOME! What this guy said peeps! A bit flowing stream of consciousness perhaps but the question is asked ... What are you going to do when there is more metal in the filter at your next oil change? You run older hardware, you get metal bits in the oil filter. You believe a bunch of krap you read on the internets? I'm sorry for your loss. Really. IMS failure is BULL$HIT! There, I said it. It's just like Toyota sudden acceleration and bigfoot sightings. It's as real as you make it. If putting some aftermarket monkey part in your Porsche makes you happy then go for it but don't live in fear. It's just a car. And yes, much like you, it will someday die. And it WONT be due to "IMS failure". That's a fact (even if you did read it on the internets.)
02-15-2012, 04:38 PM
#54
Burning Brakes
The good thing about the IMS scare is that it's depressed the prices of the 996. I've seen some really amazing buys out there, and am seriously looking for the "right" car. I'm sure that I'll do the retrofit also, but I agree that the hype surrounding the failure is probably much larger than the actual danger.
On another topic... $175 oil change??? WTF? Is no one else outraged at that?
On another topic... $175 oil change??? WTF? Is no one else outraged at that?
02-15-2012, 04:51 PM
#55
Three Wheelin'
If you have the tools and the time, you can change the oil for under $60.
02-15-2012, 08:06 PM
#56
I'm sitting on the highest mountain peaks in the world overlooking the masses of people and their cars below us absorbing the knowledge to be found with my 996 beside me. Oh what's this! An invitation mailed to me from Porsche Hawaii with secret information passed on to me? Well maybe the hawaiian islands taking the highest mountain rating due to including the the length to the sea floor is pushing it. Anyway here's a scan of a recent invitation from Porsche. See if you can spot the oil info.
Does this mean using Mobil 1 is wrong hehehe
Does this mean using Mobil 1 is wrong hehehe
02-16-2012, 02:28 PM
#57
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Picked up the car today
Picked up the car today. Feels good to have it back. I had some other things done so the bill came up a bit but I expected that.
Had 4 tires mounted and balanced, a 4 wheel alignment, found the drive shaft flex disc to be cracked so replaced that.
Total bill was $2540 + tax. Hated to spend it but I tend to over think things and would have worried about the IMSB everytime I drove the car - now I can enjoy it.
The Indy Shop was good to deal with. Let me come in and see what they were doing several times. Very patient with my questions. Good to deal with - showed me how several things worked on the car, etc. I will deal with him again.
Ted
Had 4 tires mounted and balanced, a 4 wheel alignment, found the drive shaft flex disc to be cracked so replaced that.
Total bill was $2540 + tax. Hated to spend it but I tend to over think things and would have worried about the IMSB everytime I drove the car - now I can enjoy it.
The Indy Shop was good to deal with. Let me come in and see what they were doing several times. Very patient with my questions. Good to deal with - showed me how several things worked on the car, etc. I will deal with him again.
Ted
02-17-2012, 10:02 AM
#58
From what i have read do yourself a favor and do not use the car until you change the IMS. If the IMS bearing goes it will kill the motor period. I did mine recently and the cost was around 1500 bucks but i live in el paso texas and things are cheaper here than elsewhere.
02-17-2012, 10:05 AM
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Still waiting on the name of the shop where your IMS was just changed?
Picked up the car today. Feels good to have it back. I had some other things done so the bill came up a bit but I expected that.
Had 4 tires mounted and balanced, a 4 wheel alignment, found the drive shaft flex disc to be cracked so replaced that.
Total bill was $2540 + tax. Hated to spend it but I tend to over think things and would have worried about the IMSB everytime I drove the car - now I can enjoy it.
The Indy Shop was good to deal with. Let me come in and see what they were doing several times. Very patient with my questions. Good to deal with - showed me how several things worked on the car, etc. I will deal with him again.
Ted
Had 4 tires mounted and balanced, a 4 wheel alignment, found the drive shaft flex disc to be cracked so replaced that.
Total bill was $2540 + tax. Hated to spend it but I tend to over think things and would have worried about the IMSB everytime I drove the car - now I can enjoy it.
The Indy Shop was good to deal with. Let me come in and see what they were doing several times. Very patient with my questions. Good to deal with - showed me how several things worked on the car, etc. I will deal with him again.
Ted
02-17-2012, 10:31 AM
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RUF did my IMS 4 months ago and it was $2,600. But I have a tip which requires more labor..