Ln engenieering failure posibilities
11-08-2013, 01:52 PM
#16
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A mechanic recommending that an owner not replace a wear item because it might CAUSE a problem? I haven't heard that one before.
I suppose that replacing your brake pads could conceivably cause issues. I recommend that those should never be changed. Same with the water pump and AOS.
Hell, I'm pretty sure that you could introduce problems if you fill up at the wrong gas station. I recommend just towing your car everywhere. It's safer - and it also ensures that the price per mile (the approx. purchase price divided by 32K miles) stays above 2 bucks. This is called the KK factor...it's a metric employed by certain Porsche owners and other purchasers of high-end autos to ensure that one does not accidentally enjoy owning their car.
I suppose that replacing your brake pads could conceivably cause issues. I recommend that those should never be changed. Same with the water pump and AOS.
Hell, I'm pretty sure that you could introduce problems if you fill up at the wrong gas station. I recommend just towing your car everywhere. It's safer - and it also ensures that the price per mile (the approx. purchase price divided by 32K miles) stays above 2 bucks. This is called the KK factor...it's a metric employed by certain Porsche owners and other purchasers of high-end autos to ensure that one does not accidentally enjoy owning their car.
11-08-2013, 05:46 PM
#17
Well, I have yet to find another make car that has a known "achilles heel" that appears more prone to failure on low mileage cars, which when it goes, takes the entire motor with it at a cost of upwards of $15k, and which the manufacturer recently settled a class action law suit as a result. The truth is the decision regarding whether or not to do the IMS upgrade is best made after educating yourself thoroughly on the subject, probably by doing a search on this forum followed by lots and lots of reading. I would personally never tell someone to ignore the issue.
11-08-2013, 06:30 PM
#18
There's also the argument that BMW has been using plastic water pump impellers for awhile now which also fail and can cause catastrophic consequences.
There's a reason why they do certain things that not everyone understands. There's also QA issues that can creep on on bad batches. It does happen from time to time and unless a car manufacturer never outsources any of their assemblies/sub-assemblies, it is hard to control, especially at those volume levels.
My Friday afternoon $.02
11-09-2013, 05:06 PM
#19
I have an 99 3.4 Carrera, My mileage is 32k,
I had months of searching about these theme Step by Step, so went i deside to do it, my mechanic "With a good reputation in puerto rico an Porsche owners" tells me that I should leave the car as is, because Retrofiting can cause a failure that is a Gamble once these bearing is out..
"Keeping in mind that he gets paid for these, he tells me to enyoy the car and don't do it"
These is driving me nuts, My car runs perfectly i just dont want any problem related to this ims crap.
Did somebody had any issue with LN ENGENIEERING RETROFIT ? DOBLE ROW ECT?
I had months of searching about these theme Step by Step, so went i deside to do it, my mechanic "With a good reputation in puerto rico an Porsche owners" tells me that I should leave the car as is, because Retrofiting can cause a failure that is a Gamble once these bearing is out..
"Keeping in mind that he gets paid for these, he tells me to enyoy the car and don't do it"
These is driving me nuts, My car runs perfectly i just dont want any problem related to this ims crap.
Did somebody had any issue with LN ENGENIEERING RETROFIT ? DOBLE ROW ECT?