I'll join for the beer, tell me what to bring and when. Once I have a half dozen I'll take Pete's 997 out for a test drive.

 

I remember your post about keeping the seals but I don't remember you removing the bearing to check it. I do recall you having some engine problems but not the specifics.

 

I haven't posted anything on the bearing yet but will soon. My engine has been apart for a while and the main bearings got cooked (they didn't spin). The IMS has been out of the engine and started reassembling the engine but haven't made a decision on what to use a replacement but will make a choice soon too. I'll post an update on my original thread that has a link to the second repair thread on a different site.

 

Didn't you already pay several thousand more than you sold it for, considering how much money you wasted maintaining a car you never actually drove?

 

KrazyK spending money on PM for his 996 is a slightly less robust use of funds than anything Michael Jackson spent on birth control during his marriage to Lisa Marie.

 

before drinking a beer
I should mention that the flakes
are inside the oil filter
(in the inner part)
and not on the outer part

 

Not that I've seen - I ordered mine from Amazon.

I bought the cheapest one - Jegs, for $35ish. There are some really nice anodized aluminum ones in various colors with ball bearings for $100, but that seemed excessive for something I'll use a few times a year.

Bonus: I now cut open the filters from my Corvette and my wife's Nissan. Interestingly, the one or two non-ferrous specks that freak people out so badly show up occasionally on those cars, too.

 

Pete and Spruden--I'm heading out for a 4-day trip tomorrow (Friday). Back Monday night then off 5 days. Maybe one evening or Sat.?

Tim

 

no news?