487

latest Autoweek had an editorial hatchet job on the 996. I have an 04 turbo. I s this bearing an issue for the the 996tt?

928drvr86.5

Doesn't effect the turbo engine.

Kevinmacd

Nope, the turbo being a derivative of the GT1 race engine is totally different!The engines with the IMS issues are the M96, and the M97 found in non turbo cars. The GT1, GT2, and Turbo are not in the equation.

ChemMan

One of the reasons I sold my 996 and bought a 996TT was the IMS not being an issue with the turbo...that and boost.

Carlo_Carrera

Turbos, GT3s and GT2s use a different engine which does not have the IMS issues.

487

thakyou, by the way I have a 99 996 coupe for sale and am thinking about cancelling my subsciption to autoweek.My luck is at least consistent, I once owned an 84 audi 5000 turbo and saw the resale value destroyed by BS story on 60 Minutes

NoGaBiker

Whoa, there, 487, not sure you understood. The story that Autoweek printed is far from a "BS story." The problems with IMSB on M96 engines in 996/997 Carreras are real, documented, and the subject of a massive class-action lawsuit in the U.S. that Porsche has settled out of to avoid going to court.

People on here were simply saying that those problems don't apply to 996 Turbos because they don't have the M96 motor. But Autoweek didn't say they do.

Not sure why you want to "shoot the messenger."

ChemMan

I feel really bad for this guy:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-t...bout-imsb.html

If you have a na 996, get the LN engineering bearing or the IMS solution installed.

Kevinmacd

yeah well known on the M96. I had an M96 biut as a precautionary step, I pulled the IMS out and replaced it with the LN engineering one.

JMLavoie

Why cancel a subscription to Autoweek for them simply telling the truth?!

JMLavoie

If this Pelican thread is genuine, how come his bearing is a dual row? His car is an 02 or earlier and his engine was replaced in 05. Would they have replaced his engine with a M96.1 engine?
I doubt it given that 02 cars and earlier have different variocams and different ECUs to match. Paint me skeptical.

487

although true for a small % of cars, to put it out in a Natl. magazine creates a percepetion that the cars are crap and as a 996 owner this is going to cost me money , therfore I am not happy with Autoweek. I have driven my car hard on tracks all over the midwest with no problems, it is far quicker and less trouble than all the air cooled 911s I have owned, I just hate to see them get a bad rap.

pirahna

Try this thread
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...lure-mode.html

And you may want to look in the N/A 996 forum for the most accurate information on your 99 NA car.
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-forum-60/

Since you have a 99 NA 996 the turbo forum is not the best place to look for information on this specific car. The article in Autoweek is not that big deal, the IMS/RMS issue is very well known by just about everyone in the Porsche world.

487

I know, I also have a 996tt, the article creates a bad image of the car among the general public
or potential buyers of my 996 is my point , and once the water is poisoned it is never the same.