New to me 2005 997
02-01-2018, 04:50 PM
#1
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
New to me 2005 997
Hi all,
Long time lurker, recently joined.
I purchased a 2005 997. It has 103,500 miles on it. I am in the process of baselining the maintenance on this car, and plan on doing new engine mounts and a water pump.
2 Questions:
1. The engine is a M96 according to the tab near the oil pan. Should I order a 996 water pump assembly, or a 997.1 assembly?
2. What is the general idea regarding an IMS bearing job after 100k? Is it truly a wear item that I should address, or do they tend to not fail if they have gone this long?
Thanks in advance!
Long time lurker, recently joined.
I purchased a 2005 997. It has 103,500 miles on it. I am in the process of baselining the maintenance on this car, and plan on doing new engine mounts and a water pump.
2 Questions:
1. The engine is a M96 according to the tab near the oil pan. Should I order a 996 water pump assembly, or a 997.1 assembly?
2. What is the general idea regarding an IMS bearing job after 100k? Is it truly a wear item that I should address, or do they tend to not fail if they have gone this long?
Thanks in advance!
02-01-2018, 05:00 PM
#2
Rennlist Member
What is the production date? Have you checked your VIN against the class action lawsuit list of affected vehicles for the IMS bearing problem?
Last edited by kcheves; 02-05-2018 at 10:35 AM.
02-01-2018, 05:14 PM
#3
Rennlist Member
Thread Starter
Well, it actually looks like it is an August 4th, 2004 build, which I believe puts it in range of the class action suit. Thank you for pointing that out! Are there success stories of people being reimbursed?
Seeing as it's well past 2013, it doesn't seem plausible that one would expect much out of that class action.
Seeing as it's well past 2013, it doesn't seem plausible that one would expect much out of that class action.
02-01-2018, 06:03 PM
#4
Rennlist Member
Well, it actually looks like it is an August 4th, 2004 build, which I believe puts it in range of the class action suit. Thank you for pointing that out! Are there success stories of people being reimbursed?
Seeing as it's well past 2013, it doesn't seem plausible that one would expect much out of that class action.
Seeing as it's well past 2013, it doesn't seem plausible that one would expect much out of that class action.
JW
Trending Topics
02-01-2018, 10:16 PM
#8
02-02-2018, 05:26 PM
#9
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
Congratulations, welcome, and yes, you should change the IMS bearing. The small bearing is a ticking time bomb - just because it has made it 100,000 miles doesn't mean it will make it another 1000, 5000, or 10000.
You need to do a brake fluid flush and clutch slave bleed too if those haven't been documented as being done.
You need to do a brake fluid flush and clutch slave bleed too if those haven't been documented as being done.
02-02-2018, 06:34 PM
#10
Rennlist Member
OP, I would add a few additional comments on the IMS bearing having researched a fair amount. Cars with higher mileage like yours have lower probability for ims failure. The class action report indicated about an 11% failure rate for smaller bearing cars. However, if you have some extra money to invest and plan on keeping the car an ims retrofit would always be a good investment to make the car more bulletproof.
There is an infinite amount of info on this topic on the site. Just trying to summarize a bit on some of my takeaways.
There is an infinite amount of info on this topic on the site. Just trying to summarize a bit on some of my takeaways.
02-02-2018, 09:14 PM
#11
Three Wheelin'
Think about upper and lower control arms and struts. My control arms were starting to show wear at 58k when I replaced them. Really was noticeable afterwards by the lack of wandering that I seem to got used too. Struts seem to be OK (now 61k) but I’ll probably replace them this summer.
02-02-2018, 10:23 PM
#12
Instructor
Is the class action lawsuit still valid, even if VINs qualify within the range? I thought that there was a final filing date.
02-02-2018, 10:27 PM
#13
RL Community Team
Rennlist Member
Rennlist Member
No, it's long since expired, but entering the VIN gives you an indication of whether Porsche believes the car is a small bearing car or not, so it's just a tool, but no monetary compensation would be available.
02-04-2018, 02:49 PM
#14
How is the clutch? If it hasn't ever been changed, you might justify part of the IMSB retrofit by having the cluch done at the same time, as it involves the same major labor procedures. At that mileage I would go for the single-row-PRO retrofit (specified for a 75K-mile service life) unless you plan on keeping the car more than 75K miles, or plan on rebuilding it whenever it goes from some other cause. In that case I would go with The Solution, as it can be reused, and would be what I would want in a rebuilt engine since its service life is said to be that of the engine itself.
