View Poll Results: did YOUR car suffer an IMS failure
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IMS failure for your 997 car, Y or N? tell us (yr, 997.1, .2, m96, m97, failure mode)
06-02-2012, 11:08 PM
#212
05' Carrera S - Just replaced the IMS at 61k miles with an upgrade LN Engineering version. Old bearing showed no signs of wear or seal failure.
07-10-2012, 09:46 PM
#216
Rennlist Member
on my car i just changed oil after whole winter of driving and 3 DE events this season - magnetic plug wa covered with metal 'powder' but neither magnet nor inside of a filter had any separate metal particles or pieces, so, i assume engine is doing fine so far. '06 car with 60k+ miles on it now, about of 25 DE events and driven hard.
07-11-2012, 02:04 AM
#217
Race Director
3or so weeks so a friend of mine with a 07 Carrera S IMS failed and engine and block is beyond repair. He use to post on here sometimes but it's been awhile. He changed oil a lot, looked at filter for tell tail signs...nothing...then Boom one day.
07-29-2012, 01:22 AM
#221
2005 997 S
74,000 miles as of August, 2012.
No IMS or RMS issues. I have the magnetic plug which is checked for signs but that is the only precaution.
I drive about 18,000 miles a year.
It does consumer oil though. I add about a quart every 1,000 miles and change oil every 5,000. I use 0W40.
-T
74,000 miles as of August, 2012.
No IMS or RMS issues. I have the magnetic plug which is checked for signs but that is the only precaution.
I drive about 18,000 miles a year.
It does consumer oil though. I add about a quart every 1,000 miles and change oil every 5,000. I use 0W40.
-T
07-29-2012, 02:36 AM
#222
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This scares me to death. Was he taking the car to the track a lot? DD? Garage queen? Any additional details on this?
