atlast911

I have the exact model (silver) with the same miles and build date (09/04)...are you going to do anythign about the IMS issue? Why? THANKS

Sharkys

#364 2005 C2S. Delivered in October 2004. 63K miles and only standard maintenance required thus far. It is a daily driver and the sunroof is broken now. I'll fix the sunroof

ultimate

very early 2005, just after launch cars, purchased new in september 2004, 30k ( used to live very close to work, now that I do not so it gets driven more) - I have oil analyzed each year with oil change, no issues

dustoff6

no failure yet but replace clutch
IMS cover seeping soooo?

zirrah

That's correct. The ones with 997.2's who are posting are a little ignorant, but that's ok.

808c2s

06 997S, VF-E s/c, 33000 miles. No IMS issues thus far. Had to replace RMS seal only.

Carrera997re

2006 C2s 35,500 miles no ims failure just changed the alternator cable which cost me 950!

Bob Rogers

2006 C2S No failures

mmotte

No IMS/bearing failure. In fact, no issues with engine/drive-train at all. C2 Cab 6-speed 42K

csm356

2005, 12/04 build S, 90k miles, tiptronic. No issues. I take Bruce Anderson's advice: each time I take it out, when the oil is warm I make sure I spend some time >6k rpm. We (the car and I) both enjoy that. I do the filter inspection on each oil change.

gpjli2

Has anyone looked to see what % ot total failures affected '05 model year. Seems to be the majority by far. I'd do the bearing if I had an early build. Or maintain a good warranty.

jasper

It is my understanding that the first 997 cars were equipped with M96 engines. It wasn't until later that they came with M97 engines. That makes them exactly as vulnerable as the 996 model cars.

I think the point of this thread/poll is to tease out how much more reliable the big bearing M97 was (so far it appears significantly). That should have been the question from the start.

Chris Stewart

From what I have read recently the M96 was the 3.6 engine slightly tweaked from 996 engine to deliver 5 bhp more and the M97 engine was the 3.8 used in the Carrera S. I originally thought like you the M96 and M97 depicted difference between small and large IMS bearing fitted cars.

ajayabb

2005 997.1 IMS failure. 60k miles and daily driving with oil changes every 3000 miles.

rsabeebe

'05 C2S, 66+k miles, not babied and no issues (knock on wood).