Originally Posted by kisik

"My personal recommendation would be to buy an early 2005 with no evidence of bearing deterioration and replace the bearing with The IMS Solution. Buy a car with extensive service records that show it was cared for, from a warm weather climate or one that was not driven in the winter, which will reduce the chances of bore scoring. Do a thorough PPI including having cylinders #3 & #6 scoped, the oil pan dropped, along with the other normal stuff, and you should be good to go"

Well said.
A proud owner of 05' 997.1 C2S

Originally Posted by Petza914

Yup, I'm always interested in more knowledge and valid new processes to resolve issues with these motors. It would be great if someone who had this process done would chime in on this thread about their experience with the boring and longevity of the motor afterwards.

During my M102 hands-on M96/M97 engine building class at FSI, it was brought up and dismissed as a bad idea.