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My wife and I bought our first Porsche about 6 weeks before we were married in late 1971. It is now time to take a break from my Porsche addiction.
Up for sale is my 2004 911 40th Anniversary Edition. Number 519. The chassis has 54,890 miles. The motor suffered an IMS failure at about 16,000 miles and was replaced under factory warrant. Thus, the motor has approximately 38,800 miles. Replacement engine is in the build range for the final, fixed IMS bearing but is unverified via physical inspection. The car is tight, and runs the way it should. The paint and interior are very good to excellent. Everything on the car works as it should.
A build sheet is attached. Clean Carfax. I received partial receipts when I bought the car and they are included.
With a previous owner, it rolled into another car in a parking lot. Minor paintwork was required. The owner also elected to repaint the front bumper to eliminate road rash. Paint work was done by the shop that won this year's Parade Restoration Award.
During my ownership I have removed a couple of minor dents via a professional paintless dent repair specialist. It is now dent free. I also replaced the factory floor mats with new Porsche Classic rubber mats, oil and filter, and a thorough cleaning / waxing.
This is by far the best shifting Porsche I have ever owned. Power from the X51 is amazing. It runs and drives exactly as you would want. The car needs nothing.
When you mentioned the “range” of the motor, do you mean that it was replaced by a 996 motor for the 2004 model year? Curious what that refers to? Would the engine number be in the “range” of the build of the car? Appreciate any further clarity and information.
From a post in 2012 regarding replacement motors, and how to decode sequence numbers on another technical forum. The engine serial number is #M96/03S66540669. The "S" shows it is a X51 motor, and the 665 translates to a 2005 build. The professional mechanic responding indicated that he has seen the fixed bearing in numbers as low as 66526. Thus this number is newer than that, so it probably also has the larger fixed bearing.
Where is the data that supports your claim not the only....?
Where is the proof the IMSB was the reason for the replacement?
Lots of fear mongering on RL when it comes to IMSB.
Nice to have facts over hearsay.
Attached ad for #1219, San Francisco Bay Area, seems to have had a IMS failure. Not sure if it's ok to link to another site so posted screenshots here.
First time I have heard of an 2004 AE car with IMSB failure.
Do you documents from the dealership on this?
996AE registry could use this kind of proof.
Great car for the money. Slap a IMSS in and drive it like you stole it for many years to come.
Originally Posted by Hal
Nope, not the only reported IMSB failure on a 40AE car.
Yes, I have a document from the dealer verifying the replacement engine by serial number.
And, yes, pretty sure Ted is aware of the failure on this car.
Hey guys - Ted here - shortly after I started the research to build the Registry I started tracking IMS failures, engine replacements, and major engine work done on our 911 40th cars. I'll give you the data I have but keep in mind that I do NOT have data on every one of our cars. Also, remember that we have two car lists in the Registry, one for cars whose limited edition numbers are known, and another for the cars whose details we still need. Therefore, I'll give you the data by each list, but keep in mind that it is likely that cars on the "unknown" list are duplicates but we just don't know it yet. If anyone has questions about the engine status of any particular car they can email me at 40jahre911@gmail.com or message me here, or they can message me via the Registry Facebook page. RL messages are cumbersome so the other two methods are preferred. I'm not inclined to list all of the info I have for every car here. Let me know if you have questions or comments. Thanks.
Total IMS failures - cars with known limited edition numbers: 28
Total IMS failures - cars whose limited edition numbers are unknown - 11
Total engine replacements or major overhauls regardless of reason - cars with known limited edition numbers: 68
Total engine replacements or major overhauls regardless of reason - cars whose limited edition numbers are unknown: 18
09-29-2019, 08:06 PM
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