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i am about to go and check out a 2006 carrera with 108000 miles. its a one owner car with good service records that have been done at the porsche dealership. what should i worry about and will this be a good dependable car with this many miles. did the 2006 have the rms and ims problems?
Two thousand and six was a transition year to a larger IMS bearing. Some have the larger bearing (early ones) and some don't. The problem still exists but to a lesser degree.
Quotes source post: 7906625
2005 was the transitional year, all 2006's have the non serviceable IMS bearing,
so,the 2006 doesnt have the problem with the ims? what should i worry about with 108000 miles?
I believe there are some IMS failures but they were drastically reduced. I would be most concerned about normal high mileage car stuff. Suspension bushings, worn out shocks, clutch replacement, inop accessories, good service history documenting that the major services were done every 30k, etc.
There was a previous thread on Rennlist that stated the IMS issues still exists in 997.1 but at a much reduced rate, 1-2% compared to 5% in the 996. It cannot be serviced without splitting the engine. The 997.2 did away with the problem altogether.
Quotes source post: 7907291
Any model year that carried an IMS bearing has some level of failure risk, some years more than others. And, yes, the 2006 and later bearings still fail.
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