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I have not seen any issues with any of the LN bearings we have installed either.
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Still needs to be replaced on a regular basis (IE, when in there, clutch, etc) I pulled a failed LN dual row bearing out of a motor a few months ago.
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The IMS Solution behaves much better with debris than the standard bearing since the IMS Solution uses oil supplied directly from the spin on oil filter adaptor to feed the bearing flange.
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The IMS Solution behaves much better with debris than the standard bearing since the IMS Solution uses oil supplied directly from the spin on oil filter adaptor to feed the bearing flange.
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i'm going to install...or rather Leith Porsche is going to install....the IMS retrofit kit...and the RMS and clutch.
How many miles have you folks that installed the kit, logged? i THINK i read somewhere, that i'm supoosed to replace it at 50K miles...is this right?
I KNOW he has a new kit coming out in Feb.(?) that is permanent....i want to hear from the IMS retrofit kit owners....thx!!
I upgraded to the LN IMSB when I rebuilt the engine, now have 14,K miles, & I don't expect to replace it ever. I believe they say to inspect or replace it just for liability reasons.
I think its the LNE Single Row bearing that they recommend to periodically replace. I've installed an LNE Dual Row at 150kms, probably preventatively replace it again at 300kms. cheap maintenance.
Single row equipped cars have a 50K rating for the bearing. That said, we have a ton of them out there with more miles on them than that and we've not had a single failure from the 290 that we have installed.
The IMS Solution omits the failure points of the ball bearing completely.
Yes, single row only. The dual row retrofit bearings are so robust we are not going to produce a "solution" for them though we do have one already designed.
The single row cars are what we are concerned with.
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i copied and pasted this from another thread titled "Anyone know WHEN the solution will be.."
Still needs to be replaced on a regular basis (IE, when in there, clutch, etc) I pulled a failed LN dual row bearing out of a motor a few months ago. It supposedly had 10k miles on it, but I don't know anything about who installed it....there was nothing obvious about the install that pointed to a specific reason for failure that I could see. I have not seen any issues with any of the LN bearings we have installed either.
Dual row cars (early 2000 and older) have dropped in value so much that they are seldom being retrofitted these days. The volume of dual row bearings has dropped significantly in the past year or so. The owners of these cars are installing my IMS Guardian as a low cost warning system.
I cannot imagine the stress of being the guy who is selling this kit and knowing people with minimal mechanical skills and seasoned Porsche techs alike are installing such an important part
It makes you want to drink a case of beer a day... Too bad I don't drink.
Anyway, the triple row bearings have never suffered an issue. Every engine we have ever assembled has had one until the IMS Solution was applied.
I have multitudes of those engines with 70K+ miles on them with no issues.
All kinds of aftermarket and OEM parts are sold everyday without regard to the capability of the buyer. Why would an IMSB retrofit kit be any different?
No seller has an obligation to the buyer that he must prove he is mechanic worthy to install the part before it will be sold to him. This practice would quickly put Autozone, OReilly's, and every other part seller (including Dealer Parts sales) out of business.
The biggest issue that we find with the standard IMSB retrofit is installers that apply them after a bearing has begun to fail (or some other part) and foreign object debris exists within the engine. The retrofit bearing is not resilient to any debris like this since it is open to splash lubrication from the engine's oil. The IMS Solution behaves much better with debris than the standard bearing since the IMS Solution uses oil supplied directly from the spin on oil filter adaptor to feed the bearing flange. Since the SPOFA does not include a bypass 100% of the engine's oil is filtered, 100% of the time, even at start up (unlike the factory arrangement). No debris within an engine is good and it will always take out parts if operated long enough.
The Porsche industry isn't like any of the generic formats out there where parts can be purchased at Autozone. If one person makes a mistake and suffers a complication/ failure the whole industry knows about it in a week.
And of course, the guy who makes the mistake never admits it, so it turns into a finger pointing exercise that can lead to a loss of reputation for the developers. This has almost occurred in the past when an installer left the snap ring off his IMS Retrofit bearing and it failed in short order.
While we can't prevent every mistake or issue we can do our part to minimize the chances of them occurring and will do so even if it costs us money. Last time I checked, reputation was priceless. Attaining it within this industry is difficult, retaining it is damn near impossible, especially in the modern world.
Thanks for explaining. So its a bushing concept with a dedicated oil supply? Great job on the solution. Your knowledge is amazing and I get the impression alot of it is from trial and error with the M96. Thanks again.
