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I think I also have a Toyota "timing belt replaced" sticker somewhere.
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I don't have a Subie "head gasket replaced" sticker, though.
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I also replaced the IMSB at the time, but the old one was perfect.
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Anecdotally I also note that I have yet to find a single car with a door sticker or paperwork indicating that the bearing had been replaced with any after-market product.
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With the vehicle prices where they are at now I suspect very few cars will continue to receive these mods in the future.
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Anecdotally I also note that I have yet to find a single car with a door sticker or paperwork indicating that the bearing had been replaced with any after-market product.
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I didn't replace my Boxster's, and didn't worry about it. When I got my 996, I didn't worry about it either, but when the clutch went, I went ahead and included that part as well.
I don't worry about my oil filter or fan belt, but I replace them when appropriate. *shrug*
I hope it dies and we have more of good week in the 996 forum threads more often. Cuz im tired of hearing ims and rms. if youre worried that much just do the upgrade (or whatever you want to call it) and dont mention it. I want to see more threads of nice drives and happy faces even if you only drive your car 2 miles to your office desk.
Oh by the way this is just an opinnion before people start pointing fingers and saying that i shouldnt throw my thoughts in the air or tell anybody what to do. When i bought my car i was very well aware of the rms issues as i had owned a 2000 996 cab before hand but never had heard of the ims. I bought the car because of the styling and how well it performes compared to other sport coups in its category. I drive it like i stole it with no worries. Maybe this will come bite me in the *** some day or maybe i can truely brag of how well of a built machine my 996 is.
I got my 996 cheap in part because of a leaking RMS at 78k miles. When we fixed that, I went ahead and did the clutch and AOS. I also replaced the IMSB at the time, but the old one was perfect. Seals in tact and grease in the bearing.
Haven't done mine yet at 71k miles. Will get around to it along with the clutch within the next year. Just hyper vigilante regarding oil changes (3k-5k) and inspect my oil filter and have magnetic drain plug.
Look new guy. No disrespect but why start a pointless IMSB thread? Facts are facts and all the info is here and other sources. Most owners know the risks and what to do about it. What exactly is your point anyway, if there is one?
There's no point.
I can start any thread I want. If you don't like it, don't respond. It's still a free country.
I'm sick of reading about IMS so I wanted to know who out there don't care about it and have not upgraded.
Is that okay with you or of I need your permission? NOT
What I have learned here is being a little humble, especially on the way in goes a long way. The knowledge level you can access here has incredible depth but if people think you're a Richard head you aren't likely to tap much of it. You can certainly start any thread you want, (hell the one I started looking for transportation tanked!). My advise would be just be friendly, this isn't like Reddit, it's a tighter community of Porsche lovers. Enjoy your ride, at the end of the day that's what this place is really about.
peace
96000 miles, original IMS and RMS, driven daily. No probs at all. Am sure most of the problems are caused by people who don't use there car frequently.
Yes you can start any thread you want. I think some of the long term 996 owners are just tired of seeing their cars belittled due to IMSB issues. Kinda like they all have Herpes
But unlike Herpes, we can live happily with our 996's and whatever "issues" they may have. Just some of us more than others.
If I was a troll, I can understand the backlash. But to get some of the responses, I find it pathetic. What's wrong with my original question?
I currently have a 996 with the original IMS but I sleep fine at night. I was wondering if there are others like me who feels the same.
What's wrong with that?
This just make me go back to being a lurker. I thought this was a community of porsche enthusiasts? What's with all the hate?
Heck at least let me know first that starting an IMS thread is not allowed.
Jerks!
Oh bull$****.......I haven't checked this thread in a few days......it took you that long to sum up a comeback. Better watch out or I'm gonna tell my Mom...
Okay okay
I've learned my lesson
I got it
I think this was self inflicted.
I didn't realized I was being a hypocrite
But to clarify my previous "I'm sick and tired " I meant that I was tired if people worrying about it.
again lesson learned
To err is human. To forgive is Devine
BOOBIES!!!111one!!! That said, I've posed the OPs question to an entire room full of 911 owners as recently as 2 years ago and not one single individual had heard about either IMS or IMSB failure. NOT ONE. Nor has any of them done anything about it, obviously. So there is certainly some truth to the notion that ignorance is bliss. Anecdotally I also note that I have yet to find a single car with a door sticker or paperwork indicating that the bearing had been replaced with any after-market product. So I would say the VAST majority of owners either don't know or don't care about IMS-anything. With the vehicle prices where they are at now I suspect very few cars will continue to receive these mods in the future. There is just no cost benefit at this stage.
Like I have said before. I just don't think that a 10% failure rate is not such a big deal for me to consider changing it out or loosing sleep over it. Besides if you look at all other high end sports cars non of them are perfect. If its a high performance engine things are going to wear and break quicker so compared to other cars I think we have it pretty good.
(before anybody gets butt hurt this is just an opinion)
Wouldn't it hold true that if these bearings were all made to the same specific codes and manufacturing process that it is a matter of time before ALL of them fail. It's like a clutch some go for 10s of thousands of miles longer than others, but eventually they all fail. That 10% will continue to rise year over year..IMO.
Not really. If, (I said if), the failure is related to alignment, a statistical number may be in good alignment and the rest not. Good alignment is good enough that something else totals the engine or car first. Your assessment is accurate if it is a wear issue. There are about as many theories on why the failures occur as actual failures...
I heard a rumor there is a 6 row bearing coming out soon. The seller is in Hong Kong and it will only cost $8.99 shipping included. I'm going to get that one.
Wanna buy my door sticker? It'll give you peace of mind.
I think I also have a Toyota "timing belt replaced" sticker somewhere.
I don't have a Subie "head gasket replaced" sticker, though.
But they aren't. What is clear is that there were a few different manufacturing points of origin around the world for this part. This could lead to speculation on tolerance/material issues and inconsistencies along with any potential QC issues from a particular manufacturing plant. But we won't truly know as Porsche and a couple others that hold this data will not share it with us. One could make a loose correlation if the sample size of bad IXX was large and consistently from the same origin but we will never even be able to do that.
My car has ~100,000 miles. The IMS is still the original. Since my car is an early 1999, it has the dual row bearing. Per the documents from the IMS Class Action suit, the dual rows account for less than 1% of the failures. So I'm just playing the odds.
