28 captured repliesPartial discussion capture · Source accounts, not a confirmed diagnosis
THIS DISCUSSION / SOURCE-DERIVED OVERVIEW
Discussion summary
YOUR RESEARCHFirst Porsche 997.1 S arriving this week
Leading reported evidence
Check any metal ,,,easy thing
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Hi Mik001 I have a 06 997.1 S manual with 46000klm on the dial never had a single issue with car ,IMS issue on the 3.8 is very rare I think it only effects the early 05 cars later cars had a upgraded IMS there is a thread on rennlist that gives the engine numbers of effected cars ............., from my understanding numbers 68509791 and above are fitted with the upgraded large single row bearing ,the ims cover has the 22mm nut ........Hope this helps ,,,another thing I do is always inspect the oil filter cartridge on an oil change and check for any metal ,,,easy thing to do ..
Leading evidence: 'Check any metal ,,,easy thing' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check any metal ,,,easy thing' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.
Source reports, not a diagnosis or a success probability. Counts refer to discussions and can overlap.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Check the engine number if it is after 6950745 no problems
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion · Original poster
She's really dirty so I'll clean tomorrow and put some pics up.
Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Hi Mik001 I have a 06 997.1 S manual with 46000klm on the dial never had a single issue with car ,IMS issue on the 3.8 is very rare I think it only effects the early 05 cars later cars had a upgraded IMS there is a thread on rennlist that gives the engine numbers of effected cars ............., from my understanding numbers 68509791 and above are fitted with the upgraded large single row bearing ,the ims cover has the 22mm nut ........Hope this helps ,,,another thing I do is always inspect the oil filter cartridge on an oil change and check for any metal ,,,easy thing to do ..
These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.
Check any metal ,,,easy thing
No successful repair reported for this finding.
0
Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
1
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Hi Mik001 I have a 06 997.1 S manual with 46000klm on the dial never had a single issue with car ,IMS issue on the 3.8 is very rare I think it only effects the early 05 cars later cars had a upgraded IMS there is a thread on rennlist that gives the engine numbers of effected cars ............., from my understanding numbers 68509791 and above are fitted with the upgraded large single row bearing ,the ims cover has the 22mm nut ........Hope this helps ,,,another thing I do is always inspect the oil filter cartridge on an oil change and check for any metal ,,,easy thing to do ..
0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.
0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.
Suggestion
Hi Mik001 I have a 06 997.1 S manual with 46000klm on the dial never had a single issue with car ,IMS issue on the 3.8 is very rare I think it only effects the early 05 cars later cars had a upgraded IMS there is a thread on rennlist that gives the engine numbers of effected cars ............., from my understanding numbers 68509791 and above are fitted with the upgraded large single row bearing ,the ims cover has the 22mm nut ........Hope this helps ,,,another thing I do is always inspect the oil filter cartridge on an oil change and check for any metal ,,,easy thing to do ..
Counts describe captured discussions, not unique people or a diagnosis. Author identities are not reliably stored. Exact duplicate evidence is counted once across matching discussions; one discussion counts at most once per action/state. Multiple repairs reported together remain a combination. Suggestions and failed attempts do not establish a fix. Matches cover whole discussions and can include related faults, model variants and incomplete threads.
28 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Porsche Forum Australia: 1 discussions
0 evidence records excluded for query context · 0 excluded by outcome qualification · 0 adjusted by outcome qualification.
0 acknowledgements have no verified action link; they do not establish a repair result.
Generation: 20261026T152433Z · outcome-qualification-6. Deterministic extraction; no AI model inference. How we use sources
So excited to be taking delivery soon of a black 997 S.
It has low 32k klms in mint Condition. I've read up on all the IMS stuff and I'm unsure if I should do any preventative work or just take my chances. The service records are really upto date and have been regular.
What would you guys do in my position ?
correct me if i'm wrong but this needs an engine out ims replacement right? but it's the bigger single row one right?
If double row or bigger single row i probably wouldn't worry about it and just drive!
Firstly .... congrats!
If I'm not mistaken, it has only actually affected less than 5% of vehicles .... that gives you a pretty large margin.
Drive and enjoy!
Congrats and drive it. The car was someone's baby at those kms. I would be more worried about having caught the Porsche bug and the consequences of that for future car buying! It only gets more expensive.
Hi Mik001 I have a 06 997.1 S manual with 46000klm on the dial never had a single issue with car ,IMS issue on the 3.8 is very rare I think it only effects the early 05 cars later cars had a upgraded IMS there is a thread on rennlist that gives the engine numbers of effected cars ............., from my understanding numbers 68509791 and above are fitted with the upgraded large single row bearing ,the ims cover has the 22mm nut ........Hope this helps ,,,another thing I do is always inspect the oil filter cartridge on an oil change and check for any metal ,,,easy thing to do ..
Congratulations on the car you will love it ..
Thanks for welcoming me. I've waited 20+ years for this baby.
The car won't turn up for another week.
I have checked out the paperwork the engine is April 2005 build engine M970168511850
So it's an early 2005 by the look which may be effected.
Anyway I think I'll take everyone's advice and just drive and enjoy.
Maybe it's already had a later donk put in it???
Either way just go drive the ringer off it.
Splash that oil round good and proper and she'll be right
There was a study done recently confirming the correlation of the 5% IMS that have failed was data matched against the 5% of 996/997 owners that drive like wussies...
As long as you're not one of the 5% you'll be fine.
I agree with TrevMcRev, more chance of a fail if you drive like Ms Daisy. Drive the car as it was intended, Enjoy
P.S. You can anyways get the IMS upgrade done for peace of mind? If my car fell into the group were the IMS fail was possible that's what I would do. I understand there are 2 options, a guaranteed 4 year option and guaranteed 8 year option.
If you really want to look....
http://porscheforum.com.au/topic/7958-996-good-value/?do=findComment&comment=144030
http://porscheforum.com.au/topic/7958-996-good-value/?do=findComment&comment=144034
Hartech in the UK look to be the experts in 996/ 997 engines.....
Grant really should remove that item from their website. Has factual errors. There are some recent threads on PFA that are more informative and like Adam said the Hartech website is worth a look.
Yes Macca, arrived yesterday on the truck. Took her for a little spin around the block. She's really dirty so I'll clean tomorrow and put some pics up.
My first time driving a Porsche... this thing flys. It let me gobsmacked.
Im in love already, the wide hips. Even the lobster claws looked good
This is a source reference. Confirm exact model applicability in the original material.
