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YOUR RESEARCHFirst Porsche - 1999 Carrera
Leading reported evidence
Replace engine 6 weeks ago
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Suggestion · Original poster
I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented.
Leading evidence: 'Replace engine 6 weeks ago' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Check filter and pan at oil' (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.
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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.
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Suggestion · Original poster
I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented.
Check with the service manager - who i know personally
Suggestion or failed attempt
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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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.
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Suggestion · Original poster
The car as been serviced at the local dealer since 2003, so I am checking with the service manager - who I know personally - to get the service records and see if they have already dealt with the IMS bearing issue.
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.
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Suggestion · Original poster
The color is an interesting 40X - Vesuvio Gray Metallic - it seems to change hue in different lighing.
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.
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Suggestion · Original poster
I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented.
These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.
Check filter and pan at oil
No successful repair reported for this finding.
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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
Discussions that contain suggestions
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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
I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented.
Check with the service manager - who i know personally
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 · Original poster
The car as been serviced at the local dealer since 2003, so I am checking with the service manager - who I know personally - to get the service records and see if they have already dealt with the IMS bearing issue.
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
I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented.
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.
10 eligible posts · 0 unverified posts · 1 discussions match the subject in their title or opening post.
Pelican Parts: 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.
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After years of reading this and other forums...mostly this one....I finally obtained my first Porsche - a 1999 Carrera that is in remarkable condition. I need to take some better photos! The color is an interesting 40X - Vesuvio Gray Metallic - it seems to change hue in different lighing. This one is a tip, which believe it or not I was looking for: a concession to a bad back on occasion, plus the wife can drive it. 80K miles and it's been dealer serviced locally. I'm getting with them for the records, to see if the IMS had been tended to. H&R springs and Billstein struts make for a great ride height and handling.
We've had it a week. Loving it so far.
It's on the schedule. The seller only had the car about 10 months, so he had no records. The car as been serviced at the local dealer since 2003, so I am checking with the service manager - who I know personally - to get the service records and see if they have already dealt with the IMS bearing issue.
I advised my best friend to do the IMS when he bought his 2003. He procrastinated, rolled the dice and his number came up. We just swapped his engine 6 weeks ago. $12K.
THAT is what I call motivation. I was told that the dealer has been checking the filter and pan at oil change time, and since the 1999 is not as high on the risk scale as the mid-2000 & later M96 motors, I'm keeping the miles - and revs - to a minimum until I get it into my trusted local indie to have an LN solution implemented. Since its a Tip, the trans has to come all the way out for this. Labor is going to be a killer....but not 12K worth!!!
FWIW - PCA has a good video on their web site now that explains the history...and agony...of the IMS issues. Good info. On any model it's a risk...one that I am not willing to take. I want to keep this one running until I can no longer drive.
