why is it still at the dealer. Are you replacing the motor?

 

Did your IMS fail?

 

I have had a long struggle with the national Porsche importer, Porsche HQ in Germany and my local Porsche shop - I would not accept their conditions and prices of repairing my engine.....

My engine has to be completely disassembled to change the IMS and bearing - and to make sure that no metal debris has gone through and ruined other parts in the engine....

 

I bought my 99 C2 six months ago and I am starting to regret it, after all the rattle chasing, suspension issues, electrical issues and IMS worries its just not worth keeping the car. It’s a shame the car is so beautiful from the outside but a nightmare every time you turn the engine on. I am starting to go on the 997 boards to see there issues as I might make the step up.

 

Remember that IMS problems are still an issue in the 997's up until the 997.2 was introduced in 2009 with the new engine. And in M97/97 engines produced starting in 2006 the IMS bearing can't be replaced as it was changed to be bigger than the opening in the cases.

If you are buying a 10+ year old car you have to expect some issues, no matter what the make. Drive the car and enjoy it. The cost differential between a 99 and a 997 is more than the cost of an engine, and they still blow up once in a while.

Remember that the posts you see on the forums are from those of us who have had problems (I had an intermix) and there are more cars out there that have not had problems than there are ones that have had problems. And the next time the trans is out do the LN upgrade and then don't worry.

 

I have a 1999 996 and have had no issues with the RMS or IMS. My car has 60K. Check the other forums and you will see problems exsist in every model. I plan to do the IMS bearing upgrade soon as it appears that is a wear item and should be replaced. Enjoy your car and don't be afraid to drive it.

 

My RMS started leaking at 120k miles on my 99 C2 Tip that sees quite a bit of use on the track. Can't complain much. While the engine and tranny were out, we put in the LNE retrofit, changed the RMS, new oil separator, water hoses, o rings, and anything else we could see going any time soon. All for about 4k. I'm looking to put another 100k miles on it as quickly as I can. Drive it hard and enjoy it as much as you can We drive it about 20k miles/year.

 

ok engine and tranny back in car, just finishing up connecting all the harnesses and she is ready to start.should be running in the next few hours..

 

Wow! Were you able to take photos and document the process? Way to go...

 

job complete 75 miles on new bearing and engine ,oil pressure a ok. No noises or vibrations in car on accel or decel. Hopefully this is a save. Just wanted to thank LN ENGINEERING for there help and everyones support on here.

 

Congratulations!!! I think you did the right thing. Hopefully you will have 100,000+ of enjoyment now.

 

Well maybe this overly simplistic stat shows how common (or uncommon) an IMS failure is.

As of today, this thread has been viewed 1226 times (granted, not all 1226 views were different users) and 2 people have reported IMS failures in this thread.

Not that it's a scientific measurement or anything, but come to think of it, I've never heard a scientific measurement of the rate of IMS failures.

 

Your right your post holds no scientific value what so ever but it damn makes me feel a bit better!!!

 

One of the pcar rags, GTPorsche, 911&Porsche, Excellence or Total Porsche had an article with an unofficial stat with IMS failure at less than 5% recently.

 

Mine went on me (2005 997) 3 weeks ago. Sent it to the dealer, PNA came back with a reman engine that was installed last week at no charge to me. I had to do a little coercion and chest thumping, but they came through. Dealer told me he had seen 10-12 cars over the last few years and PNA did not always pick up the bill.