Was browsing boxsters on ebay to maybe buy one for the wife...

and this one mentions a "secret bearing recall" by porsche that went in on May 1?

Anyone have any details, or is this BS?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2001-...item4cf76aacfd

 

Sounds like BS. But is true it won't remain secret for long!!

 

Maybe the car was on Double-secret probation.

 

car fax has a free recall check
http://recall.carfax.com/

 

Secret meaning what? they sneak into your garage at night and change out your ims bearing before you wake up and realize it? I dont get what a secret recall is.

 

I don't know if this information is accurate or not but manufacturers offer "secret warranties" often. As I understand it secret warranties are said to cover a known problem without issueing a general recall or advising the community in general. In practice the directive is to fix said issues only when a specific customer complains.

 

Pssst. I can tell you that my IMS bearing was......crap the alarm on my car just went off. Gotta go

 

I wrote to the guy in the eBay listing, here is his reply.

The main bearings are prone to failure which wrecks your entire engine. It does not happen to every porsche but somewhere between 20-50% are vulnerable. It's a "secret" recall so Porsche is NOT going to say it exists. It's a secret they don't want anyone to know about. Just google Porsche IMS Failure and read some of the blogs to get the true story.
Regards, Mark

 

His response doesnt help much, nor say that if you complain they will replace the bearing.

 

Yes do that if you are bored and then go and buy yourself the latest model Porsche you can afford and forget about it. Btw this fellow seems not to know an intermediate shaft from a crank shaft.

 

I think Porsche was not totally protected by the "Cone of Silence" and the "secret bearing recall" was let out of the cone. LOL

 

Look guys, Google "secret warranty". It's a well known practice. I have no idea if Porsche issued one for this problem but "car guys" should be aware of this somewhat common principle. You never know if you may need help in the future. Mark

 

You know, one way to check this out would be to request a copy of the dealer service invoice for this work and see if what it shows for the cost coverage...ie: under warranty or something like that.

David

 

I was dying to see what BS story he would come up with so I wrote him, you read his reply above, its pathetic.

 

Ask to see a copy of the repair order for the bearing replacement.