[harryrcb]

2002 BOXSTER with 56777 miles
Caught just in time, my friend came in for a bumper repair and I peaked under the car to discover a slight oil seepage at the flywheel edge of the block, I convinced him to check it out. So he agreed to replace the IMS 2 weeks later, When I pulled it out I found the bearing although still in tact with no metal shavings anywhere and the seal still intact was indeed binding up. It was just a matter of time when that bearing would have failed. Clutch and flywheel were shot as well, so it all got replaced.
There was no obvious noise, just a slight seep of oil. Let this be a heads up if you have engine oil seeping out, don't procrastinate. A new or even used engine is a lot more expensive than the LN bearing.
I will upload pics later.