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Originally Posted by eastbay
I bought a car with a replacement motor and it went about 35k before the IMS went and I put in the LN replacement, so far so good.
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Originally Posted by dennish
Did you lose your motor?
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Did not lose the motor, it gave plenty of warning with a big oil leak. IMS cover was finger tight when I took it apart. Car runs better and smoother than ever with the new LN bearing.
Would have put in a Pelican kit if it would have been available.
This is no different than the crappy chain tensioners in the air cooled motors, something to always look out for. Just like Chevy can never get water pumps right on any motor, Porsche has had unreliable timing systems for 40 years on multiple engines.