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Originally Posted by yemington
Also posted this on Rennlist...
Looking for some advice, please.
2000 Boxster S. 20K miles. Recently replaced the IMS bearing as a preventative measure. Some small gold specs in filter prior to change of IMS bearing. Now has the ceramic IMS bearing from LNE. Put Amsoil synthetic oil in after IMS replacement with the plan to change oil after a small number of miles. Less than 100 miles since IMS bearing replacement. Running fine. No overheating. No oil pressure warnings. No funny sounds or vibrations.
Drained the Amsoil to put in Joe Gibbs today. Very little debris on the magnetic oil pan plug. But, when I tore down the filter I found a large amount of non-ferrous metal shavings in the filter. Didn't put in the Joe Gibbs...Buttoned the car up and pushed it off the lift because I don't want to run it without figuring out what may have happened. Pictures attached. Thoughts? IMS bearing failure? Lifter? Sure hope this isn't the rebuild I was trying to avoid...
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As long as the debris is not ferrous, or abundant, I would not be overly concerned. I would, however, switch the car to a spin on oil filter with a FilterMag on the spin on unit. The OEM filter is infamous for allowing oil and debris to bypass the filter, the spin on would put and end to that. Because all the oil goes through the filter several times an hour, the FilterMag will sweep up any ferrous debris that is so small it can pass through the filter media. I would also plan on changing the oil and filter more frequently to see how the situation develops.