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Originally Posted by targa911S
Ok I have read that as few as 1% of the Boxster/996 motors fail because of IMS failure. So if you are looking at a high mile car, that has had the work done, is it an upgrade that will not fail again or is it something that will fail again after so many miles / hours? Is one that has not had the work done a ticking bomb? Do both the manual and tiptronic have the same issue?
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On the 986 forum the ims situation is beaten to death. The highest fail rates are around 2001- earlier not so much and a few years later they are beefed up. However the latter are more expensive to replace because you have to split the case.
There are improved ims bearings(ceramic bearings) as replacements and can be done in the earlier Boxsters when the clutch is replaced. I believe there is no difference between fail rates between tipronic or manual.
It all depends on the $$$ but if I was going to spend $10k on a Boxster or a Miata then the Boxster would be the more fun route and the Miata the cheaper route by far.
Surprisingly enough there are not many cheap Boxsters in this part of the world. Likely more in California.