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Originally Posted by targa911S
I guess IMS failure could be compared to chain tensioner failure on the early cars. Some did, some didn't. You just never knew when it was coming and had about the same disastrous results. Thankfully, oil fed tensioners solved that problem. If IMS failure is so common why wasn't Porsche issued a re-call or at least developed a retro-fit fix?
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Good question. From what I have seen Porsche never admitted there was a problem. They were hit and miss how they handled cars when this first started. My 2000 986 is an early one and was excluded from the class action lawsuit. I chose to go with the Retrofit because the car had lower mileage and I planned on keeping it. I had the rear main seal replaced at the same time and the clutch.