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FinallyGotOne, I bought a 2000 996 with the 3.4 liter engine in 2006. At the time, the car had 37,000 miles. At 110,000 miles, I finally got around to replacing the clutch, and while in there, I had my mechanic replace the IMS bearing for the L&N Engineering replacement bearing. Afterward, he dissected the original bearing and said that it looked nearly brand new, with no scoring or other visible wear. This was good to hear. Moving forward, that car now has 187,000 miles on it and still runs great on its original 17 to 18 year old engine.
Additionally, in 2006, we bought my wife a brand new Cayman. It has a smaller 2.7 liter version of the M97 engine in the 997, IMS included. Well, 10-1/2 years and 110,000 miles later, the engine runs like new. By the way, she's still on the original clutch.
I mention this as a couple of counterpoints to the idea that these engines are all grenades waiting to go off. They aren't.
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