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Originally Posted by CJFusco
1) The year, mileage, and model of your Porsche the last time you drove it (i.e., at the time of failure, if it experienced one)
2) Did your car experience either an IMS or cylinder-scoring-related engine failure?
2a) Did the failure occur on a racetrack?
2b) What was the nature of the failure?
3) What oil is/was used in the car?
4) Did/does the car have a LN engineering spin-on oil filter, or the stock oil filter?
4a) If the filter was a spin-on, did/does the car also have the extra magnetic strip installed?
5) Did/does the car have a magnetic oil drain plug?
6) Did/does the car have a 3rd radiator installed?
7) Did/does the car have a low-temp thermometer installed?
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1) The year, mileage, and model : 2002; 175,000; 996 Targa
2) Did your car experience either an IMS or cylinder-scoring-related engine failure? NO; UNKNOWN IF SCORING. TICKING SOUND VARIABLY HEARD; WAS TOLD BY 2 PORSCHE INDIES THAT IT WAS LIFTER. SEEMED TO COME AND GO.
2a) Did the failure occur on a racetrack? N/A
2b) What was the nature of the failure? N/A
3) What oil is/was used in the car? ALWAYS Mobil 1, 0W40, changed every 3K miles or so.
4) Did/does the car have a LN engineering spin-on oil filter, or the stock oil filter? STOCK FILTER
4a) If the filter was a spin-on, did/does the car also have the extra magnetic strip installed? N/A - STOCK FILTER; NO MAGNETIC STRIP
5) Did/does the car have a magnetic oil drain plug? YES
6) Did/does the car have a 3rd radiator installed? YES - FROM FACTORY
7) Did/does the car have a low-temp thermometer installed? UNKNOWN - IF THIS WAS A FACTORY OPTION, I DON'T KNOW. IF THIS WAS SOMETHING INSTALLED AFTERMARKET, THEN NO.