996 Turbo Question

[s_morrison57]

I'm new to the 996 world but I have a 87 930 and love it, I've been reading up on the 996 turbo's and have looked at 2 but got a bad vibe from both owners and both had body kits and that tells me damage, neither was worth getting a PPI.
Recently another came on the market at a dealer and he says that the RMS and IMS bearing had been changed ?????? I thought that the 996 turbo's didn't have an IMS, is the dealer wrong or have I got it wrong.
Is there an IMS on the turbo 996's, can someone set me straight on this.
Thanks
Finn

[DK570]

My understanding is that neither the Turbo nor the GT3 have an IMS. Although they have the same displacement, it is a different engine than the one found in Carreras/Targas. I believe the case is actually similar to the 993.

[JFP in PA]

The Turbo uses a unique engine, called "the Metzger engine" after its designer, which does have a lay shaft, but it is entirely different than the M96/97 engines and quite bullet proof. If the dealer says they have updated the IMS, it either is not a Turbo, or the dealer does not know what they are talking about..............which is not uncommon for many dealer's sales staff.

I'd ask to see the service records for the car.

[txhokie4life]

JFP is right as always.

Sales guy may have confused RMS for IMS -- and Turbos do have RMS leaks
which is only an issue from the perspective it's a pain to get to.

check the service records,

Mike