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  1. davea1954
    Thanks for all the replies. There is a turbo in my area for $39K, but with 60k miles. Maybe yes, maybe no about good tradeoff with 2002 Carrera4 with 32K, and 12K on 2007 rebuilt engine. 400+ HP is sure appealing! Straight away competition with 400 - 436 HP 2007 - 2008 Corvette and Porsche handling! Of course the $10K extra may be a deal breaker - wife to consider. Thanks again for all the replies.
  2. davea1954
    Thanks JFP, yes pulling the seal is an option. I understand there are also aftermarket products that will pump oil to the area of the bearing. Do you think they are worth it? Just talked to current owner and he said car was driven about twice a week, more in the summer less in the winter, mostly trips around town but an occasional trip or two out of town too. Oil was changed once a year. So, at least the car didn't sit in the garage for weeks/months on end. Does this info add anything to the issue of the IMS reliability for this motor?
  3. davea1954
    Thanks Silver for the reply. This might show my ignorance on the subject, but I figured even though the car is a 996 the motor being a Porsche rebuilt replacement from 2007 put's it (motor) in the 997 range - at least it made sense to me! According to info from another Porsche site any motor rebuilt after 2005 has the non-serviceable non replaceable IMS bearing. If this motor had the 2002 - 2005 IMS bearing I figured I could at least replace it with an LN bearing and have that peace of mind. Unfortunately, this doesn't appear possible, and removing the engine and cracking the block is not a reasonable solution!!! You're right about all the opinions, it's just too bad with a nearly $30,000 motor there can't be some consensus based on concrete evidence for this problem. What to do? Corvette is looking better all the time. Thanks again.
  4. davea1954
    Looking at buying a 2002 Carrera with 12,000 miles on a 2007 replacement motor from Porsche installed under a CPO warranty. My biggest question/ concern - OK big concern, is that the 2000 miles per year average use of this vehicle since this new motor was installed may lead to a greater chance of an IMS failure. Any opinions on this concern? Thanks
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