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  1. Saw my wife spin out on the highway today in our C4S. It was very icy. Nobody was hurt. I tried to drive it out. The front wheels did nothing. I turned the PSM on and off, did not change anything. When she came home I had her try to pull up the driveway. We have a slight incline with plenty of snow. Front wheels did nothing. The car has Blizzaks. I looked on you tube and saw Carrera 4 convertible hanging off the road with the left front wheel in the air. When he gassed it the left front started to spin. I have tried to find out how the system works. I have not seen anything definitive. I called the dealer, he said if there are not any lights on, that it is working. I am tempted to pull the cladding to see if the prior owner pulled out the drive shaft. Any ideas or info?

  2. Oh.. FYI: the M97's will not see the IMS failure the early M96's have experienced. Porsche went from a 5 chain cam drive system to a 3 chain. This took some of the stress off the IMS. They also beefed up the IMS rear bearing and support. They also used much much better material for the actual shaft itself which means less twisting :)

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    Did this happen with the m97 motors only or did some of the 996 motors have this as well?

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  3. Nobody makes a 295 30 18 snow tire. The problem is its too wide. I posted to let others who may be interested in a snow what should work on standard wheels. Two wheel drive Carrera's are no problem because the front wheels can operate at different revolutions per mile. The all wheel drive cars need to operate at virtually the same revolutions per mile. The sizes I posted will fit on the standard wheel sizes and RPM will match. :)

  4. 2002 carrera 4s, called dealer they didn't know what tires to use. Spoke to firestone dealer his recommendation was wrong. Another dealer etc... Bottom line, I spent about two hours with a tire calculator and came up with 215/45R18 for the front and 275/35R18 for the rear. These have the same revolutions per mile, they will fit on the rim widths within spec. This is for running with the wheels that are stock. Ideally, you would be better off with a different set of rims that are narrower. I just happen to own two sets of rims with stock dimesions. I didn't want a third set of wheels. The overall diameter is about a half inch higher than stock.

  5. I have a 2002 C4S that has 25,000 miles on it. I had the work completed by Delta Imports. Delta is the local Porsche dealer in my town. They also discovered that the air box was installed wrong and it had rubbed a hole through the oil fill tube. So they repaired those related issues as well. I didn't include that expense in my post. I asked them to inspect the clutch since the labor would already be done to access the other parts, It was left alone because it was still in very good shape.

  6. Somebody inquired how much it cost me for installation of upgrades. I ordered a lower temp thermostat, spin on oil filter adapter kit, ims upgrade kit and new rear main seal for my new to me car. Labor was 1050.00 additional supplies, (oil and antifreeze) were 137.50, for a total of 1187.50. I don't have the receipt for the parts in front of me, but you can call LNengineering and ask. I bought the rear main seal kit from suncoast porsche. I also upgraded to an x51 oil pan and stronger bolts for the oil pan. I installed that myself. For the record the intermediate shaft bearing I pulled out was fine. However compared to the design of the replacement, I am glad I changed it. Before you upgrade tires, wheels, stereos, I would upgrade the IMS bearing. It is cheap insurance. :renntech:

  7. I just bought a carrera 4s. I was not aware of this issue until I joined the forum. I just got my car back today from the dealer after the transplant. If you look at the LN bearing design compared to OEM it just makes more sense. For me it was worth it for the piece of mind.

  8. My fault. Just boughta carrera 4s. 2002 25,000 miles. Car is going to the shop tomorrow. Going in for installatin of LN engineering IMS bearing upgrade, LN new thermostat, and new RMS. Clutch will depend on what it looks like when they are in there. Thought I might be able do a little work myself by installing a new x51 oil pan. Long story. Short story, last bolt I over tighened and snapped the head off. What is a likely soloution?

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