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If done correctly, and driven properly, it should last longer than stock. Don't forget to do the IMS Solution while you are at it.

I am at one year driving my Raby Rebuild (Flat 6 Innovations) C4S. The motor is amazing. I do have the GT3 Throttle Body and large plenum.

I also received my scissor lift today. I highly, highly, recommend these scissor lifts by Twin Busch. These things are built and heavy duty. For the price you will have a hard time finding anything comparable. Check-out the video. I am now ready to do oil changes when the Jӓger4Smobile comes back home.

Just got a message from Jake Raby... They started the motor today, all is well. Testing and tuning the rest of the week. Here are some more pictures:

Notice the GT2 Throttle Body and performance Plenum.

Jake sent pictures today... Assembly has started!

I received a call from Jake and he said they started assembly work on the motor this week. Right on schedule with the dates he gave me back in August. Pictures coming soon.

Another look of the IMS:

98K on the engine, no mods on the IMSB. I use Red Line 10W40 every 3K miles but I am not the original owner. I have owned this car for 3 years and put approximately 38K miles on it since I purchased. 

I will let you know what Jake finds... He is investigating every part of the motor.

No damage to the block or heads. I am going for the full reconstruction and increasing performance to Jake's "Performer" Stage 1 motor. Jake is inspecting the failed IMS bearing and shaft very closely. This is the first 997 street car he has seen with the IMS bearing failure.

Yep, IMS Bearing failure.

Jake Raby called me today. He thinks it's an IMS Bearing failure. I just signed an Authorization for him to remove and inspect the motor.

On the way to Flat 6 Innovations.

23 hours ago, BENC911 said:

I was checking / fixing fuses, pulling them and putting new that kind of stuff and now my windows do not open and the front light are always on! The fuses are ok but I am wondering if by playing around maybe i messed up a relay or something! I tried to fix the fuses to what they should be, in the past the car ( used ) had fuses too big for what the chart called for, so for example i replaced a 30 for a 10 if a 10 was the one needed etc.

Have you tried disconnecting your battery cable(s), touch them together, and reconnect the cables to the battery?

After a few emails and a couple of phone conversations, I have decided to send my car to Flat 6 Innovations. Jake believes it is a broken chain (he has seen these symptoms many times) and I tend to agree. Hopefully I don't have any piston damage and I will get the car back in a few weeks. But if there is piston damage I would get an entire engine reconstruction which takes 8 to 10 months... Although a Raby rebuild would be nice.

Well... I jacked-up the car to inspect and as I was jacking I saw two drops of oil. Thinking to myself maybe the bracket holding the solenoid broke (I read that somewhere on one of the forums), something simple. But when I got under the vehicle there was quite a bit of oil on the front of the cam cover (nearest the passenger compartment). Closer inspection I discovered the cam cover is cracked near the top probably a couple inches long. I have a major issue (possibly broken cam). Now I need to decide how to replace the motor... Rebuild, salvage, new, Jake Raby. Wish me luck.

My wife asked, "how could this happen? You take car of your cars and don't abuse them." My reply... "things break".

I started the motor and there is just over 50psi of fuel pressure but it will not idle. Motor is rattling quite a bit, probably due to the fact one bank is not firing at all. So a failed solenoid will bring and engine down like this?

I just read that the motor needs to be running before the fuel pump on a 996 turns on... Would that be true for a 997? Looking for the relay.

3 hours ago, AP 997S said:

Sounds like a coil pack has failed.

What are you calling a coil pack? Each spark plug has a coil, all three would not fail at the same time.

I just checked the fuel pressure (gauge connected to bank 1 fuel rail)... First time i turned the key on the gauge showed over 50psi. I released the pressure and it never came back. I tried turning the ignition key off and on multiple times and I could not get any fuel pressure indication. Now I am guessing there is a relay I need to locate. The fuse is good.

On my way to a car show (of course) traveling about 45 mph my 997 4S hesitated a few times and then lost power and started to run very rough. Check Engine Light started to flash as I pulled over. I had the car towed to the house. I plugged-in the Durametric and the only error codes were P0300 Misfiring Checksum Error, P0301 Misfiring Cylinder 1, P0302 Misfiring Cylinder 2, P03003 Misfiring Cylinder 3. I did a search on this forum but nothing specifically found with these error codes and symptoms. Could a bad fuel pump cause misfire error codes to just one bank?

Yep, bad gas. Put some "Heat" or any gas treatment that mixes with water and put it in the tank.

I have replaced two IMS bearings on 996/986 motors but I have not done a 997. Dropping the motor and splitting the case is much more involved ... Any tips?

Did you replace the IMS bearing by yourself?

My spare is the expandable type. It fits in the back seat with the bottom cushion removed. You can use the jack from your Boxster but make sure you have a proper socket for removing the wheel bolts.

As for the sealant, it's probably a good idea to replace with new. I didn't bother since I carry the spare.

Also, as White987s mentions above, it's a good idea to carry a plug kit when taking trips.

Is this site authorized to sell manuals???

Congrats and thanks for the update. I was wondering how it was going.