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Jvc300

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  1. I had a rough idle on startup one day and didn't think much about it. A week later it ran rough again and the 'check engine' light came on later that day. I couldn't figure it out..

    So, I opened the engine compartment and my hand swiped the oil cap.. Yes, the oil cap was loose.... Which causes the engine to lose vacuum (rough idle) . A month before I did an oil change and apparently didn't tighten the cap enough.

    I tightened the oil cap (AND Double checked that it was as tight again... ), reset the Check engine light (Disconnect the battery)...... It never ran rough and the CEL never came on again!!!!

    Check the oil cap....

    Small suggestion here: Never clear check engine lights before reading and noting the codes. Far too often, when people pull the battery cable and clear what they think is a single code problem, they actually clear multiple codes that could have proven critical in quickly and correctly diagnosing and permanently fixing the problem(s). And when the light comes back on and they take the car to a shop, the tech now has very limited data to work from, which then ends up costing the owner more money (and aggravation) then it should. When the check engine (or other MIL's) light up, your car is trying to tell you what is actually going on, and may have stored multiple codes that took some time to trigger the light; by disconnecting the battery, you have permanently thrown all that data away............... We see this happen far too often, and it ends up costing you more money.

    Thanks! I was under the impression that the current error was cleared.

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  2. I had a rough idle on startup one day and didn't think much about it. A week later it ran rough again and the 'check engine' light came on later that day. I couldn't figure it out..

    So, I opened the engine compartment and my hand swiped the oil cap.. Yes, the oil cap was loose.... Which causes the engine to lose vacuum (rough idle) . A month before I did an oil change and apparently didn't tighten the cap enough.

    I tightened the oil cap (AND Double checked that it was as tight again... ), reset the Check engine light (Disconnect the battery)...... It never ran rough and the CEL never came on again!!!!

    Check the oil cap....

  3. Okay, I spoke to the Pcar dealership this morning about the cost of an IMS replacement.

    The Pcar specialist asked me if I had a triptronic, and I said yes, he proceeded to tell me that my car would *not* be covered by the lawsuit because I have a different IMS than the cars with a manual tranny...... :huh: !! He said that TripTronic equipped cars did not experience the failure for 2004.... :huh: .

    I asked him directly, "So, the cars with an Automatic trans were built with a different IMS?" Porsche Specialist "Yes, thats correct.". WTF? Seriously?

    He also told me to call the lawsuit and they will tell me the same.

    Sorry, but that is complete nonsense, Tips had IMS failures just like the manual gear box cars, just in smaller numbers because there are fewer Tip cars. Go to the lawsuit's site, they have a place where you enter your complete VIN and it will tell you if your car is involved in the suit class or not.

    I know it is! It's unreal that they would turn away the biz. They are installing the LN bearing on the manuals and turning away the Tips? ..

    BTW: My VIN falls within the law suit. I'm planning on having Flat 6 install the IMS solution. My car has 19,500 miles and is beautiful. It will be worth it.

    Perhaps because the Tip cars are harder to do (take more time)..............

    Then give me a higher price to do a TIP.

    I'm sending it to Jake Raby for the "IMS Solution". I'm not loosing sleep over the IMS, but I'm surprised at the pCar dealers lies and mis-guidance. There are more things that I have been told by the dealers that I'm not listing here, but I'm disgusted by the service reps attitudes.

    Fun Fact: The 80's and 90's BMW 2.5 6cyl engines (the 325, 525, etc) had a belt for the timing that had to be replaced every 60K miles. If you didn't, you risked losing your engine. I see the IMS as the same thing. Just replace the bearing on a schedule and enjoy.

  4. Okay, I spoke to the Pcar dealership this morning about the cost of an IMS replacement.

    The Pcar specialist asked me if I had a triptronic, and I said yes, he proceeded to tell me that my car would *not* be covered by the lawsuit because I have a different IMS than the cars with a manual tranny...... :huh: !! He said that TripTronic equipped cars did not experience the failure for 2004.... :huh: .

    I asked him directly, "So, the cars with an Automatic trans were built with a different IMS?" Porsche Specialist "Yes, thats correct.". WTF? Seriously?

    He also told me to call the lawsuit and they will tell me the same.

    Sorry, but that is complete nonsense, Tips had IMS failures just like the manual gear box cars, just in smaller numbers because there are fewer Tip cars. Go to the lawsuit's site, they have a place where you enter your complete VIN and it will tell you if your car is involved in the suit class or not.

    I know it is! It's unreal that they would turn away the biz. They are installing the LN bearing on the manuals and turning away the Tips? ..

    BTW: My VIN falls within the law suit. I'm planning on having Flat 6 install the IMS solution. My car has 19,500 miles and is beautiful. It will be worth it.

  5. Okay, I spoke to the Pcar dealership this morning about the cost of an IMS replacement.

    The Pcar specialist asked me if I had a triptronic, and I said yes, he proceeded to tell me that my car would *not* be covered by the lawsuit because I have a different IMS than the cars with a manual tranny...... :huh: !! He said that TripTronic equipped cars did not experience the failure for 2004.... :huh: .

    I asked him directly, "So, the cars with an Automatic trans were built with a different IMS?" Porsche Specialist "Yes, thats correct.". WTF? Seriously?

    He also told me to call the lawsuit and they will tell me the same.

    You should call the Pcar specialist back and ask him if he could give you the part number for that IMS assembly so that you can compare it to the non-TipTronic IMS assembly. I say "assembly" because Porsche only supplies the IMS bearing as part of the complete intermediate shaft.

    Tell him you want to educate the lawyers who extracted a settlement from Porsche.

    I'd like to hear back about the response he gives you because I'm reasonably certain it will be entertaining. :jump:

    Regards, Maurice.

    That's a good idea! I did call the lawsuit and I still have not heard form them.

  6. Okay, I spoke to the Pcar dealership this morning about the cost of an IMS replacement.

    The Pcar specialist asked me if I had a triptronic, and I said yes, he proceeded to tell me that my car would *not* be covered by the lawsuit because I have a different IMS than the cars with a manual tranny...... :huh: !! He said that TripTronic equipped cars did not experience the failure for 2004.... :huh: .

    I asked him directly, "So, the cars with an Automatic trans were built with a different IMS?" Porsche Specialist "Yes, thats correct.". WTF? Seriously?

    He also told me to call the lawsuit and they will tell me the same.

  7. Great to see this getting resolved in favor of the consumer. It's a crying shame for people to buy a $100K car and have to deal with IMS or similar critical failures.

    Million dollar airplanes break too. I've seen cars of all makes and models have engines blow up. All parts are eligible to fail. I've watched a friends Harley fail right before my eyes. Piston rod failed on the rear cylinder. 2011 MB E class engine blew. Why would anyone think the Porsche would be bullet proof. I love my 2004 and it's sold as a rock. I'm sorry for those that have suffered the failure, but I don't lose sleep at night over it.

    I would just buy a new engine from Jake Raby. People replace engines in Airplanes, Truck and cars everyday. Why not the Porsche?

  8. Just one more piece of info...

    Am I Part of the Settlement?5

    The settlement only impacts Class Members.

    The Class is comprised of: All persons in the United States who currently own or lease or previously owned or leased a Class Vehicle.

    A “Class Vehicle” is any:

    • Model year 2001 – 2005 Porsche Boxster vehicles manufactured with an IMS between May 4, 2001 and February 21, 2005 with VINs in the following ranges:
      • WP0CA29851S620508 – WP0CA29831S620619
      • WP0CB29811S660405 – WP0CB29801S660492
      • WP0CA29821U625959 – WP0CA29891U627644
      • WP0CB29861U664289 – WP0CB29841U665473
      • WP0CA29892S620061 – WP0CA29802S620238
      • WP0CA29832U620061 – WP0CA29892U626107
      • WP0CB29802U660062 – WP0CB29892U664319
      • WP0CB29862S660062 – WP0CB29852S660344
      • WP0ZZZ98Z2U602762
      • WP0ZZZ98Z2U640813
      • WP0CA298X3S620068 – WP0CA29853S620222
      • WP0CA29813U620061 – WP0CA298X3U625002
      • WP0CB29803U660063 – WP0CB29803U663240
      • WP0CB29853S660068 – WP0CB298X3S660227
      • WP0ZZZ98Z3U604185
      • WP0ZZZ98Z3U640971
      • WP0CA29854S620061 – WP0CA29824S621085
      • WP0CA298X4U620061 – WP0CA29854U621568
      • WP0CB29804S660061 – WP0CB29834S660555
      • WP0CB29854U660061 – WP0CB29834U661824
      • WP0CA298X5U710067 – WP0CA29815U711852
      • WP0CB29885U730069 – WP0CB29835U731310

      [*]Model year 2001 – 2005 Porsche 911 vehicles manufactured with an IMS between May 4, 2001 and February 20, 2005, excluding the Turbo, GT2, and GT3 models, with VINs in the following ranges:

      • WP0AA29991S622763-WP0AA29901S623641
      • WP0CA299X1S654064-WP0CA29971S655284
      • WP0ZZZ99Z1S644465
      • WP0ZZZ99Z2S603927
      • WP0AA299X2S620005-WP0AA29922S624193
      • WP0BA29922S635067-WP0BA299X2S635740
      • WP0CA29932S650004-WP0CA29952S655611
      • WP0AA29903S620063-WP0AA29993S624175
      • WP0BA29913S635062-WP0BA29983S635639
      • WP0CA29943S650062-WP0CA29913S653887
      • WP0ZZZ99Z3S641690-WP0ZZZ99Z3S644167
      • WP0ZZZ99Z4S604191
      • WP0AA29974S620062-WP0AA29934S623041
      • WP0BA29984S635061-WP0BA29974S635231
      • WP0CA29904S650061-WP0CA29924S653818
      • WP0AA29935S620061-WP0AA29925S620245
      • WP0BA29965S635061-WP0BA29995S635085
      • WP0CA29995S650061-WP0CA29995S650254
      • WP0AA29905S715077-WP0AA29905S717475
      • WP0AB299X5S740081-WP0AB29955S742109
      • WP0CA29935S755064-WP0CA29935S755209
      • WP0CB29915S765072-WP0CB29925S765212
      • WP0ZZZ99Z5S731099
      • WP0ZZZ99Z5S701444

    To determine if your vehicle falls within this range, please find the tenth digit, which should be a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 and then determine if your VIN number is in the range of the last six digits. If your Class Vehicle’s VIN meets these tests, then you are a member of the Class.

    - See more at: http://www.imsporschesettlement.com/faqs/#qq5

  9. 1999 C2 cab, 6 speed, 61,000 miles. Vacuum switch on air pump failed, spark plug tube O rings leaked, small seperation is occuring between the plastic window and canvas, about 3" long right now. That's about it. Full (large) leather interior looks like new. Zero rust.Needed a new clutch at 60K miles, while I was in there I replaced the AOS, IMS bearing (LNE ceramic now) and RMS. RMS never leaked. factory IMS bearing was tight and no seal failure. AOS was fine too.Happy with car, it's a good runner.

    I know this is an old post. I was wondering how the LNE bearing has performed over the last couple of years.

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