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Thanks guys. Question: what if the metal bits were ferrous? What would that indicate? Just trying to learn... @JFP -- I've thought about using a spin-on filter but then I wouldn't be able to cut apart the filters anymore. Does the superior protection of a spin-on outweigh the risks of not being able to cut apart the filter? @Silver_TT -- Any other explanation for the silvery paste? I'm guessing it's not that my IMS bearing is vaporized... otherwise, wouldn't be seeing other symptoms? :) Patrick
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NO, even a strong magnet does not appear to attract the two largest metal flakes. The sand-sized bits don't attract either, but they're covered in oil so I'm not sure they'd lift out of there anyway.
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Hi Renntech'ers! This is my first Porsche. Bought it about a year ago. 2002 with 60k miles. Original IMS. I drive it only a few thousand miles per year, including occasional AX'ing and an annual track weekend. But I'm nervous about the IMS, so I'm changing the oil (Mobil-1 0W40) every six months. The first oil change revealed only some black plastic bits, which did not raise concerns. The second oil change (yesterday) revealed a few metal bits. The largest was a flat flake a approximately 2mm x 3mm. There were a few smaller ones. And there were some tiny flecks, which may have oxidized overnight(?) since they appeared orange/brown by the time I took the pics the next days. There were no metal bits on the LN magnetic drain plug, however, the plug was covered in a kind of silvery, greasy residue -- kind of like a silicon grease. Please see attached pics. Are these cause for concern? Thanks! Charley
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Subject line says it all. With my helmet on, there is no way I'd pass the "broomstick test." Do I need to buy rollbar extensions? If so, what do you recommend -- the Brey-Krause kit? Anyone have a used one they're selling? Thanks for your help!
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<Phew> Thanks!
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Sorry -- the title got cut off. It's supposed to end with "...feedback requested." Thanks all!
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Just bought my first Porsche, a 2002 Boxster with 58k miles. IMS has never been replaced, and I believe it has the single-row bearing. I've had it for a few thousand miles and it's twice made an unexplained grinding some that... scared the hell out of me for obvious reasons! I can't figure out where it came from or what it was. My indie tech thinks it might have been the non-Porsche brakes that the prior owned had installed. It will be due for a new clutch sometime in the next 10k, and I'll do the replace the IMS with the LN retrofit at that time. In the meantime, I'm rolling the dice. So, being a bit nervous, I did an oil change even though it wasn't due. I cut apart the filter. No silver metal at all. But a few black bits, which seem to be perhaps plastic. They're not metal (a magnet doesn't attract them). It's possible that they are from from when I cut (with a hacksaw) the end of the plastic part of the filter. But some of the black bits were deep in the recesses of the filter folds when I unfolded it, so that seems unlikely. Pictures below. Thoughts? Thanks! Charley
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Thanks Loren, but RMG and Sharkwerks are further than the seller is willing to go. Any experience with Kirberg Motors or another shop near San Carlos? Thanks! Charley
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I'm planning to buy a 986 from a seller that lives in San Carlos, CA. He's not excited about hauling down to the South Bay to go to one of my preferred shops: RMG or RennShop. The seller has used Kirberg Motors (http://www.kirbergmotors.com/) in Belmont. This guy on Pelican seems to think Kirberg is good: http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/264553-ppi-san-mateo-close.html Any feedback or other suggestions? Thank you!! Charley
