greywolfhound
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An awful lot of that is the truth ..
A lot of owners and knowledge here re Porsche; don't these cars suffer intermediate shaft bearing failure?
On the standard 996 motor yes rear main seal and as mentioned also the ims (a repair mod now available ) and which is not always common knowledge bore scoring has been another issue I’ve always advised bore scope inspection ..costly yes but advisable..boxer and cayman again issues ..the air cooled didn’t have same issues ..I have some 30 plus books on Porsche I even had a Porsche junior tractor some years ago ..(library pic below)A lot of owners and knowledge here re Porsche; don't these cars suffer intermediate shaft bearing failure?
Dr Beeching was only carrying out the government's policy. Beeching was appointed by one Ernest Marples, who was involved with a road construction business, Marples Ridgway. No conflict of interest of course!Its going to take quite a jump in either battery development or hydrogen power cells before fossil fuels will be phased out...…...what will happen is that private car ownership will be taxed beyond most peoples pockets and public transport will become the norm...in some ways it shows how our fore fathers were years ahead of their time...….its only now we can see the folly of Dr Beaching and the loss of the smaller railway lines, how many could use them now for commuting, freight etc...
How many cities have brought back trams years after they were ripped up, if only someone had looked to the future and put public funds into a good transport infrastructure.
Hindsight is a wonderful thing but foresight even better.......
I have 2.7 Boxster 987, I don’t drive it much because of the lack reliable info on IMS failure. As far As I can work out it has double row IMS bearings and is largely immune from the bore scoring issue greywolfhound mentions in the next post.DANG! that was a problem affecting the early series of the 3,4 litres 996s, my own Carrera 4 that is. Sadly, some early 996 were fitted with the dreaded, frail single-row IMS while other cars, before and after that series, were fitted either with stronger single-row or double-row bearings that had no problem whatsoever. The trouble is that even checking with Porsche AG (I have written several books about Porsche so I'm in good terms with them) nobody exactly knows what bearing was fitted to what car....my thought is that being my 996 20 years old and having done 40,000 miles if it had to break, it have broken for sure by now! Fingers crossed.... The Turbo had a different engine and didn't have this problem.
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I have a Porsche too ?:On the standard 996 motor yes rear main seal and as mentioned also the ims (a repair mod now available ) and which is not always common knowledge bore scoring has been another issue I’ve always advised bore scope inspection ..costly yes but advisable..boxer and cayman again issues ..the air cooled didn’t have same issues ..I have some 30 plus books on Porsche I even had a Porsche junior tractor some years ago ..
Same as the one I had below 14 bhp 822cc .. I lost a library of digital photos gutted as the computer held a big part of our lives ..☹View attachment 61348
I think the 2.7's are a fairly safe bet, it was more the 3.4S that had problems!I have 2.7 Boxster 987, I don’t drive it much because of the lack reliable info on IMS failure. As far As I can work out it has double row IMS bearings and is largely immune from the bore scoring issue greywolfhound mentions in the next post.
Prepping at the moment to use this summer.
I recognise the bonnet ? me thinks you need a spring clean and possibly a car boot .I keep meaning to do one ...I clean out the garage every couple of years Phil to throw some stuff out and 99% of it comes back in ..oh I might need that one day and so it goes on ..?I have a Porsche too ?:View attachment 61361
Great thread, new to the A2OC, on the look out for a well kept low miler A2 to add to the family, meantime this sits in the garage, it’s stock but those turbo and brake upgrades of greywolfhound’s are getting me thinking.....
Everyone who loves Porsche should watch this old video you can see google it ..yellowbird a 1987 ruf Porsche around the Nurburgring this was a460 bhp rear wheel drive monster at the time .....my old 930 Porsche turbo was worked on by ruf a German manufacturing / tuning company .. I beg you to watch the full 20 mins as the helicopter shots of the car control by stefan roser beggars belief around this track I’ve done it and if your not scared your not trying hard enough ..8 mins 5 seconds ..back then and anyone having known how hard to keep control of a 911 on the limit it brings hackles up on my neck every time I watch it ?...
Full geometry set up is critical on any 911 ..and it’s quite normal to have firm brake pedal pressing hard on mine and the performance friction discs really bite (they last a lot longer than Porsche’s own and much cheaper than ceramic ..