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GT4 said:Leave it alone.
If you happen to have a clutch change (or Throwback Tuesday, RMS swap), then visually inspect and pull the outer seal.
Just remember, you have the dual-row IMSB with less than an 1/8th of the chance of dying as the 996.2 or even my current car! (indeed, most 997.1 Carrera/Targa)
Sleep well!
:sleepy:
... do fit an LTT though :thumb:
PS - :welcome: - my first Porsche was a 996 Carrera 4 3.4 X51!
stone40 said:GT4 said:Leave it alone.
If you happen to have a clutch change (or Throwback Tuesday, RMS swap), then visually inspect and pull the outer seal.
Just remember, you have the dual-row IMSB with less than an 1/8th of the chance of dying as the 996.2 or even my current car! (indeed, most 997.1 Carrera/Targa)
Sleep well!
:sleepy:
... do fit an LTT though :thumb:
PS - :welcome: - my first Porsche was a 996 Carrera 4 3.4 X51!
I'll leave alone then! So many different opinions and experts on the net!
Your first car looks great! :thumbs: I have the same wheels and side skirts but standard front and rear bumpers
What are the benefits of LTT and what's the best source? Is it a Porsche or aftermarket part?
GT4 said:Advice is still as above (but you are higher risk being 996.2)
I suspect the RMS (seal) was changed (the IMS seal would not be noted as it is not serviceable part, ie very few would know about it and no OPC could touch it as there is no TSB on its serviceability - it's a whole new IMS and IMSB (with seals) if it were actioned by OPC)
GT4 said:Well, it is the IMS plate seal, but that not only is pretty rare (vs RMS leaks), but is also not the IMSB seal.
The plate seal is the brown ribbed "o-ring" here:
And pissing oil here:
Now it is the free oil (normally only) the other side of that end plate that you want to treat the IMSB to.
ie strip the IMSB of its outer seal and let the block oil in (in a way, the oil out the plate and not in the seal is the EXACT opposite of what you want!)