so here's my dilema - my brother has had his 996 about 3 years, was spooked by all the internet stories and had the LN ceramic fitted to his car within the first week of ownership....he was running at about 95K at the time but the car had seen little use over the previous few years.
on inspection he made a good choice as the removed original was almost seized solid! so he was happy...
fast forward 18 months or so and about 2K miles (if that) and BANG! engine self destructs in a BIG way... but it wasn't the IMS causing the failure.
in the meantime, i've bought myself a 100K mile 996 still running the original bearing...
i have the LN out of his old engine (removed with the proper tools etc) and it seems perfect. LN insist that it should never be reinstalled after removal and i need to buy a new one.
so do i fit it?
on inspection he made a good choice as the removed original was almost seized solid! so he was happy...
fast forward 18 months or so and about 2K miles (if that) and BANG! engine self destructs in a BIG way... but it wasn't the IMS causing the failure.
in the meantime, i've bought myself a 100K mile 996 still running the original bearing...
i have the LN out of his old engine (removed with the proper tools etc) and it seems perfect. LN insist that it should never be reinstalled after removal and i need to buy a new one.
so do i fit it?