Hi guys
As allot of you will be aware I recently acquired a lovely 996.1 C2 (marky911's old car). Being an early car {98} this has the dual row bearing fitted and the car is on circa 70k miles.
Part of the reason I wanted an earlier car was the dual row bearing as if read that this was known to be the more reliable solution in the 996.
The cars been extremely well cared for with regular oil changes and any work needed.
When purchasing the car I was asked by the garage that inspected the car (PPi) if the IMS had been changed? My answer was that it hadn't and I didn't intend to because of the more reliable dual row bearing. I was advised these still fail (which I know) but thought the risks were lower.
The thing is, this has now put a doubt in my mind.
This car had a new clutch circa 2k ago and Mark got the IMS checked at the time and was advised it was found to be silky smooth with no play.
At this time the cover was flipped off (Hartech advice) to allow fresh oil to get in and the original bearing was left in.
Now, I know there are aftermarket solutions (LN and EPS etc) which I've done some research on.
* LN ceramic - Not sure on LN ceramic as this isn't a perm fix and i think failures have been reported (correct me if I'm wrong).
* LN 'soliton" - silly money (Over 2k plus vat) just parts and I'm not sure of the reliability of this really.
* EPS - I liked the sound of this cylindrical bearing but when I dug a little deeper read some negative reviews about 'thrust pressure"
Trouble is I'm not sure there is an after market solution that truly 100% mitigates this risk ???
Question is do I :
A - Stick with the existing dual row that was checked and confirmed in good shape 2k miles ago and stop worrying
B - Do some more research and look to pay out for an aftermarket 'upgrade"
If B, any suggestions or comments would be most welcome.
I asked the same question on x2 Porsche Facebook pages:
* A global Porsche page where the responses were mainly from people in the US saying fit LN!
* Porsche owners UK where the consensus was mainly leave as is!
Now im asking the experts - 911uk
Thanks for listening guys and input much appreciated
:thumbs: :thumbs:
As allot of you will be aware I recently acquired a lovely 996.1 C2 (marky911's old car). Being an early car {98} this has the dual row bearing fitted and the car is on circa 70k miles.
Part of the reason I wanted an earlier car was the dual row bearing as if read that this was known to be the more reliable solution in the 996.
The cars been extremely well cared for with regular oil changes and any work needed.
When purchasing the car I was asked by the garage that inspected the car (PPi) if the IMS had been changed? My answer was that it hadn't and I didn't intend to because of the more reliable dual row bearing. I was advised these still fail (which I know) but thought the risks were lower.
The thing is, this has now put a doubt in my mind.
This car had a new clutch circa 2k ago and Mark got the IMS checked at the time and was advised it was found to be silky smooth with no play.
At this time the cover was flipped off (Hartech advice) to allow fresh oil to get in and the original bearing was left in.
Now, I know there are aftermarket solutions (LN and EPS etc) which I've done some research on.
* LN ceramic - Not sure on LN ceramic as this isn't a perm fix and i think failures have been reported (correct me if I'm wrong).
* LN 'soliton" - silly money (Over 2k plus vat) just parts and I'm not sure of the reliability of this really.
* EPS - I liked the sound of this cylindrical bearing but when I dug a little deeper read some negative reviews about 'thrust pressure"
Trouble is I'm not sure there is an after market solution that truly 100% mitigates this risk ???
Question is do I :
A - Stick with the existing dual row that was checked and confirmed in good shape 2k miles ago and stop worrying
B - Do some more research and look to pay out for an aftermarket 'upgrade"
If B, any suggestions or comments would be most welcome.
I asked the same question on x2 Porsche Facebook pages:
* A global Porsche page where the responses were mainly from people in the US saying fit LN!
* Porsche owners UK where the consensus was mainly leave as is!
Now im asking the experts - 911uk
Thanks for listening guys and input much appreciated
:thumbs: :thumbs: