Hi all. I have a receipt from an OPC among my history which states the 'intermediate shaft seal has been replaced'. Together with a major service and brake fluid change the work cost 1350 a few years ago. I assume this is NOT an IMS upgrade but something else entirely but would appreciate someone more knowledgable than I confirming! Many thanks.
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Service history question
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The IMS seal is just as it says a seal, they are known to leak.
I assume they checked the bearing for wear and decided it didn't need changing, just the seal replacing as a precaution, or if it was leaking.
There is a school of thought that says if it isn't faulty then to leave well alone as the subsequent replacement Porsche IMS bearings (which they would have had to use) were apparently no better than the original ones.
Do remember that the vast majority (92%) of 2000-2005 996s never have a problem with the IMS bearing failing (although that 8% is still a lot of cars and a lot of vocal owners). If you car is pre-2000 then the dual row bearing used only fail 1% of the time.
You could always ring the OPC and ask them what they normally do in this situation?
There is a school of thought that says if it isn't faulty then to leave well alone as the subsequent replacement Porsche IMS bearings (which they would have had to use) were apparently no better than the original ones.
Do remember that the vast majority (92%) of 2000-2005 996s never have a problem with the IMS bearing failing (although that 8% is still a lot of cars and a lot of vocal owners). If you car is pre-2000 then the dual row bearing used only fail 1% of the time.
You could always ring the OPC and ask them what they normally do in this situation?
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