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Topic Hypothetical question about IMS vs. engine replacement (2006-2008) |
Hypothetical question about IMS vs. engine replacement (2006-2008) Bobtesa - Friday, 1 February, 2013, at 8:38:55 pm |
Interesting idea, but I think you might get into a compatibility issue on electronics MikenOH - Friday, 1 February, 2013, at 8:53:26 pm |
That's just for starters... I'm no expert either but the DME along with a compatible... MarcW - Sunday, 3 February, 2013, at 10:23:32 am |
Re: Hypothetical question about IMS vs. engine replacement (2006-2008) mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Friday, 1 February, 2013, at 9:12:59 pm |
Yea, i think the G3 IMS cars boil down to... grant - Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at 9:31:04 am |
Don't know how you'd get to the 85k figure mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at 9:04:01 pm |
A guess at the mean or median grant - Sunday, 3 February, 2013, at 10:34:16 am |
I questioned because mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 9:56:42 am |
"roll them dice" Boxsterra - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 11:22:56 am |
I would dearly love to know.... grant - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 1:40:17 pm |
Re: I would dearly love to know.... Gary in SoFL - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 3:31:20 pm |
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... what that driving style is....
But without numbers - even estimates with very wide variations, we have little to go on.
I do not think Porsche is being irresponsible in keeping engine failure numbers to itself... MarcW - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 3:45:43 pm |
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... what that driving style is....
But without numbers - even estimates with very wide variations, we have little to go on.
Porsche unfortunately, and irresponsibly IMHO, likes it that way. May be something about American litigation responsibility shifting.
Driving styles like perhaps, break in technique, driving it like you stole it right away, letting it warm up before getting into it, oil and filter frequency and quality, times and distance driven per week, following scheduled maintenance recommendations and time intervals, storage inside or outside, climatic conditions, the list is endless.
I'm glad some previous doubters have realized most reported IMS failures are anything but.....it's just such an easy label.
So it follows Boxsterra - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 4:20:42 pm |
And, if we apply sufficient overkill to the IMS (and i think the "solution" is likely there past... grant - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 8:07:07 pm |
So what is the dollar limit mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Monday, 4 February, 2013, at 8:48:33 pm |
Re: Yea, i think the G3 IMS cars boil down to... MikenOH - Sunday, 3 February, 2013, at 10:31:28 am |
Re: Hypothetical question about IMS vs. engine replacement (2006-2008) Bobtesa - Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at 9:39:26 am |
bear in mind that the reason you cannot replace the 06-08 IMS easily is... grant - Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at 9:48:50 am |
So one shop has maybe seen one failure mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Saturday, 2 February, 2013, at 9:10:05 pm |