When did Porsche stop using the IMS bearing?
2009
Not to nitpick, but the difference is that in 2009 model year, Porsche eliminated the IMS bearing completely.
Which Porsche has IMS?
But for all that, there is a dark spot in the Porsche 911’s history. It’s the 996 (1999-2004) 911, and the problem is the Porsche IMS bearing.
What does IMS bearing does my 2000 or 2001 Porsche Boxster or?
IMS Bearing Replacements for 2000 and 2001 Model Year Porsche Boxster and 911 Engines. Starting with model year 2000 and ending with 2001 models, Porsche Boxster and 911 engines were fitted with both dual row and single row intermediate shaft bearings.
What kind of bearing does a Porsche Boxster have?
Discuss early Boxsters, and talk of the intermediate shaft bearing—better known as the IMS bearing—will quickly pop up. This bearing drives the camshafts and can fail. Or it might not.
What kind of IMS bearing does a Porsche Cayman have?
This also means that replacement engines manufactured and sold by Porsche for Boxster, Cayman, and 911 engines in or after the 2006 model year will have the larger non-serviceable IMS bearing. Porsche models and their corresponding engine designations and displacements with the larger, non-service intermediate shaft bearing include:
Are there any Porsche 911s with IMS failure?
Boxsters, Caymans and 911s from MY1997 to MY2008 are all at risk of IMS bearing failure, with the exception of Turbo, GT2 and GT3 models. However, the type of bearings used changed over the period and some were more prone to failure than others.
IMS Bearing Replacements for 2000 and 2001 Model Year Porsche Boxster and 911 Engines. Starting with model year 2000 and ending with 2001 models, Porsche Boxster and 911 engines were fitted with both dual row and single row intermediate shaft bearings.
Discuss early Boxsters, and talk of the intermediate shaft bearing—better known as the IMS bearing—will quickly pop up. This bearing drives the camshafts and can fail. Or it might not.
This also means that replacement engines manufactured and sold by Porsche for Boxster, Cayman, and 911 engines in or after the 2006 model year will have the larger non-serviceable IMS bearing. Porsche models and their corresponding engine designations and displacements with the larger, non-service intermediate shaft bearing include:
Boxsters, Caymans and 911s from MY1997 to MY2008 are all at risk of IMS bearing failure, with the exception of Turbo, GT2 and GT3 models. However, the type of bearings used changed over the period and some were more prone to failure than others.