Boxster advice?, 2000 S Options

[thomasotten]

Hello guys,

I have the opportunity to buy a 2000 Boxster S for a pretty good price. It has about 90,000 miles on it, and seems in pretty good shape. Since 914 runs in my blood, I come here for advice. I did some reading on the early models, they seem to have engine problems. I am not sure if the S model has these or not. But any tips of advice would be appreciated with this model of car.

Thanks,

[Jake Raby]

how does higher RPM help a sealed bearing?

Higher surface speeds unload the bearing. The way the factory IMSB is applied loads the races is unique to this bearing in an M96. The 6204 single row bearing is a GM Alternator bearing, it loads only 3 balls at once.

What I post on this topic is about 5% of what I actually know.

[Tigre81]

Indeed. Coming at this from a 2 stroke GP motor build, I'd consistently find less damage to the eccentric side balance shaft bearing in motors run by fast racers than slower racers. That installation is a worse case example of unequal bearing loads. If I'd replace one steel bearing with ceramic in those motors, it would be the balance shaft driven gear bearing...

how does higher RPM help a sealed bearing?

Higher surface speeds unload the bearing. The way the factory IMSB is applied loads the races is unique to this bearing in an M96. The 6204 single row bearing is a GM Alternator bearing, it loads only 3 balls at once.

What I post on this topic is about 5% of what I actually know.