OT: Boxster owner feedback (good and bad), Looking at a 2007 Boxster S |
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OT: Boxster owner feedback (good and bad), Looking at a 2007 Boxster S |
PBC914 |
Feb 15 2013, 06:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 192 Joined: 30-December 10 From: Minneapolis Member No.: 12,545 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Hoping the members here that also have Boxsters can give me some of their feedback and experience with the model.
I've been looking at Boxsters for over awhile. I drove a 2007 Boxster S automatic with Triptonic today that has 14,429 miles on it. It is being sold by a non-Porsche dealer. I have scoured the Boxster websites, but the main issue that seems to come up is the rear main seal (RMS) and the potential destruction of the engine if their is a catastrophic failure of the seal. Appears to have been corrected from 2009 forward. I called our local Porsche dealership, they reviewed the work history on the car and there is nothing for RMS. I looked underneath and it appears very clean. The dealer gave me a carfax report which shows the owner history etc, but nothing shows up that would cause concern (i don't trust carfax reports provided by a dealer-seems self serving). Long story short, those of you with experience-I'm hoping you can provide me with the good/bad/ugly of your experiences. Appreciate the feedback! |
JStroud |
Feb 16 2013, 09:15 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,463 Joined: 15-January 11 From: Galt, California Member No.: 12,594 Region Association: Northern California |
Through all my research I found that hardly anyone knows the real story. If you google IMS bearing failure lots of information will pop up, including LN Engineerings website, they have a whole section on it.
This is what I found out, these type bearings for the IMS were used between 97 and 08 So to avoid the problem you have to buy an 09. The problem seems to be the way the bearing is lubricated, or not, and causes it to fail, and destroys the motor when it goes. Automatic/manual doesn't matter, the problems in the engine. Seems to happen more on cars that sit, or driven lightly, but not always. Some have gone at 15k some went over 100k. Jake make a warning system you can install to monitor it, or LN Engineering has a retrofit bearing. Personally, I wouldn't own one without fixing it , for me the risk is too great, if the engine blows those cars are really worthless. It amazes me how uninformed people are about this, also how little they seem to care when they do find out. I guess there are just a lot of people with the mindset.....it will never happen to me! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) I say, be informed.......make better decisions. Jeff |
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