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The Intermediate Shaft Bearing
When Porsche released the new M96 engine for its 996 it used an Intermediate Shaft to transmit power from the crankshaft to the camshafts. Three types of bearing were used over the engine's life: dual-row until 1999 and in some 2000 and 2001 cars. Starting in model year 2000, Porsche began phasing out the dual row bearing and went to a smaller single row, with significantly less load capacity.

Failure of the IMS bearing leads to failure of the timing gear and potentially destruction of the engine.

Causes of IMS bearing failure
The IMS bearing is designed to operate without lubrication from the engine oil. Some engine failures appear to be due to engine oil contaminating the bearing and washing out the grease contained within it, increasing its propensity to wear and ultimately fail. . The bolt retaining the IMS bearing is also known to fail, which also leads to IMS bearing failure.

Frequency of failure
200 warranty claims were made in calendar year 1999 for catastrophic engine failure. Information after this date is not available.

MY 2006 to MY 2009 cars
Cars made in 2006 to 2009 model years (potentially anything manufactured from 1st January 2005 to the end of the 997 model life) received an unserviceable bearing type.

US Class Action Lawsuit
in 2013 PCNA settled a class-action lawsuit brought by Bruce Eisen et al, without accepting liability. The lawsuit sought compensation for owners of MY2001 to MY 2005 Boxster and 996 cars that had experienced an IMS failure. Details

Porsche agreed to compensate owners of cars made between 4th May 2001 and 21st February 2005 who had experienced an IMS bearing failure within the first ten years of the car's life, or 130,000 miles, whichever came first. Owners who had changed the IMS bearing as a preventative measure were also eligible for compensation. Note however the schedule of payments was weighted heavily in the favour of cars purchased through the Approved Certified Pre-Owned Program ("ACPO").

https://www.oregonpca.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ORPCA-IMS.pdf

August 2017
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