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IMS recommendation

Hi Kevin, yes I do. Porsche changed to the huge IMS bearing during 2005, so all 987s and 997s from 2006 onwards have one, including your Cayman. Good news for you!

Some 2005 cars will have the huge bearing, and other than cracking open the engine the only way to tell is the month of manufacture and registration, the later in 2005 the better. My Boxster was built in January 2005 and registered in April the same year. If it had been September and December, I'd have been much more likely to have got the large bearing IMS.
 
Hi Gordy

Thanks for confirming. I am a Porsche novice so any help with a Gen 1 Cayman 3.4S is much appreciated. The car has covered less than 30k.

Ive read several articles that recommend the bearing seal is removed to aid lubrication of the IMS bearing. Is this something I should consider.

Regards

Kevin
 
You will be fine regarding the IMS. All Caymans have the final fix IMS bearing that is basically impossible to break, so I wouldn’t do anything to yours.

That isn’t to say that the Cayman doesn’t have minor issues. D-chunking and bore scoping can occur, the RMS can leak, the con rod bolts can snap if you insist on visiting the redline on a regular basis and the engine will starve itself of oil if you explore the outer limits of the car’s lateral G capabilities.

But that’s not to say that these things are likely. Caymans are very well sorted and if they haven’t been driven hard should be reliable.
 
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