Hi , newbie here to this forum but have been an avid reader for last 12 months. A year ago I purchased a 996 C4 tip as a bucket list thing .I had owned 3 Porsche prev. Incl a 993 so loved the brand. I intended on purchase to do an IMS upgrade but after sampling a couple of indies the second one listened to the bearing and said go away and put 5k miles on the car and then bring it back . So I went away and despite moving house and finding in March that I had a 6.5cm tumour on my kidney which had to come out pronto , I managed to put 7k of mostly wonderful miles on the car . So on Thursday the local indie checked her again and no noise from the bearing. But they cut the oil filter open and found metal slivers ( very small ) in the filter and in the bottom of the filter housing a few larger ones. I have found a lab that can analyse the metals but my question for the forum is "What would be the potential source components for those slivers of metal ?"
Cost of analysis is £270.
Because said indie didn't do the first oil change (when I asked the first indie if they had kept the filter so I could look in it they said they had disposed of it.)
So latest indie thinks go and do another 1-2k and check again but listen for any strange noises from the engine !
Should I just change the IMS ? NOW !
Cost of analysis is £270.
Because said indie didn't do the first oil change (when I asked the first indie if they had kept the filter so I could look in it they said they had disposed of it.)
So latest indie thinks go and do another 1-2k and check again but listen for any strange noises from the engine !
Should I just change the IMS ? NOW !
