Poorly Boxster S

[Stevemyers]

22k miles on my 2008 and the car starts making this rather worrying noise.

http://youtu.be/0645faJRLJc

Anyone got any ideas?

[Stevemyers]

Wow. I was hoping that wasn't the case but it certainly doesn't sound healthy. Appreciate your advise!

[911 (997)]

anonymous said:

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What he said. Get it recovered to a nearby OPC/indy for them to take a look. Small/cheap things can make terrible noises too, so don't fret too much.

[Noisy]

Stevemyers said:

Anyone got any ideas?

Its broken

Sounds like could be a bearing, possible alternator but could well be engine related.

[OggyDJ]

Never heard one sound like that before As above, would get it recovered and checked out ASAP. Good luck and hope not as bad as it sounds (which is very bad).

[Pope]

Hello my name is Broken and I used to be an intermediate shaft bearing..........

Is there much oil leaking?

Edited by Pope on Sunday 25th November 18:36

[Stevemyers]

Surprisingly enough there's no apparent leaks

[FisiP1]

If you really want you could check the oil for metallic particles which would most likely confirm IMS failure, correct?

I'd have my money on IMS but hoping for you that it isn't.

[911 (997)]

You could always try calling Hartech in the morning and ask one of their team to view the Youtube. They may or may not oblige, and they may not be able to diagnose it anyway. But there is very little they don't know about broken porsches so you never know. Just a thought.

[spyderman8]

I'd put money on that not being an IMS bearing. Actually it sounds more like a randy chicken in an oil drum. Apparently.

As suggested - don't start it again - get it trailered to a decent Porsche specialist like Hartech, Autofarm, RPM or Revolution.

[Pope]

If you've got a Warranty then breathe a sigh of relief; if not don't run it anymore as it will damage more components with swarf/debris in the oil.

From the sounds in the clip I would take spyderman8's money to help with the bill.....

[Rockster]

Stevemyers said:

22k miles on my 2008 and the car starts making this rather worrying noise.

http://youtu.be/0645faJRLJc

Anyone got any ideas?

The audio is not very loud but what I can hear doesn't sound good at all. It sounds very much like an older Boxster I heard running on a lift in a dealer's service bay that proved to have a bad IMS bearing.

As others have wisely counseled you, do not start the engine again. Get the car flat bedded to a place you have researched *before hand* that you know is capable of advising you and doing a proper repair should that be the way to go.

Do not rush into things. This is the time to take your time to give you time to digest all the info you will be assaulted with to make the best decision for you.

[Stevemyers]

Many thanks all!

[anonymous-user]

Was the IMS really still that big an issue on very late gen 1 cars?

[911 (997)]

Er, yes, if it lets go.

[911 (997)]

anonymous said:

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There is a school of thought that very early 997.1s (i.e. first year or so of production) suffered higher IMS failure rates than laterly produced 997.1's due to a modification that was introduced early on in the model's life. However it seemingly never eliminated the problem fully on 997.1s. Whether that carries over to the Boxter I don't know.

Edited by 911 (997) on Sunday 25th November 20:56

[bqf]

spyderman8 said:

I'd put money on that not being an IMS bearing. Actually it sounds more like a randy chicken in an oil drum. Apparently.

As suggested - don't start it again - get it trailered to a decent Porsche specialist like Hartech, Autofarm, RPM or Revolution.

Chris - It's exactly the noise Loggies car was making when he binned his car at Silverstone. Big end failure.

[TOENHEEL]

Sounds exactly like my old mans did when the ims went, sounds like the nuts fell off the end and is bouncing round in the bell housing!

[OggyDJ]

TOENHEEL said:

Sounds exactly like my old mans did when the ims went, sounds like the nuts fell off the end and is bouncing round in the bell housing!

Whatever medical condition that is....sounds painful

[Pope]

If the retaining cap stud shears the result is usually a large oil leak from the flange bore (hence my question) and as toenheel says the nut pings around behind the flywheel; if the bearing fails and the stud survives the intermediate shaft has free movement where the bearing used to hold it secure, the shaft flailing about causes the noise

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&tbo=d&amp...

Edited by Pope on Sunday 25th November 21:37