Marky Mark's Porsche, It Could Happen To You...

Well, being Marky Mark is not all fun and games. The former frontman turned actor has learned the hard way, Porsche's 996 is just not all its cranked up to be.

If you have never heard of IMS failure basically it boils down to your beloved Porsche needing an entirely new engine.

How to tell if your Porsche has had engine failure: note the huge puddle of oil coming from under the engine compartment. Yeah, that'll do her...

Celebritycarsblog reports:

First off, why is Mark Wahlberg rocking a 996 Carrera Cab? Anyways it looks like he had a little IMS failure which is a wide spread problem on the 996 platform. Rough night for Wahlberg but he's got a few more rides back in the stable and I've got a feeling this guy might now find it's way home... maybe eBay instead...

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Ubernut - 1/19/2010 5:08:49 AM

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lolz nothing better to write bout as usual 00R

Jaybrn - 1/19/2010 8:35:47 AM

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I can see him in the 993 for the air cooled flavor or definitely a 997 but 996, not a favorite among porschephiles

LACMAN - 1/19/2010 1:44:22 PM

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What does IMS stand for? Is an IMS failure common on 996's?

quizz - 1/19/2010 3:04:29 PM

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"RMS" not IMS, and it stands for Ream Main Seal.

This leak is due to the new engine that was created to save money. The two halves of the engine don't align properly and this can NOT be fixed but the engine must be replaced.

The Turbo is the one engine that is most resistant to this problem. Even the GT3 has had issues.

Not many people realize that the engines used in the 911 Carrera and Carrera S is not the same base engine as the one used in the Turbo and GT3/2 series. It used to be the same (993 generation) but ever since the watercooled generation, only the Turbo/GT3/GT2 get race worthy engines. The other base 911 models get "commuter" cars that's great for magazine tests but were not built to withstand regular track days like a GT3 or Turbo.

quizz - 1/19/2010 3:04:56 PM

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argh, typo, correction: "Rear Main Seal"

Type707 - 1/19/2010 5:39:35 PM

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Bad PR for Porsche...I think Marky Mark was racing his funky bunch that was in Nissans Godzilla...The Funky Bunch won.