Decipher a VIN?

[HalM]

Guys a friend of mine is looking a 2005 997. We are struggling to determine if the VIN is/was part of the lawsuit. What we really want to know which IMS it has. The VIN is WP0AA29995S716387.

Any and all help is appreciated.

[JFP in PA]

Guys a friend of mine is looking a 2005 997. We are struggling to determine if the VIN is/was part of the lawsuit. What we really want to know which IMS it has. The VIN is WP0AA29995S716387.

Any and all help is appreciated.

 

 

The VIN will not tell you which style IMS bearing is in a 2005 car.  2005 was a transitional year, some cars came with the serviceable single row IMS, others came with the last design bearing that requires tearing the engine apart to replace.  Unfortunately, the only way to know which bearing is in the engine is to pull the flywheel off and look at the center bolt on the IMS flange.  If the bolt is a 22MM, it is the bearing that requires taking the engine apart, that bearing is the only one that used that size center bolt.  There are no lists of VIN's, engine numbers, or any other form of data that will tell you what is in there, you have to look.

[rickdogg82]

That car is a class vehicle according to this:

http://www.imsporschesettlement.com/porsche-vin/

[JFP in PA]

That car is a class vehicle according to this:

http://www.imsporschesettlement.com/porsche-vin/

 

That still is not going to tell you which style bearing is in it...............