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Originally Posted by recycled sixtie
Is there less risk of IMS failure in the 2006 than earlier ones? And I believe that it is more complex to replace in the later ones?
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Well, you can't replace the IMS anyway without tearing the engine apart. That said, the question you ask is about reliability. The '06-'08 cars have the last version of the IMS. For street driven cars, the bearing has an extremely low failure rate. If you track it, then risk increases.
If you end up doing a clutch job, open the hatch to the IMS and peel off the seal to the bearing. That allows an oil bath and better lube and further reduces the threat of failure.