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Originally Posted by RarlyL8 View Post
Appreciate the feedback!
IMS bearing does not need to be replaced, it's one of the 90% of these cars that didn't have a problem. The engine's been out twice sense I owned the car and the IMS was checked both times. A lot of shops made a lot of money chicken littling the IMS bearing issue IMO. Changing out a good bearing can cause problems or leaks, don't go looking for trouble.
Agreed, though it's closer to 97%.

I didn't do it on my 40 Jahre before I sold it. We put it openly and plainly in the ad, as well as results from cutting the oil filter just prior to listing it for sale. Nobody even asked and the car sold in 10 days.
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