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Originally Posted by FPB111
If it were the IMS bearing it would sound like shaking a can of ball bearings the engine would stop running and most of the oil would be on the floor.
I was reading about vibration on another thread. There it was suggested that one of the variocam adjusters may have failed causing the valve timing on one side of the engine to be out of phase with the other. His vibration started violently at ~3k RPM.
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Might have been my situation on Rennlist a few weeks back.. still no disposition to my mystery and I'm coming to terms with possibly having to buy a used motor. Sounds like similar symptoms. The key is if the symptoms still exist when the clutch is in. Here's the link to that thread;
996 Horror Story- A Hard Lesson Learned and Advice Needed - Rennlist Discussion Forums
Admins my apologies for posting from another forum and delete if nessisary, however I empathize with this guys situation.