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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
No, for multiple reasons: First, if the OEM IMS bearing failed, the car would have a new engine, not a replacement bearing; you cannot upgrade and engine that had a failed IMS bearing, it would be full of metal. We have also seen cars claiming to have IMS upgrades that do not, demand to see the records for the swap. Secondly, no service records is a red flag, if the owner will not negotiate, walk away............
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Not true 100% of the time.
We have rebuilt a pair of engines that lost their IMSs.
You have to replace the entire IMS tube and the oil pump and then
have the block and all oil passages cleaned.
Not trivial -- but still cheaper than a OEM remanufactured engine.
Mike