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Originally Posted by tonythetarga
Not to burst the bubble but the IMS doesn't have to leak externally to be failing. I do like the idea of the scope and it comes in handy for a lot of things. It appears handy for the '05's particularly to view the size of the bolt head for the two different IMS bearings (new vs revised up to early 2009).
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TonyTheTarga,
For 179 bucks the camera rocks. It records video, takes pictures, and you can use a SD card for extra storage.
As far as the IMS, I agree it's no guarantee but it could show early signs of leakage from the RMS or the IMS plus doing the oil filter checks.
I did this because I had a dealer trying to tell me that the car was leaking so I had to replace the RMS and the IMS (2800 bucks) + a 6 year service (1600 bucks). I change my own plugs, belt, oil, and necessary filters thank you!
They showed me fresh oil inside the inspection covers(Again, I have a TIP). Funny, there isn't a drop of oil inside the case... hmmmm
I'm going to sleep well knowing it's pretty clean in there. I may buy a IMS guardian.