Any 100k + cars out there without IMS replacement
06-27-2013, 02:57 PM
#31
The Penguin King
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Wow, Unicorns appear to be fairly common...
06-27-2013, 04:59 PM
#32
An actual failed bearing is rare, especially on cars with over ~50k miles. If it was going to happen, it would have happened by now
I think you would have to be nuts not to change it while doing clutch. I think if your honest with a potential buyer, this will be a positive not a negative selling point for your car.
and Mike, I said SR not DR cars. Jeez, this turned into another poll?
06-29-2013, 11:10 AM
#37
Drifting
06-29-2013, 02:37 PM
#38
Three Wheelin'
Say what you will about the IMS problem not being real or about people with vested interests hyping up a failure that is unlikely to occur but that IMSsolution oil fed plain bearing that Jake et al developed looks pretty slick and elegant.
Me personally - I have 203K kilometres on my car, but the engine was replaced at 70K kilometres for reasons unknown (I actually think it was for some reason other than the IMS).
Get this though...the replacement was done in 2005 and I got the first of the new style engines with the bigger bearing which can not be replaced from the outside. So that 133K kilometres (that's 82K miles) on a big bearing motor and it's going as far as it's going.
I replaced the clutch last year and it was bone dry around both the IMS flange and the RMS so I left it alone.
I sleep fine by the way. These are fantastic cars.
Me personally - I have 203K kilometres on my car, but the engine was replaced at 70K kilometres for reasons unknown (I actually think it was for some reason other than the IMS).
Get this though...the replacement was done in 2005 and I got the first of the new style engines with the bigger bearing which can not be replaced from the outside. So that 133K kilometres (that's 82K miles) on a big bearing motor and it's going as far as it's going.
I replaced the clutch last year and it was bone dry around both the IMS flange and the RMS so I left it alone.
I sleep fine by the way. These are fantastic cars.
06-29-2013, 04:35 PM
#39
Three Wheelin'
Say what you will about the IMS problem not being real or about people with vested interests hyping up a failure that is unlikely to occur but that IMSsolution oil fed plain bearing that Jake et al developed looks pretty slick and elegant.
Me personally - I have 203K kilometres on my car, but the engine was replaced at 70K kilometres for reasons unknown (I actually think it was for some reason other than the IMS).
Get this though...the replacement was done in 2005 and I got the first of the new style engines with the bigger bearing which can not be replaced from the outside. So that 133K kilometres (that's 82K miles) on a big bearing motor and it's going as far as it's going.
I replaced the clutch last year and it was bone dry around both the IMS flange and the RMS so I left it alone.
I sleep fine by the way. These are fantastic cars.
Me personally - I have 203K kilometres on my car, but the engine was replaced at 70K kilometres for reasons unknown (I actually think it was for some reason other than the IMS).
Get this though...the replacement was done in 2005 and I got the first of the new style engines with the bigger bearing which can not be replaced from the outside. So that 133K kilometres (that's 82K miles) on a big bearing motor and it's going as far as it's going.
I replaced the clutch last year and it was bone dry around both the IMS flange and the RMS so I left it alone.
I sleep fine by the way. These are fantastic cars.
