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JFP in PA · 01-05-2011, 10:38 AM

Some, but very few, M96’s do make peculiar sounds when the IMS is on the way out, but more often the only sound you hear is dollars leaving your wallet.

Pull your oil, filter and the sump cover; if you find granular debris that exhibits a metallic sheen or can be picked up by a magnet, it is definitely the IMS on the way out…………

01-05-2011, 10:38 AM	#4
JFP in PA Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: It's a kind of magic..... Posts: 6,273	Some, but very few, M96’s do make peculiar sounds when the IMS is on the way out, but more often the only sound you hear is dollars leaving your wallet. Pull your oil, filter and the sump cover; if you find granular debris that exhibits a metallic sheen or can be picked up by a magnet, it is definitely the IMS on the way out………… __________________ “Anything really new is invented only in one’s youth. Later, one becomes more experienced, more famous – and more stupid.” - Albert Einstein