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Originally Posted by CyBoxter
I was told me that the only thing that fails in such engines is the IMS, so I will be safe if I replace it. Is this the case: only the IMS failure can cause catastrophic failure in such an engine?
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The aforementioned Jake Raby has documented at least 21 or 22 "failure modes" for the M96 engine. Don't ask me what the chances are of them happening!
If you update the IMS you will maybe have hit up the worst?
I would also make sure the water pump is new, as failure of the impeller can lead to cracked heads. And probably the air-oil separator would be good to do if the engine is out. Replacing the rear main seal with the latest, too. Hmm, where do we stop?
Check out Mike Focke's site:
http://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/problemareas