Thread: IMS adventure
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Old 10-02-2012, 02:41 PM   #14
Jake Raby
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Jake--having the car fail with a tiptronic made me wonder if the typical driving style with the auto tranny--low revs, shifting early--lends itself to these kind of failures. Any logic to that?
Absolutely. With low engine speeds the IMS Bearing sees the highest loads due to low surface speeds.
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