[Jake Raby]

Is there enough real estate in the area around the IMS to float a plain bearing with the available oil pressure?

Yes, the opposite end of the IMS assembly (the end that NEVER has issues) is supported by a plain bearing that operates with less oil pressure than the IMS Solution sees.

The difference between filtered oil and just filtered oil requires first hand experience with the internal manipulation of these engines over and over and over again to understand. Thats the thing that most experts don't have.