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Originally Posted by rp17
Like these new ideas on the Ixx issue. But they all bring me back to the old Insaro solution. What if you just installed that bearing, and with the back up bearing that it has, you never loose your engine. Sounds like the best fix especially now that the LN needs to serviced at 50k. What are your thoughts on this guys?
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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
It's not new that the single row IMSB has a 50k mile service interval. That's been posted since it was first available.
I'd hold out a few weeks before making any purchases... Distributors already have their purchase orders submitted for the Generation 2 Retrofit kit.
Or just install the IMS Solution and remove the ball bearing from the equation totally.
The problem with Insaro is while you may have a back up bearing, that bearing won't keep all the debris from the primary bearing failing from taking out the remainder of the engine. Collateral damage from an IMSB failure is the determining factor for engine resurrection.
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I believe that I am the only 986 owner on this forum with the Insaro bearing. It was a logical choice for me with my car being located in Spain, and my indi shop certified to install it, and experienced in doing so. I agree with Jake that taking the ball bearing out of the picture is the best option, but at the time I did the retrofit I wasn't yet familiar with the shop. Now that I know them I wouldn't hesitate to have them install the Solution. The backup bearing idea is, as Jake points out, probably not going to matter for saving the engine if it gets filled with ceramic debris. However, the primary bearing and shaft are quite beefy, so I hope to get a lot of years out of it before it or something else grenades. I can always upgrade to the Solution at my next clutch change, though since my car only gets driven a few thousand miles a year that will take a while. I'm proceeding to drive the -bleep- out of the car now without worrying...
