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Originally Posted by JFP in PA
If installed in 2011, it carries the oversized OEM IMS bearing that cannot be changed without totally rebuilding the engine. These can still fail.
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As usual what JFP said -- however the incident of failure has been less in these
versions of the engine.
I have heard that they changed the bearing style and tracking them (high RPMs and loads) seems to be a weaker point of this design. (Just internet 3rd hand sources).
ymmv,
Mike
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