IMS Guardian

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by feelyx

At what speed did that rod let loose? was it hydolocked when the rod decided to checked out?

The engine was not hydrolocked. This occurred when the rod bolts snapped in half after a rod bearing began to fail. The car was being driven at normal speeds on the street, the failure occurred between "up" gearshifts according to the driver. When rod bolts break the factory quality internals start colliding and the result isn't positive. He said the engine was making noise, but he kept driving it anyway.
This is one of my most favorite "trophies" in my collection.

How often have you had occurrences where an impending IMS failure was caught?

Since the technology was released almost a year ago we have received two dozen IMS Alerts, the most recent was Friday, while I was on vacation.

[feelyx]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

He said the engine was making noise, but he kept driving it anyway.This is one of my most favorite "trophies" in my collection.

oops.....
looks like a great glass coffee table display...

[Topless]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

The engine was not hydrolocked. This occurred when the rod bolts snapped in half after a rod bearing began to fail. The car was being driven at normal speeds on the street, the failure occurred between "up" gearshifts according to the driver. When rod bolts break the factory quality internals start colliding and the result isn't positive. He said the engine was making noise, but he kept driving it anyway.
This is one of my most favorite "trophies" in my collection.

I don't know Jake, I think that'll buff out.