Engine noise/grind/rattle - Should I have it towed?

[blue2000s]

Originally Posted by thom4782

Unless things have changed in the last 10 days, the IMS Solution is only available for installation at Flat6Innovations.

Sometime down the road, it's unclear at the moment when, the IMS Solution will be made available for sale to dealers and independent shops. As I understand it, the Solution will not be sold directly to the DIY folks.

While the price of the IMS Solution to dealers isn't clear yet, it's likely to be around $1500 compared to roughly $650 for the IMS Retrofit.

In my mind, the IMS Solution is clearly the best option because the engine will not self destruct if it should ever fails. I also think the Retrofit is a great product because I believe the odds of it failing are extremely small.

That said, if it were clear when the Solution could be bought and installed by shops other than Flat6Innovations, you'd have a much easier time deciding whether to wait for it to come available or install the LN IMS Retrofit beforehand.

The OP has a 2000 S. It's a dual row. The "final solution" as it's called, , is not offered for that car.

[The Radium King]

have the shop give you the old water pump and give it a good look. if the plastic impellers on the pump are missing any chunks (from a bad bearing in the pump allowing the impeller to smack against internal engine walls) then these pieces are throughout your engine and will need to be cleaned out lest they block important coolant passages.