possible IMS issue, what to do next?

[nyan]

ok, will do some driving next weekend and pull the filter as you suggested and circle back here hopefully with good news.

Originally Posted by Beelzy

I thought it was mentioned once here that yellow bits are sealant.

For definitive purposes, just pull the new filter after a few miles and check it out for more bits
and to see if they are of ferrous material.

Originally Posted by juicepro

Kinda looks like the flakes I had in my oil after I bought my 2002 a couple years ago, I thought it must be IMS but turned out to be a spun bearing. the previous owner hadn't been changing the oil regularly. I don't mean to scare you but it's not always the IMS.