A way to know if IMS was upgraded

[Starter986]

Originally Posted by piper6909

Sorry, I thought you were joking.

Here's the serious answer:

AFAIK, If it's a DOF solution, you'd see a tube running from the oil filter to the back of the block where the tranny mates up. Regardless of whether it's a manual tranny or Tip.

I don't know of any other upgrade where you'd be able to tell without dropping the tranny (manual or Tip) or verifying with service history.

I'm always picking brains, and thought you might know something I didn't. I'll include a smiley or wink when jesting... thus the crayon reference, lol.

So... I've no jab about "slim pickings".



Have a great day!!!

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by Starter986

I'm always picking brains, and thought you might know something I didn't. I'll include a smiley or wink when jesting... thus the crayon reference, lol.

So... I've no jab about "slim pickings".



Have a great day!!!

BTW, I'm in the same situation. I have Tiptronic and no way of knowing if the IMS was done.

The cost of doing the IMS is about 1/3 of a junkyard motor. And that's just parts. I have no idea what labor would be if I got in over my head and couldn't do it myself. Not much of an insurance benefit, in my opinion, since the failure rate is about 10%.

If I had a manual tranny, I'd probably plan to do it when the clutch was due.

So, I'll just drive and enjoy the car and if it fails I'll worry about it then.

Also, I'll examine the oil filter for debris when I change the oil.

Best wishes.