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View Poll Results: Which of these has happened to you?
Pre-'01 IMS Engine Failure 0 0%
Post-'01 IMS Engine Failure 1 3.85%
RMS Engine Failure 1 3.85%
RMS Seal Replacement 5 19.23%
Non-RMS/IMS Related Engine Failure 0 0%
No Engine Failure 20 76.92%
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Old 07-04-2008, 04:52 PM   #4
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The dired up seal thing is a thing of the past when rubber seals were used. Today, the seals are synthetic and do not 'dry up'. Today's seals are almost all 'Butyl Rubber', a synthetic also known as polyisobutylene.
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