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Old 06-07-2011, 09:35 AM   #1
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Looked at my dealer records and they said they had the IMS seal and flywheel seal replaced 1.5 years ago from the previous owner....

Worrying...
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Old 06-07-2011, 09:51 AM   #2
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In most cases, when an IMS bearing is heading south in a big way, you will find granular metal that is ferrous (can be picked up by a magnet), along with various other flakes and bits. I'd say that you have a tensioner pad wearing.

If this is keeping you up at night, have your cam deviation values measured at idle, if they remain steady, your IMS is still in working order. If they are bouncing around at idle, time for a retrofit..............
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Old 06-07-2011, 11:50 AM   #3
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Agree with previous responses. I occasionally see the same bits in my oil filiter and believe that they are from the cam chain/Variocam tensioner pads.

90K mile engine continues to run fine with no variation in cam deviation values at idle. Spent 2hrs (four 30-min sessions) on Sunday running at Auto Club Speedway near redline and the engine was happy as a clam.
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