Pedros Techno DOF IMS fix?

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by moresquirt

Jake,do u believe that regardless of how well the bearing is lubricated (ie DOF) the inevitable is bearing failure eventually regardless off single ,double ect. From what ive read
it would appear that lack off regular oil changes,wrong oil viscosity,driving at slow paces in higher gears,staying at 3000 rpm for extended intervals ect all will contribute to earlier failure but basically at standard bearing in this application is a bad idea and nothing but taking the bearing out off the equasion is the only SOLUTION!!

Based on my direct experience the problem is the application of a ball bearing. The constant that I have mentioned in this thread applies to every IMS Bearing equipped engine from 1997-2008.

Opinions will vary and mine is very biased. Some contend the exact opposite of this.

The attendees of my class just learned of this constant today. Their jaws dropped when I held the bearing in my hand and illustrated just one thing. I could see the "dots connect" pretty quickly, then came the comments.

Tony is going over the IMSR procedure now in class :-)