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Old 10-06-2010, 08:31 AM   #20
Jake Raby
Engine Surgeon
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Cleveland GA USA
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The IMS is being lifted because the engine has a camshaft "on lobe" producing load on the IMS tube. This is not a tensioner issue. If the crank is not locked at TDC the entire job is compromised from the beginning.

I offer consulting when these issues occur, it is not cheap but I can help.
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US Patent 8,992,089 &
US Patent 9,416,697
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