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Originally Posted by Jake Raby
Perhaps you fail to realize that when a failure occurs the collateral damage exceeds what can be repaired without a complete engine disassembly or replacement?
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+1 for being a nice guy in response to my sarcasm.
Certainly, I understand the implications of a failed IMS. I still say that the IMS failure rate is 2%-3% and thus worrying about the IMS is over-hyped.
I replaced my clutch two weeks ago and didn't touch the IMS. With 94,000 miles, there are 20 other things that are just as likely to fail in the engine as the IMS. What about those? Where is the cam tensionor guide failure detector? And the cam chain failure detector? And the... well, you get the idea.