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No problem, my goal during this entire process was simply to share what was found and to learn everything I could along the way. BTW, here is a photo of the engine, taken by the shop, immediately after removing the IMS bearing. As you can see, there is no apparent damage visible in the photo. What is interesting is that the 1/3 of the inner surface of the IMS flange, which was not pitted, corresponds to the section highlight in red.