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Originally Posted by cus_85
just got back to the car after shopping and found a large oil leak with out it even running once started had engine noise so turned if off oil still leaking then tried to start it again but would not start called for recovery and by the time i got it home it had all but lost all of its oil could this be IMS failure
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Yes it does sound like IMSB failure due to the center mounting stud breaking off, leaving a hole at the bottom rear of the engine for oil to leak out between the engine & transmission. If you search this forum you will find many examples of this happening. Remove the oil filter housing & search for metal debris in the oil filter.
I assume you are in the UK so read Hartec engineering & Autofarm websites.