[jb92563]

To make your choice even more difficult.

If you search on IMS preemptive replacements you will find that most folks who had their IMS done and examined the removed bearing found that it seemed to be in perfectly good shape.

I think it really comes down to your personality, whether your IMS should be changed when nothing is indicating a problem.

If you are a worry wart and thinking about it will hamper your enjoyment, then get the IMS done.

If your the type that will monitor your oil condition with filter examinations and magnetic oil plug and only think about it at oil change time, plus 99% (dual row bearings) chance nothing will ever come of it then you could skip the IMS change.

With a 14year old car there are other things that will come up and an IMS is pretty low on the probability list.