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Originally Posted by algiorda
Thanks for the wise words. Yes, we've had that discussion already. I recommended he take it for a pre-service test drive to see if he agrees with me the engine was purring and running smooth. I asked about the RMS, but he said if it's not leaking, not to change it. He mentioned they are very tricky to seat perfectly. We agreed he'd look at the spark plug oil tubes, serpentine belt, pulleys, etc. He is going to change the AOS. I don't have an unlimited budget, however! LOL
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I did my RMS and IMS and I decided to NOT perform the RMS replacement. I even had the seal. Having done many RMS seals before, there is no benefit in disturbing a seal that is working fine. There are cases where doing so actually creates a leak if the new seal isn't good and/or the surface is not 100% - obviously you can check all these things, but why break something that isn't broken.
In saying that, the effort to be wrong and pull the gearbag etc is my effort and zero cost (other than my time) so that's an easy decision to make. Just wanted to mention that I support the mechanics view that if it is working, leave it alone - seen times when someone who "changed the RMS" and when it wasn't leaking and now it is. Hard call to make and damned if you do and damned if you don't.