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The LN replacement kits have probably hundreds of times more installations than any other replacement kit. They have been improved over time based on feedback and examination of returned parts. Their warranties have been increased. Any sane business limits the length of a warranty, don't misinterpret the length of the warranty for the expected life of the bearing. Life of any bearing depends on manufacturing tolerances, block trueness, oil change intervals, oil quality used, driving style, failures of other parts, etc. I've followed the IMS issue since before the introduction of replacement kits, talked to many of the kit developers. Know of their failures, and successes. If it were me (and I owned M96 engines twice) I'd gamble if the engine was running well. (I did for both my engines and there wasn't any owner at the time who knew more about the IMS potential for problems than I did. At the same time, I should say I could have afforded to replace the engine with an improved one if it had failed. Not everyone is in that position.) If rebuilding, I'd go full out and replace everything and have it done by someone with an excellent reputation. And still know that stuff happens.
The EPS salesperson sounds hysterical. Just their naming it "Eternal" put me off the first time I heard the name. Stuff ages and wears. Everything.
I'd challenge the sales guy to identify the 50 failures by name or VIN. I certainly haven't, in 8 years or so of reading multiple forums daily on three continents, seen any significant number of LN failures. Yes, bad installs can happen. Yes, installs into already contaminated engines do happen. But you'd think, if there was a problem, the forums would reflect that. They don't.
Your car, your money, your choice. Enjoy our wonderful car.
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