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Quadcammer · 09-26-2018, 06:59 AM

pull sump to look for metal or plastic bits
have a look at the ims bearing
remove and check water pump impellar for missing blades
check for any signs of intermix
Leakdown test

Thats pretty much it. M96 is a crapshoot regardless of the above anyway.

09-26-2018, 06:59 AM	#2
Quadcammer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Clifton, NJ Posts: 1,135	pull sump to look for metal or plastic bits have a look at the ims bearing remove and check water pump impellar for missing blades check for any signs of intermix Leakdown test Thats pretty much it. M96 is a crapshoot regardless of the above anyway.