|
Thank you JFP!
1. loud and clear on getting a new IMS bearing, thanks!
2.RE: my unprepped IMS cover removal with now uncentered IMS shaft: how bad is this?
3. Main seal spring: thank you for sharing your suspicion as the source of the spring. The rear main seal is not leaking from the outside. Is it still a possible source? Should I start planning replacement of both front and rear seals? Or start with the accessible RMS even though no leak?
Cursory impression is no oil leak from front of engine, all the old oil buildup seems to be towards rear of engine, never had drips to the floor.
4.I do not know the inside of the engine at all: could the spring have come loose, become ground-up and made it to the oil strainer (no sign of bits elsewhere so far) WITHOUT causing severe engine damage?
In other words, is this potentially salvageable, or quit?
thanks, garry
|