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Old 10-28-2009, 03:08 PM   #1
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The easiest and cheapest insurance is to stop using Mobil 1 piss water in your engine and change the oil more often. I like Shell Rotella 5-40 synthetic.

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Old 10-28-2009, 04:33 PM   #2
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2000 3.2 a good year?
Hmmm so for some reason a MY 2000 is less prone to ims bearing issues that 01-04?
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Old 10-28-2009, 04:39 PM   #3
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L+N IMS retrofit
Just wondering about when the retrofit is put in place from the outside of the engine how is oil flow ensured to get to it. As far as I currently understand, the stock bearing is sealed along with the im shaft so normally it will not get engine oil.
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