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Old 12-08-2009, 10:32 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by clickman
I recall one fellow on Renntech who tried to inspect his IMS bearing, but without locking things down properly, which resulted in a chain slip and therefore a timing issue.

Apparently the IMS flange and/or bolts can leak, which a tech might try to fix by taking all of the bolts out at once. And if things aren't locked down, this could result in the timing issue.

http://www.renntech.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=29492&hl=IMS+slip+timing

Probably a longshot, but it might be worth asking where the oil leak was and how they fixed it.
In retrospect this likely isn't the cause of your problem, as you say you were on the road when the engine died. If the mis-timing had occurred as I supposed, the valves and pistons would have contacted as soon as the car was started up at the shop.
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