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Old 03-15-2025, 06:16 AM   #1
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But back to the posts Main issue, cannot the type of original bearing be identified?
As noted previously, 2000 and 2001 engines were a transitional period where either bearing could be in play. The ONLY known and proven way to determine which bearing is in the engine is to take it apart and look, period.

My shop has been doing retrofits since they first began, and that is what we do when cars of that vintage come in. All the internet nonsense about VIN numbers, engine seral numbers, build dates, phases of the moon, etc. have proven to be invalid. We have seen very early 2000 cars with single row bearings, and very late 2001 cars with dual rows, as well as the reverse. Visual inspection is required.
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Old 03-15-2025, 06:54 AM   #2
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As noted previously, 2000 and 2001 engines were a transitional period where either bearing could be in play. The ONLY known and proven way to determine which bearing is in the engine is to take it apart and look, period.

My shop has been doing retrofits since they first began, and that is what we do when cars of that vintage come in. All the internet nonsense about VIN numbers, engine seral numbers, build dates, phases of the moon, etc. have proven to be invalid. We have seen very early 2000 cars with single row bearings, and very late 2001 cars with dual rows, as well as the reverse. Visual inspection is required.

Ok thanks again JFP. Appreciate your response. Either way, my insurance provide drivetrain insurance so i do not worry much. Not long before it goes to the workshop either way. I have not bothered bying a foxwell reader to read out cam deviation either, as the brown particles in the filter indicate that I should do that job at the same time either way. Workshop will change pads and chains.

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