Replacing IMS with Original bearing

[Bala]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

The IMSG can be co-applied with the ceramic hybrid IMSR bearing. We actually sell a combo of both from time to time.
BTW driving like Grandma is the worst thing for the factory bearing~

Jake,
Do you have any statistics as of this time as to how many have been deployed and how many failed and the causes for failure? Sorry if it has been published and i missed it.

Thanks

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Bala

Jake,
Do you have any statistics as of this time as to how many have been deployed and how many failed and the causes for failure? Sorry if it has been published and i missed it.

Thanks

Statistics can't be accurately gathered for the factory bearing because the numbers to complete the equation can't be gathered.
This week we received one engine with a failed bearing, it was a late style 06 and later bearing. It's the "featured failure" in this months newsletter that I am working on today because of how collateral damage is what killed that engine.

I received 3 other failure calls this week, two were IMS and one intermix.

Of the cars we have retrofitted here (215 all serialized) we have not had any failures. This is due to the procedure that we employ coupled to the after install support and engine oil that is used.

The factory seals might be fine if they stayed sealed, thanks to oil temps and oils that sees heavy fuel intrusion, they don't.

[Bala]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

Statistics can't be accurately gathered for the factory bearing because the numbers to complete the equation can't be gathered.
This week we received one engine with a failed bearing, it was a late style 06 and later bearing. It's the "featured failure" in this months newsletter that I am working on today because of how collateral damage is what killed that engine.

I received 3 other failure calls this week, two were IMS and one intermix.

Of the cars we have retrofitted here (215 all serialized) we have not had any failures. This is due to the procedure that we employ coupled to the after install support and engine oil that is used.

The factory seals might be fine if they stayed sealed, thanks to oil temps and oils that sees heavy fuel intrusion, they don't.

Sorry if I wasn't clearly asking the question. I meant to ask you about the statistics of the LN bearing not the factory ones. But, mike and jfp have indicated the figures. You don't have to answer if the numbers are right. Thanks,