IMS Guardian

[Jake Raby]

This was Travis' pick up tube.. This is the reason why a sump inspection is so important when installing the IMS Guardian.

About twice this much more sealant was laying in the sump plate and if it would have been drawn into the oil pick up tube the engine would have had the oil supply diminished far enough to lead to oil starvation.

[jaykay]

Where is this sealant used?

[Jake Raby]

This sealant was used in numerous places on the engine. This can be made worse if someone does a cam cover or sump plate job and uses the wrong sealant or too much sealant.
The sump and cam covers on this engine are OEM and have never been resealed. I have been seeing this for years, and have seen some engines fail from this alone, especially on the track where oil starvation is always a concern, even if the oil pick up tube isn't blocked.