Can I tell with the engine number whether IMS is problem?

[jborchel]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

An example of the glaring hole in your theory is my rainforest green/savanna beige 2001S. It has less than 12K miles on it and is absolutely perfect. Every time I have it out, someone approaches me to find out if it might be for sale. Oh yeah, it is also one of the very first dual row cars retrofitted with an IMS Solution outside of Jake’s shop.

Not all low mileage cars are the same............

Which solution outside of Jake's Shop is this? Why would you want to replace a dual row. I thought that was the best design. It's not?

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by jborchel

Which solution outside of Jake's Shop is this? Why would you want to replace a dual row. I thought that was the best design. It's not?

Jake developed the single and dual row IMS Soluitions before he developed the ceramic hybrid. When the single row Solution was released for sale to other shops several years ago, the dual row IMS Solution could only be obtained if the car was done in Jake’s shop. About a 2 years ago, the dual row Solution was finally released to the general public for installation in other shops; mine was one of the first ones done outside Jake’s shop.

Dual rows fail just like single rows, only in smaller numbers. But the result is exactly the same, a totaled engine.