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The higher mileage car, the less likely the IMS will fail.
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So picked up a copy of Excellence's Buying Guide at B&N this past weekend and they had a section on the IMS issue. Forgive me if this is a "no duh" question, but it seems the thesis is that approx 10% (give or take) suffer from this and it will usually manifest itself early in the cars life.
So if a car has high mileage, but never had the IMS done, is it "one of the lucky ones"? Can the IMS go bad after 70k, 80k, etc.?
Hey duelling newbie threads again!! Twice in one week!!
OK, we'll make this one the principal one and turn the other one into a boobie thread so everybody knows to respond to this one.
They can fail at any time, but more likely to fail in cars driven infrequently.
Mine was replaced at 87k and had a very slight amount of play so I am glad I did.
Some run over 200k with no issue.
For negotiation purposes, if it hasnt been done factor it in to the offer and you can make a decision post purchase
Edit: Dam, this turned into the boobie thread while I was typing lol
Kruzhack, I suspect that your hypothesis is pretty right on. The higher mileage car, the less likely the IMS will fail. Not to say that it won't happen, just that the odds drop dramatically. When I bought my C4 a little over four years ago, it had 107K miles. After the PPI, I had the clutch replaced and at the same time I had the LNE replacement ready. My mechanic said that the IMS looked good and he suggested that I return the LNE and spend the money on something else. I sold it to a RL'er and I now have 144K miles and no issues with the IMS. Instead, I added the IPD Plenum and a few other upgrades.
Truthfully, it's a crap shoot
Wow, you must have a lot of faith in your mechanic! Can't imagine myself having to make that decision with the transmission removed and LN bearing at hand but still choose NOT to install it
I have 60k on my engine with the original IMSB and have no plans to change it out anytime soon.
to make this VERY clear up front, this is NOT a slam on Kurzcheck
My 2 cents: no week @ RL is complete if we do not have at least one IMS thread. FWIW, I have always wondered if admins can "filter" (block is such a strong word) new threads so it will automatically be rerouted (again, block is such a strong word) to the PINNED IMS thread...which was intended to be the "END ALL, BE ALL" mother of all IMSB threads past, present and future.
and here it is......tada:
https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...his-first.html
