How does the IMS Solution Work?

How Does It Work?

The IMS Solution, co-invented and developed by Flat 6 Innovations and LN Engineering for IMS Solution LLC, offers a permanent IMS bearing replacement for the M96 and M97 engines.

The IMS Solution replaces the problematic single row ball bearing found in model year 2000 through 2005 engines and the dual row bearing found in model years 1997–2001 with a plain bearing designed to last the lifetime of your engine. Simply put, the IMS Solution by design works like the rod and main bearings in your engine.

By replacing the factory sealed ball bearing with a pressure‑fed, oil‑lubricated plain bearing, the IMS Solution eliminates potential damage caused by foreign object debris and removes eleven wear components from the assembly. This simplified design prevents engine‑wide collateral damage from ball‑bearing debris as well as valve timing issues when the factory ball bearing fails.

The IMS Solution provides a larger bearing surface area and utilizes forced oiling, but eliminates the problematic ball bearing by using a simpler plain bearing. Orifice size and oil source for lubrication have been engineered to ensure optimal operation without side effects such as pressure losses, oil foaming, or crankcase windage that oil feeding a ball bearing could cause.

The patented IMS Solution installs similarly to an IMS Retrofit, using a spin‑on oil filter adapter to provide clean, filtered, pressurized oil to the plain bearing through a specially designed IMS bearing flange assembly.

Save time and money with IMS Solution—the one and only permanent solution to costly IMS bearing failures.