im looking at buying a 92 SSEi, and the owner is around 700 miles from me. he says it needs the oil cooler lines replaced... how hard of a job is it??

Thanks,
Devon

im guessin hes talkin about the transmission lines that go to the radiator, i need to replace one of mine too on the 95. though i havent checked into it, but its probably gonna have to come from the dealer or gmpartsdirect.com

SSEi'* also have OIL cooling lines going to the oil cooler. We have a 3-core radiator and an external trans cooler for Series 1.

Get confirmation on WHICH lines they are for certain. It'* a driveway job on jackstands. Less than an hour.

its most likely the oil cooler as thats what he orignally discribed them as. im getting this car for under $1000. i can complain too much. i also wonder if that trans cooler line recall was done on it...

Do it to be safe. Buy oil and trans lines, do them both. I know trans are only $60 or so from the dealer.

I'll run prices for all 4 lines for you shortly.

pontiac wont do the recall on it if it hasnt been done already? god i had saturn do recalls on mine last sumemr that were never done and it was a 92 lol

The trans line recall has expired. There'* no way to know if it'* been done without running the VIN through a dealer.

Trans pipe (trans to rad) UPPER:
Trans LOWER pipe:
OIL inlet (these are assuming you have the vertical mounted filter like a 93....I think the L27 is horizontal mount?:

OIL outlet:
List price is what to expect from a dealer. Plan ahead. They'll probably have to source the parts locally from a distant dealer for you.

Working on it wise..only thing I'd suggest is a nice set of line wrenches. In case the fittings decide to be stubborn, but usually they are easy.

im really lookin forward to getting this car! wooo