Can't believe this JUST happend again!!!! (and a question)
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Originally Posted by corvettecrazy
then you can tell them they should have given you a new motor the first time 
Or atleast replaced all the gaskets in it while the replacement wasn't in the car
Or atleast replaced all the gaskets in it while the replacement wasn't in the car
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Now I'm corn-fused (but it don't take much). I once wrote here that I thought (my opinion) that the N* was more reliable than either the L36 or L67 because of their IM problems. The reply to that was a list showing that the "3800" is in the top 10 motors of the century.
So does the N* have something more catastrophic than IM failure that keeps it below the L36/L67s in terms of reliability? When I was doing my homework before buying the GXP, a lot of different smart people said/wrote that one big advantage of the GXP over the SLE/SE/SSEi was that it didn't have this "big" problem.
What'* up?
So does the N* have something more catastrophic than IM failure that keeps it below the L36/L67s in terms of reliability? When I was doing my homework before buying the GXP, a lot of different smart people said/wrote that one big advantage of the GXP over the SLE/SE/SSEi was that it didn't have this "big" problem.
What'* up?
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Originally Posted by two bonnies
I thought L67s didn't have the UIM/LIM problem?
Or is it just not as common as in the L36?
Or is it just not as common as in the L36?
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Two Bonnies, to keep this thread on track, and so your question gets the proper attention, I'd suggest that you post it in the general chat area.
BoneZ, if your warranty work will be done at the dealer, they will be using the new aluminum framed LIM gasket. If not at the dealer, insist that the shop uses that gasket. It'* not any more expensive, nor harder to obtain than the plastic framed gaskets.
BoneZ, if your warranty work will be done at the dealer, they will be using the new aluminum framed LIM gasket. If not at the dealer, insist that the shop uses that gasket. It'* not any more expensive, nor harder to obtain than the plastic framed gaskets.
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Originally Posted by Archon
BoneZ, if your warranty work will be done at the dealer, they will be using the new aluminum framed LIM gasket. If not at the dealer, insist that the shop uses that gasket. It'* not any more expensive, nor harder to obtain than the plastic framed gaskets.
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Two Bonnies, to keep this thread on track, and so your question gets the proper attention, I'd suggest that you post it in the general chat area.
So if I read correctly, the L67 has the same LIM problem, but NOT the UIM problem?
I'm asking since I may be getting a 96 SSEi soon.
