98 f bodies have more problems/less reliable than 99 and up?

I have had a few people tell me they would never buy a LS1 98 cause it had major oil consumption issues etc. would you really let that sway your decision when buying a car?

Originally posted by zachw1036
I have had a few people tell me they would never buy a LS1 98 cause it had major oil consumption issues etc. would you really let that sway your decision when buying a car?

I hate to say this right out loud but your few people don't know what they are talking about.
Our 98 SS uses no oil in the 3000 miles between changes and never has.

I've actually heard the opposite. I hear that most 98 LS1's don't have the piston slap problems or consume oil like 99-00 F-Bods.

ive heard the same as the other guys.......i gotta let my 99 z warm up a little unless i wanna hear a little piston slap for the ride. i also gotta put about half a quart in between oil changes(usually about 2500 miles).i havent heard of the 98's doin that.

nah, all 98-02 camaros are pretty much even on the unreliability scale. *shrugs*

I have a 98 Z and have had no major problems with it. On really cold days, if i do not let her warm up and drive off i get some piston slapping for the first few blocks. Like i said no real issues. and she does not use any oil in between changes :D

Mine runs like a champ :D On cold days it is fine no piston slap, its a turn key performance car with no worries..the only thing i have had go bad on it was my water pump, and my tweeters in the sail pannel...thats it...uses some oil, but thats cause i rag on it a little...nothin really major

Mines been perfect for 87K miles and still on the original clutch.
But my water pump just failed this past weekend. :(

I HAVE A 94 LT1 BUT HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE DAYS ILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD AN LS1 CAMARO.YOU GUYS ARE QUITE LUCKY.LS1=SUPER FAST

How much does a waterpump for an LS1 cost and how much to get one installed?

Do you have to drain all the coolant when they install it too and can I buy this part at NAPA?

Originally posted by lovescamaros25
I HAVE A 94 LT1 BUT HOPEFULLY ONE OF THESE DAYS ILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD AN LS1 CAMARO.YOU GUYS ARE QUITE LUCKY.LS1=SUPER FAST

i had a 94 lt1, it was my very first car i got my sophmore year in HS, it was fun. now that im a senior i need to be on top so i bought a LS1. good car, no problems so fare. i love it. Youll have one someday bro, i believe everyone gets what they want if they work hard enough at it.

what is piston slapping????

94,000 miles, never had piston slap, and consumes very little oil (like 1/2 quart changing every 6,000)

Originally posted by lovescamaros25
LS1=SUPER FAST

You're damn right it is! :metal: :D

67,000 miles and no oil consuption here 98 Z28

96z28, have you had any other problems with your Z. I too have a 98. just thought i would look out for stuff. any problems with the fuel pump ?? the guys at work told me that it would be a biotch to fix :mad:

Originally posted by Schismblade
nah, all 98-02 camaros are pretty much even on the unreliability scale. *shrugs*

Actually this is not true. I don't know about the other years, but 2002 had the best reliability reports. I am not sure if this is of 4th gens only or of all time.

The weird part is...reliability contiued to go UP even AFTER everyone (including those who assembled the car on the assembly line) knew it was going to be the last year of production. This is not a normal occurrence.

Weird, eh?

98 Z 76k no piston slap, leaks oil but doesn't consume. We should start a club of people who had 94 Z's then went up to LS1's ^_^

LS1=God

Originally posted by JasonD
Actually this is not true. I don't know about the other years, but 2002 had the best reliability reports. I am not sure if this is of 4th gens only or of all time.

The weird part is...reliability contiued to go UP even AFTER everyone (including those who assembled the car on the assembly line) knew it was going to be the last year of production. This is not a normal occurrence.

Weird, eh?

Yea, i was thinking the same thing..i did a search on piston slap, and read for hours on it here. It seemed to me that the majority of the cars that had it, were 01-02's, not saying that other years didnt have it..it just seemed that the majority were the newer ones..kinda weird..maybe it was just me

My 98 doesnt use a drop of oil, and has no piston slap issues.

53,000 miles, NO piston Slap, no OIL consumption or LEAKS, nothing at all has gone wrong unless you count replacing the A.I.R. PIPE for 20 bucks...take care of your '98 LS1 and I see no common problems from all I've read in here...I LOVE MY 98 Z28..

JasonD:

Actually this is not true. I don't know about the other years, but 2002 had the best reliability reports. I am not sure if this is of 4th gens only or of all time.

The weird part is...reliability contiued to go UP even AFTER everyone (including those who assembled the car on the assembly line) knew it was going to be the last year of production. This is not a normal occurrence.

Weird, eh?

reliability??? on a 2002? compared to a '98?
You do the math...HOW can reliability go up? your talking years and miles for things to go wrong, I would like some explanation from a MODERATOR making this claim or whatever your trying to say with the above POST...

Originally posted by cdmelcher reliability??? on a 2002? compared to a '98?
You do the math...HOW can reliability go up? your talking years and miles for things to go wrong, I would like some explanation from a MODERATOR making this claim or whatever your trying to say with the above POST...

First of all, I am not a moderator. I am an adminstrator.

Second of all, I am no liar nor do I pull information out of my ass.

I am going to assume you don't know what a J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey is so I will also assume you don't know who Scott Settlemire is. Scott is (was) the Camaro and Firebird Brand Manager. He is better known as "Red Planet" on this message board, and is a close personal friend of mine.

In this thread:
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=1294172&highlight=quality#post1294172

He states the following...

the 2002 Fcar was the best Fcar ever built in terms of overall power, performance, handling...and yes, overall quality rating. (compared to Fcars of the past....)

He also hinted at the same thing here:
http://web.camaross.com/forums/showthread.php?postid=428088&highlight=quality#post428088

And I have seen him say the same thing in person on several occasions while giving speeches at car shows and events.

Is that a good enough explanation for you?

I stand corrected, your right the 02's are far superior machines then anything. I will start looking for my lack of power and various problems only found in the 98 models today.

I am just jealous cause I could'nt afford a newer LS1 and poor me now I'm stuck with this slow, soon to be piston slappin', falling apart junker.

Originally posted by cdmelcher
I stand corrected, your right the 02's are far superior machines then anything. I will start looking for my lack of power and various problems only found in the 98 models today.

I am just jealous cause I could'nt afford a newer LS1 and poor me now I'm stuck with this slow, soon to be piston slappin', falling apart junker.

I hope you are kidding. i have a 98 and i think it rocks. i keep up with the newer ones and I have had no problems with the car :(

ohhh shutup.. stop acting like 15 year-old ricers..

Originally posted by cdmelcher
I stand corrected, your right the 02's are far superior machines then anything. I will start looking for my lack of power and various problems only found in the 98 models today.

Oh man...I cannot believe you are talking this personally.

I stated a fact, you called me a liar and so I backed up my claim. Now you don't like the fact that I could back up my claim with proof, so now you have to make it into a personal issue.

I am just jealous cause I could'nt afford a newer LS1 and poor me now I'm stuck with this slow, soon to be piston slappin', falling apart junker.

You sure are making a big deal out of nothing. No one said anything about your car being slow, having piston slap or falling apart of being a junker. No one...except YOU.

We are talking about quality ratings among people who responded to J.D. Power Quality Surveys. It is not where EVERY 2002 made was better than EVERY 1998. For all we know, your 1998 has better build quality than 99% of the rest of them.

You need to relax and get your terms straight before you taking things personally. No one said a a single thing about YOU or about YOUR car, so stop acting like someone did. That isn't what this is about. If you car is great, good for you. There is no need to make a huge deal about statistics.

Originally posted by JasonD
Oh man...I cannot believe you are talking this personally.

I stated a fact, you called me a liar and so I backed up my claim. Now you don't like the fact that I could back up my claim with proof, so now you have to make it into a personal issue.

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You sure are making a big deal out of nothing. No one said anything about your car being slow, having piston slap or falling apart of being a junker. No one...except YOU.

We are talking about quality ratings among people who responded to J.D. Power Quality Surveys. It is not where EVERY 2002 made was better than EVERY 1998. For all we know, your 1998 has better build quality than 99% of the rest of them.

You need to relax and get your terms straight before you taking things personally. No one said a a single thing about YOU or about YOUR car, so stop acting like someone did. That isn't what this is about. If you car is great, good for you. There is no need to make a huge deal about statistics.

AMEN!! :bow:
Very well put.