Tming Could Not be WORSE... GM Recalling 1.5-million vehicles
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From: TX Med Ctr
My 2000 Firebird 3.8L had 66K on it when I sold it. I had absolutely zero problems with the motor. No oil leaks. No coolant mixing in the oil. The car did go to the drag strip every once and a while too.
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My understanding is that it's only the W-bodies being recalled. And they aren't actually fixing the oil issue, only moving the wires out of the way with a new clip.
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From: Sandy VJJville
Common Questions:
Q: Did you do it just once? (a lot of people seem to think it’s a freak run, or timer error)
A: Of course I did it only once, how often have you ever hit the same time in a row twice. I have hit lots of 14.5s, 14.6s, but I took a big hiatus from racing after I developed a clutch problem that only affected me while racing I fixed it and ran a 14.5@94 like a week ago, 1/22/05
Q: Were you factory stock?
A: No, I did free mods, but everything I do can be reversed and I can go from factory stock and getting warranty work done at a dealership, in ~30 min. Less then 2 min, if the exhaust is already unhooked.
How did you do it?
A: I just did free mods. I didn’t spend one cent, just used 1 flathead screwdriver, and a socket wrench with 2 sockets(1/2 in, and 15mm)
Free Mods when I ran the 14.4…
-removed Jack/spare
-Unhooked exhaust(at the factory point after the CAT and S-pipe, near the front of the Driveshaft)
-Unhooked Intake(open Throttle Body)
-Descreened MAF
-Unhooked Drivebelt
-Factory tires(Eagle GA, 235/55/16) with 35,000ish miles on them
Q: Did you do it just once? (a lot of people seem to think it’s a freak run, or timer error)
A: Of course I did it only once, how often have you ever hit the same time in a row twice. I have hit lots of 14.5s, 14.6s, but I took a big hiatus from racing after I developed a clutch problem that only affected me while racing I fixed it and ran a 14.5@94 like a week ago, 1/22/05
Q: Were you factory stock?
A: No, I did free mods, but everything I do can be reversed and I can go from factory stock and getting warranty work done at a dealership, in ~30 min. Less then 2 min, if the exhaust is already unhooked.
How did you do it?
A: I just did free mods. I didn’t spend one cent, just used 1 flathead screwdriver, and a socket wrench with 2 sockets(1/2 in, and 15mm)
Free Mods when I ran the 14.4…
-removed Jack/spare
-Unhooked exhaust(at the factory point after the CAT and S-pipe, near the front of the Driveshaft)
-Unhooked Intake(open Throttle Body)
-Descreened MAF
-Unhooked Drivebelt
-Factory tires(Eagle GA, 235/55/16) with 35,000ish miles on them
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Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 3,371
From: Kilgore TX 75662
my wife's 96 Olds LSS had an oil leak from the day she bought it til we traded it in.
I'm wondering why the 04 Impala with the 3800 wasn't included in that list? What did they change? We have one of those that I drove over 200 miles yesterday...
I'm wondering why the 04 Impala with the 3800 wasn't included in that list? What did they change? We have one of those that I drove over 200 miles yesterday...
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