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Jake
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
Dex coolant |
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My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
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« Paul »
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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Jake wrote:
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My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
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It's unusual for a head gasket to be leaking.
I assume it is some sort of V-6 engine? |
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John Horner
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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Jake wrote:
| Quote: | My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
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Are you sure it wasn't an intake manifold gasket? GM 3.4 l V-6 engines
are notorious for intake manifold gasket leaks causing coolant in the
oil problems.
John
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Harry Face
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Wed Nov 16, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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Jake
2006 Impala's don't have the same engines as your Impala. The new ones
are a 3.5 V6, 3.9 V6 and the SS has a 5.3 V8 with 300 + horsepower.
Good Luck
Harryface
05 Park Avenue, 32,391
91 Bonneville LE 304,498 |
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Dennis Smith
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 5:34 am Post subject:
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In article <drmnn19it3r5cod6ppupfq8gfft01bdt3l@4ax.com>, jak2@sympatico.ca
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that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
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Completely redesigned the intake sealing surface and gaskets with the
introduction of the 3.5L engine. Too early to tell if it is finally
fixed. Hopefully it is for GM's sake.
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Jake
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:22 am Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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but they still use the same dex-coolant... that stuff eats away at the
gaskets.
On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:50:29 -0600, harryface@webtv.net (Harry Face)
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| Quote: | Jake
2006 Impala's don't have the same engines as your Impala. The new ones
are a 3.5 V6, 3.9 V6 and the SS has a 5.3 V8 with 300 + horsepower.
Good Luck
Harryface
05 Park Avenue, 32,391
91 Bonneville LE 304,498
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Jake
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:26 am Post subject:
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it a six
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 04:22:02 GMT, "« Paul »" <" « Paul
»"@houston.rr.com> wrote:
| Quote: | Jake wrote:
My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
It's unusual for a head gasket to be leaking.
I assume it is some sort of V-6 engine? |
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Jake
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:26 am Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:35:28 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com>
wrote:
| Quote: | Jake wrote:
My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
Are you sure it wasn't an intake manifold gasket? GM 3.4 l V-6 engines
are notorious for intake manifold gasket leaks causing coolant in the
oil problems.
John |
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Dave
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 7:36 am Post subject:
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unusual?
more than half of the impala drivers I know got their head gaskets replaced.
maybe unusual just for me.
"« Paul »" <"=?x-user-defined?Q?=AB?= Paul
=?x-user-defined?Q?=BB?="@houston.rr.com> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Jake wrote:
My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
It's unusual for a head gasket to be leaking.
I assume it is some sort of V-6 engine? |
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« Paul »
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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Dave wrote:
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unusual?
more than half of the impala drivers I know got their head gaskets replaced.
maybe unusual just for me.
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That is really, really unusual. Rarely does a head gasket go bad on the
2.8-3.4 series or the 3.3-3.8. I would tend to disbelieve until backed
up with test data: compression check, leakdown test, exhaust gases in the
coolant, etc. |
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« Paul »
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:15 am Post subject:
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I think you probably mean: "the intake manifold gasket was leaking coolant
into the crankcase"?
Jake wrote:
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that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:35:28 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com
wrote:
Jake wrote:
My 2000 Impalla head gasket was leaking coolant into the engine.
went to the dealer, total cost of repair was $1030.00
new gasket.thermosat. labour...
was thinking of a new Impalla 2006, but now not so sure about
purchase.
Are you sure it wasn't an intake manifold gasket? GM 3.4 l V-6 engines
are notorious for intake manifold gasket leaks causing coolant in the
oil problems.
John |
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Jake
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:49 pm Post subject:
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Will GM pay for the repairs ? what do they have to say about the
Dex-coolant problem.
On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 05:34:44 +0000 (UTC), ps2guru@ReMoVyahoo.com
(Dennis Smith) wrote:
| Quote: | In article <drmnn19it3r5cod6ppupfq8gfft01bdt3l@4ax.com>, jak2@sympatico.ca
says...
that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
Completely redesigned the intake sealing surface and gaskets with the
introduction of the 3.5L engine. Too early to tell if it is finally
fixed. Hopefully it is for GM's sake. |
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Hairy
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Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:18 pm Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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"Jake" <jak2@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:3g9pn1p3vhvi4f3bpp9q08minitvg3n2p8@4ax.com...
| Quote: | Will GM pay for the repairs ? what do they have to say about the
Dex-coolant problem.
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You can ask, but it isn't likely that they will pay. As for the dex-cool,
it's more a design/engineering problem with the manifold and gasket than a
coolant problem. |
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John Horner
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Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:26 pm Post subject:
Re: Dex coolant |
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Jake wrote:
| Quote: | that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
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This problem is over a decade old now and GM has tried many "fixes".
Will the 3.5l engine have the problem? Only time will tell.
John |
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Jake
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Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:14 am Post subject:
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I guess if GM had a fix for the gasket.dex-coolant problem they would
have done so by now.
but I have not heard of any , so I figure it's not a good time to do
a trade in for a new gm auto...
On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:26:40 GMT, John Horner <jthorner@yahoo.com>
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| Quote: | Jake wrote:
that is correct. a manifold gasket, leaking oil into the engine.
what has GM done about the problem.
This problem is over a decade old now and GM has tried many "fixes".
Will the 3.5l engine have the problem? Only time will tell.
John |
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