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Old 03-21-2004, 06:23 PM
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Re: looking at '95 sse-anything I should know?

Check the coolant fluid level. All 3800 series II N/A engines have the dreaded Intake failure problem around 50-80k miles depending on use and operating temps. The Hot EGR gas causes the plastic to fail, and coolant leaks into the engine, causing hydrolock if not caught quick enough. New replacements are reinforced these days, and that'll run about 2-300 if you do it yourself, 7-800 if you have a shop do it.

Otherwise that car's bomb-proof.
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