I am looking into this 1995 Buick LeSabre with 165K miles... the engine was advertized as "rebuilt"
well come to find out, this is what has been done to it:
Head Gasket
Rod Bearings
Pistons
Piston Rings
TIming Belt
Camshaft
Oil Pump
Now it's a well known fact that Generation II 3.8L engine suffered from upper intake manifold problems. It was made of plastic and melted and caused all kinds of problems. (Click on the link for more info)
My question is to the gurus here is, is this what happened to this engine? Has coolant leaked into the engine and destroyed it, make the rebuilt necessary? Is it still OK?
Secondly, if I do go look at the car, how do I verify that the plastic upper intake plenum has been replaced from plastic to metal?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.pontiac/browse_thread/thread/d1995eae9bcf3969/c7e71766e7f36e6e?lnk=st&q=GM+3800+intake+manifold+plastic+1995+buick&rnum=2&hl=en#c7e71766e7f 36e6e
well come to find out, this is what has been done to it:
Head Gasket
Rod Bearings
Pistons
Piston Rings
TIming Belt
Camshaft
Oil Pump
Now it's a well known fact that Generation II 3.8L engine suffered from upper intake manifold problems. It was made of plastic and melted and caused all kinds of problems. (Click on the link for more info)
My question is to the gurus here is, is this what happened to this engine? Has coolant leaked into the engine and destroyed it, make the rebuilt necessary? Is it still OK?
Secondly, if I do go look at the car, how do I verify that the plastic upper intake plenum has been replaced from plastic to metal?
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.autos.pontiac/browse_thread/thread/d1995eae9bcf3969/c7e71766e7f36e6e?lnk=st&q=GM+3800+intake+manifold+plastic+1995+buick&rnum=2&hl=en#c7e71766e7f 36e6e