4th Jun 2011, 17:30

Sorry but you lost me when you brought "organized crime" into equation. Good grief!

I'm pretty sure that GM will do just fine without your business.

9th Jun 2011, 12:02

I own a 1978 Electra with 311,000 miles and a 6.6L 403 V8. It burns a small amount of oil (less than 1/2 quart every 4000 miles), has had two head gaskets and two manifold gaskets redone, but has not "locked up." Any engine less than 40 years old and less than 150,000 in this day and age that "locks up" for no reason is a junk lemon.

9th Jun 2011, 16:53

Their engine did not lock up for no reason. It happened because they developed a severe leak in the intake manifold, and the engine hydrolocked. This is a known issue, and if owners of these cars with the Series II 3.8 are aware of it, it can usually be avoided. Their engine was probably leaking for quite a while, and could have been detected. It is an unfortunate engineering defect, but it is pretty common, and there is such a thing as being an informed consumer and keeping an eye on things like coolant level. By the way, GM is not the only manufacturer that has issues with the intake manifold leaking. Ford actually has a class action law suit against them for a similar problem.

8th Sep 2013, 20:53

You can pull the plugs out after it's locked up, turn it over, which forces out all the coolant, repair the intake manifold, fill the coolant, change the oil, and you're ready to go another 200,000 miles.