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Re: GTP Recall

by "David Courtney" <advance@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Apr 3, 2008 at 08:08 AM

I know, I didn't make too much sense to me either, but I figured there 
must be a different exhaust manifold or heat ****eld or something on these 
two models... which creates a fire risk that the others don't, even when 
they leak?


"80 Knight" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "David Courtney" <advance@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> news:uaCdnQBHT-W9QW7anZ2dnUVZ_oesnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>    "GM has issued a recall for the 1997-2003 Buick Regal GS and the 
>> Pontiac Grand Prix GTP from the same model years, not surprisingly for 
>> the same problem: a potential oil leak."
>
> I know this.  What I am asking is with this being something like an oil 
> leak, why are only the Grand Prix's and Regal's being recalled?  I
realize 
> they are built on the same platform, but several other models have the
3.8 
> supercharged engine.  Pontiac Bonneville's, Buick LeSabre's, IIRC, some 
> Chevy Monte Carlo's, and even some Chevy Impala's.  As far as I know, 
> nothing much changed with the Series II supercharged engine from 
> 1995-2003, other then the superchargers, which were upgraded a couple of

> times.  I did call Pontiac, and was told that, as you say, only the
Grand 
> Prix and Regal were recalled, but it doesn't make much sense to me.
>
>
>
>> "80 Knight" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "socalvibe" <pavey.mark@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Is this just for the Grand Prix's? What about all the other models
with 
>>>> the
>>>> 3.8 supercharged? Are they not effected?- Hide quoted text -
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>>>> Regals equipped with the same engine are also affected.
>>>
>>> So anyone owning a Bonneville, LaSabre, (with the 3.8 supercharged)
and 
>>> the like don't need to worry?
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 11 Posts in Topic:
GTP Recall
socalvibe <pavey.mark@  2008-04-01 10:50:49 
Re: GTP Recall
"80 Knight" <  2008-04-01 13:55:10 
Re: GTP Recall
Jan <Jan@[EMAIL PROTEC  2008-04-01 22:06:46 
Re: GTP Recall
socalvibe <pavey.mark@  2008-04-02 07:50:54 
Re: GTP Recall
"80 Knight" <  2008-04-02 14:50:50 
Re: GTP Recall
"David Courtney"  2008-04-02 14:19:22 
Re: GTP Recall
"80 Knight" <  2008-04-03 02:57:07 
Re: GTP Recall
"David Courtney"  2008-04-03 08:08:16 
Re: GTP Recall
"80 Knight" <  2008-04-03 16:56:28 
Re: GTP Recall
"Sylvain.C" <  2008-04-06 17:25:32 
Re: GTP Recall
"David Courtney"  2008-04-30 09:59:19 

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