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Hi all.
Im asking because I'm in the market. What do I need to know? Brampton vs. Newark, 3.3 v. 3.5 etc etc.
Im asking because I'm in the market. What do I need to know? Brampton vs. Newark, 3.3 v. 3.5 etc etc.
Hi all.
Im asking because I'm in the market. What do I need to know? Brampton vs. Newark, 3.3 v. 3.5 etc etc.
HOLY COW!! Never yet seen something like that! I wish I had your car!!My 93 was a beautiful car, rust free, perfect interior (meaning no airbag cover warp), and paint was perfect the day I sold it at 13 years old with 85K on the clock, but it was a mechanical nightmare. 3.5L ES
Water pump went out
A/C failed---Condenser
Blend door under dash started failing so would make a "clicking" noise for about 5 seconds each time the car was started
We had issues with the front calipers so those were replaced
Struts
Intake gasket started to leak
EGR was on the fritz
Valve cover gaskets started to leak
Fuel Pump went south
Cam position sensor went out twice
Rear window motor went out
Rear main seal was leaking when I finally decided to sell it.
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Look ma! No clouded headlights. (After 13 years)
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Oddly enough, I never replaced a headlight bulb, or tail-light bulb. Only thing I ever replaced was one of the running lights on the drivers side tail-light.
Transmission was still good too, I believe mine was built in Brampton.
At some point the waterpump design was changed from I believe 3 bolts to 4 or 5 on the 3.5L I don't recall off the top of my head.
You're thinking of the 2nd generation engines. Only the 1st generation 3.5s were NON interference, so when my belt broke, I just coasted off to the side of the road, got towed back to the house, re-aligned the marks, and put a new belt on. They are very powerful engines too.Miles11 said:The original 3.5L in the LH's didn't seem to have such a long life span; the way it was explained to me is that the water pump often leaked onto the timing belt, causing it to break catastrophically.
Nah...I just misread his post where he mentioned '97 3.5s. I ASSumed he meant 2nd Gen 3.5.95Intrepid99Kid said:Ray....how many miles on that 3.5 when you bought it?? Sound to me like it wasn't properly maintained to have all those issues...
I could post testimonials of dozens of owners that have 2-3-4-8 thousand miles on there 300Ms with very little more than normal maintenance
Not to burst your bubble, but the 300M was a 2nd gen car. Could you be thinking of the Eagle Vision?