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98500 on the 3.1L in my lumina. only problem i have had is the alternator went, other than that, running great. think i need a tuneup soon though, approaching 100,000, thats alot (i think)

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146k on my 96 Cutlass. Oil every 6k. My uncle is a mechanic and told me that it is completely un-necessary to change the oil every 3k miles. Alternator, water pump, and fuel pump replaced.

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146k on my 96 Cutlass. Oil every 6k. My uncle is a mechanic and told me that it is completely un-necessary to change the oil every 3k miles.

 

You must not see the oil that drains out of many customers car than @ 3K miles!!! :shock: Eek!

Working @ Grease Monkey has made me a solid believer in preventative maintenace.

 

- Erik

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146k on my 96 Cutlass. Oil every 6k. My uncle is a mechanic and told me that it is completely un-necessary to change the oil every 3k miles.

 

You must not see the oil that drains out of many customers car than @ 3K miles!!! :shock: Eek!

Working @ Grease Monkey has made me a solid believer in preventative maintenace.

 

- Erik

 

 

totaly agree with you Erik.... when i was in auto class in high school cars of staff would come in for small repairs and oil changes and stuff like that... the brown sludge that came out of some of those engines was discusting! Also my friend manages one of the local Jiffy Lube's and i always go to him when i have to get any fluid changed... i just bring a better oil filter... instead of using the fram ones...(cardboard end caps ???)

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58,xxx on my '95 Cutty but it uses 5W-30 so i'm switching to 10W-30 next change.

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147,XXX on my 92 Lumina 3.1

143,XXX on my 95 Corsica 3100

 

3100 has a lot of lifter noise but doesn't burn or leak any oil

3.1 doesn't leak or burn any oil that i know of and runs like a champ

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168,000 or so on my 2.8L 1989 GP LE. Runs good, sometimes bad idle, but I stick my foot up it's ass and it GOES!

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Before I sold it, my 90' 3.1 MPFI had 355,641km's, divide it by 1.6 to get miles I believe*

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Ha I always find it funny when all these old posts seem to resurface.

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Lock?

 

Nah I don't see a reason for that.. I'm just sayin' I open up this page and think... huh? didn't I read this 4 months ago? Then I laugh. Evil laugh that is.

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124k now. No probs (engine is dirty as all get out, and was leaking at one time). But now my coolant leak :(

 

jon

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my 92 Lumina has 205k on it, but the timing chain busted, and i'm swapping a 3.1 from a Corsica in it...

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My 89' 2.8 has 261,789 KM .........but thats not the engine you wanted to know about......my buddy has a 95 Grand AM with a 3100 and it has 167 000 KM and he beats on it hard and it still runs strong after three years :)

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