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11-12-2006, 10:40 AM
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3.9 Liter V6
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Bowmanville, Ontario Canada
Drives: 2000 Monte Carlo SS
1989 GMC Pickup
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pontiac
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11-12-2006, 12:02 PM
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1.8 Liter ECOTEC
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: TN.
Drives: 06 Malibu LTZ, GMC Serria SLT,Vette
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pontiac
I have had the following cars with the 3.8 with 0 problems with the intake or the 3.8 engine....95 Olds, 96 Pontiac, 98 Monte Carlo Z-34 and 00 Impala. If GM still put the 3.8 in the new Impala I would have bought one this year.....I bought a Malibu with the 3.5 and really miss the gas milage of the 3.8.....
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11-12-2006, 02:07 PM
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6.0 Liter LS2 V8
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dimondale, MI
Drives: '89 Buick Reatta
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pon
If it's broke, fix it. Search Bonneville Club, as it has been discussed a lot. Did you check with your dealer? They've sometimes been replaced out of warranty.
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11-13-2006, 03:49 PM
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Orlando and Melbourne, FL
Drives: 1996 Buick Regal Custom 3800
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pontiac
While it is a weak point on the 3800SII, not enough are breaking for GM to recall them. Mine has 107k on it with no problems *knock on wood* so I hope it will continue to not have problems, as I know 107k isnt exactly very many miles.
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11-15-2006, 01:01 AM
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6.0 Liter LS2 V8
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Dimondale, MI
Drives: '89 Buick Reatta
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pon
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/forum/...63777&start=20
Sounds like you need these new gaskets. Not too expensive.
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11-17-2006, 09:42 PM
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3.8 Liter Supercharged V6
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Rochester NY
Drives: 2008 Impala
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pontiac
I hope GM recalls all of them.We need the work.Unfortunately it is not gonna happen.
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11-18-2006, 11:11 AM
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GMI Fixed Ops Contributor
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Coronado, 92118
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Re: help!!!!
Merged...
NO NEED to create multiple threads for the same topic...
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12-12-2006, 06:59 PM
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5.3 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Michigan
Drives: 2007 Saturn Ion, 83 Camaro
Posts: 1,433
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pon
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1. they are going to rape you for recall time. 2. there are so many out there you wont have any other work than these 3. the idea of a recall for failures is insane. only if its an safety issue will they recall it. 4. it is a maintenance item like a water pump. the problem with the intakes on the 3.8 is not like the 3.1. its by the throttle body. most of the time. coolant leaks into it and gets sucked into the engine. also the new series 3 is an aluminum plenum. amongst other things. sorry to go on a rant like this but its been a rough day.
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12-13-2006, 03:14 PM
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GMI Staff Member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Texas Hill Country
Drives: 07' GMC CREW CAB
08' GMC X-CAB
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Re: the 1995-2005 3800 (k) upper plastic intake is junk,please recall all of them pon
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12-16-2006, 11:19 AM
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5.3 Liter Vortec V8
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Michigan
Drives: 2007 Saturn Ion, 83 Camaro
Posts: 1,433
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Re: help!!!!
yeah its nice. rather hilarious. easier though. you dont have to go get the parts, if you have them in stock, you dont have to remove it from the vehicle.
which sometimes you had to in some situations. you dont have to mess with that u shaped clip, and i dont have to spend 10 minutes trying my ass off to squeeze the steering shaft together. much easier. i think .2 is ok. it really takes that much time. which is respectable for warranty time. all you do is remove 1 bolt seperate the shaft and stroke it a few times. 6 total i bleieve. i do 10 for good measure. lol.  gm's answer to the steering shaft problems. stroke the shaft several times. what do you do? you a tech or advisor, or what?
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