08 Alfa SeeYa Apology
First Morisheh, I do want to apologize for my bad manners and comment, however I do have issues when statements are made with no data to support the statement. Your statement "A quick Google on th...
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Mr.Mark wrote:nevadanick wrote:
And i had a 6.0 that was one of the most reliable vehicles i have ever owned but they are junk right ?
If only the Internet was invented back in '81 when I bought a brand new Oldsmobile Delta 88 Royale Brougham Diesel. You don't have to own something to know if it's a lemon. Sure, there are a few that are good and the other 90% can be junk.
Mine was pure junk but I had not read much about the converted gas engine to diesel. This engine had been out since '78 and there was not a lot of news out about it. I learned my lesson and a person does not need to own something to know that it's junk.
I never bought another GM product again. My one person crusade put Oldsmobile out of business! LOL!
The information that we have available to us at our fingertips today is amazing.
Safe travels,
MM.
Interesting view on the 5.7 diesel. DW's commuter was a 81 GM diesel, had it for 10 years, lost an intake valve @ 50k miles, required one head to be serviced. 73 Pontiac we owned before required same type of service @ 42k miles. Too many people have no concept of mechanical operation and their ham handed demands on a device frequently result in problems that the device is blamed for. On a side note, I have a collection of 80's GM diesels and I find them to be a comfortable road worthy automobile that compares very well to current vehicles. Of course I'm a gear head geek and I'm sure that alone will attract distain from some.
Regarding the 6.0, they generally work well if left alone and not 'tuned up' as too many diesel owners are wont to do.
