I bought 2 Saturns for my daughter, before I became aware of the "dirty
little secret" about them. Kate's first car got the dreaded death rattle of
engine parts bashing together, with no oil showing on the dipstick, despite
the fact that oil had been checked and added the day before. The car had
been purchased used from a Saturn dealer. It took several hours of wrestling
with the dealer to get them to credit us for much of the purchase price
against purchase of a second one. Turns out, despite only 30,000 miles, it
tooshowed the propensity to devouring oil at an alarming rate.
A Google search showed thousands of people experiencing the same issues.
Saturn has managed to avoid owning up to the problem. A Class Action lawsuit
should be in order.
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-----Original Message-----
From: David Lieb [mailto:dbl@chicagolandmgclub.com]
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2006 6:54 AM
To: Linda Grunthaner
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: speed chip for toyotas
> My mechanic did the work and is very well trusted so I'm not sure why she
> seems
> slower. I got the motor & trans from www.6thplanetusedparts.com.
Linda,
Now that you have presumably put enough miles onto the "new" engine to feel
that it isn't as perky as the old one, you might want to let your mechanic
run a few diagnostics on the data that has acumulated since the swap. Of
course, being 12 years old would mean that it pre-dates the OBDII standard,
so there is a fair chance he would not be able to read any of the codes with
a scanner or be able to monitor it in real time, but you can always ask...
he might have a buddy with the equipment to do so.
David Lieb
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