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Old 03-18-2004, 08:24 PM
suginami suginami is offline
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Re: Thanks

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Originally posted by bluerhino
Thank you to all for the valuable input. My GTO is back from head surgery. No leaks for now. The indy gave 1yr/12000 miles warranty (oil leaks in particular). I asked the mech out of curiosity, the chances of leak after 1 yr, his answer was.. based on my experience as an indy/MB dealership mechanic, 30 percent develops oil leak after 1 year for this model. In some cases even less than 1 yr. the dripping start. Thirty percent!!! that means I will be out with another 2K after one year if I am part of 30 percent. I better start praying now.
Well, for what it's worth, my independent Mercedes mechanic has told me that he has never seen another oil leak when he has replaced it with the new updated headgasket from the dealer. Never.
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