L300 reliability?
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L300 reliability?
I found a car for sale right down the road from me that I am thinking about making a serious offer on. I am pretty familiar with the ins and outs of the SL cars but I have no knowledge of the L300s other then i have heard they tend to have some reliability issue (trans and stuff).
It looks real clean, seems to have low miles and it would be nice to upgrade to power windows and some leather but I need some info. Im not getting rid of my SL but i may add this to the drive for my frequent trips to wilmington. Here is a link to the car.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4022824431.html
It looks real clean, seems to have low miles and it would be nice to upgrade to power windows and some leather but I need some info. Im not getting rid of my SL but i may add this to the drive for my frequent trips to wilmington. Here is a link to the car.
http://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/4022824431.html
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OK -- Here's the long and the short of it ...
L300's have a V-6 engine. It also has a timing belt, rather than a timing chain. Timing belts do wear out, so it (the belt) should be changed every so often. I'm not sure what the recommended interval is - you'll have to get that info from someone/somewhere else. I do know one thing however ... THAT V-6 IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. That means, if the timing belt breaks, there are gonna be damaged internal parts (valves, heads, etc) which will entail an engine teardown/rebuild. Let your conscience be your guide ....
L300's have a V-6 engine. It also has a timing belt, rather than a timing chain. Timing belts do wear out, so it (the belt) should be changed every so often. I'm not sure what the recommended interval is - you'll have to get that info from someone/somewhere else. I do know one thing however ... THAT V-6 IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. That means, if the timing belt breaks, there are gonna be damaged internal parts (valves, heads, etc) which will entail an engine teardown/rebuild. Let your conscience be your guide ....
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OK -- Here's the long and the short of it ...
L300's have a V-6 engine. It also has a timing belt, rather than a timing chain. Timing belts do wear out, so it (the belt) should be changed every so often. I'm not sure what the recommended interval is - you'll have to get that info from someone/somewhere else. I do know one thing however ... THAT V-6 IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. That means, if the timing belt breaks, there are gonna be damaged internal parts (valves, heads, etc) which will entail an engine teardown/rebuild. Let your conscience be your guide ....
L300's have a V-6 engine. It also has a timing belt, rather than a timing chain. Timing belts do wear out, so it (the belt) should be changed every so often. I'm not sure what the recommended interval is - you'll have to get that info from someone/somewhere else. I do know one thing however ... THAT V-6 IS AN INTERFERENCE ENGINE. That means, if the timing belt breaks, there are gonna be damaged internal parts (valves, heads, etc) which will entail an engine teardown/rebuild. Let your conscience be your guide ....
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