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16 valve for the long term? 700

posted by  jchiodi on  Mon Oct 7 07:33 CST 2002
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I think you'll find that it is definitely more maintenance intensive than either the turbo or non-turbo engines. I acquired mine with almost 200k and I've put about 10k on it. You have to do your timing belt religiously, or your asking for major cost/repair. Not a whole lot of other issues though.

I've heard that oil leaks are a big problem with the head, but i haven;t had any there yet, I think it all leaks out the distributor before it gets a chance to!!

Personally, I have an 8v manual trans and the 16v auto.
It is definitely more powerful, but sometimes that 5 speed feels pretty good to run around in!

jc
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1985 740gle na, 1990 740gle 16 valve






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