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Cadillac Northstar Engine Replacement
How much does a Northstar Engine Cost?
| new engine | John | 5:01 am saturday august 19, 2000 |
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| Well with "only"
75,000 miles on my 94 STS my engine died and I bit the bullet and replaced it. I'd like to post what I paid and get some opinions if this sounds about right from others here: parts -- $6,366.38 labor -- $2,040. tax -- $693.58 Total -- $9,099.91 Here's a breakdown from the bill: Engine NEW -- $5,748.40 Engine strut -- 48.50 Engine strut -- $48.50 Mount -- $79.25 Radiator hose -- $21.05 Radiator hose -- 27.25 brake pads rear -- $57.14 Spark plug wire set -- $136.31 Antifreeze -- $22.50 Gasket set -- $139.18 Small parts and chem -- $38.00 Remove and replace new engine assy -- $2,040. And to top this off yesterday when I first picked up the car I noticed that the engine temp would operate in the normal range 212 to 216 when on the HIGHWAY. As soon as I exited the highway and came to a traffic light the temp would climb to 230-234 after a few minutes! (this in 60 degree CLOUDY weather) After this happening a few more times I brought the car back to the service place. At first they said this is normal for the car. I said baloney since the previous engine never operated this way. So they proceeded to remove the antifreeze and replaced the thermostat. This went on for a few hours (removing and replacing the thermostat and coolant) until finally they put back the original thermostat and the car "seems" to run cooler but when I got in traffic it went back to 234 on the temp! He said he put in a call to Cadillac about the problem. Said that being a new engine things are tighter in there and it probably would run hotter until things "broke in". Does this make any sense? I'm going to change the oil today to Mobil 1 syn and see if that helps. Oh the warranty is 3 years/50K miles. Any info appreciated, John |
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