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What is the biggest Amsoil EaO oil filter that will fit on a Pontiac G8 GT with a 6.0? I plan on running Amsoil 0w/30 after the first oil change. I wonder how long I should wait to switch to Amsoil?

It sounds like an 80's Ford power steering pump, the typical wine. Maybe cavitating wouldn't be the best to describe.

My wife has a 06 Uplander and in temps colder then 10F, you can hear the power steering pump cavitate and the steering is stiff for a few miles till it warms up. Is there a better power steering fluid I could use for cold weather? I would also like to change the oil in my floor jack so I can...

I think the best way to put it is, there is basically only one 3.5. It's just with the first year it didn't have VVT and put out something like 205 horse. In 2007 the Impala has VVT and 211 horse, 2007 Malibu (for some reason) makes 217 horse. Not sure why the smaller, cheaper car has more...

That could very well be, and helps me look at it from a new perspective. But, every time I put my foot into the throttle with any engine, I'm not thinking about the valve train so much as I am about the bottom end, like rod and main bearings. I've never seen a valve train failure due to high...

Great post, just what I was looking for. I don't see where the 3.5 is an option, but I think it would be a good one. My only problem with over head cam engines is manufactures over due there advantage, and that is the use of higher RPM. The 3.6 makes it's peak power at 6,300. I would cringe...

That could be, I just thought it was based off the Grand Am.

I've been thinking about getting a new Impala but now I'm thinking of holding off for the release of the new 08 Malibu. I like the looks of the Malibu better but find out the Malibu is not all new, it's based of the Pontiac G6 which I thought was a warmed over Grand Am. I do not like the Grand...

Alright, I called the dealer, they want $350 to inable the factory remote start that is already in the uplander. That price covers reprograming the BCM and two key fobs. Does this sound high to anyone else?

I thought all 3.5's had the vvt, is this not true? I see the 3.5 in the 06 Uplander has 201 hp and the 06 Impala has 211hp. I'm sure the 06 Impala has the vvt, but could this be why the Uplander has less hp?

I agree. I had my truck ziebared and a few years later the rust is showing up pretty bad. That's why I figured I would just do it myself. I'm thinking I will give the LPS 3 a try, not?

When it stalls out, does the engine shut off completely or does it kinda hesitate a little but keep running? Sounds like you eliminated the fuel side and your problem, and is more then likely on the ignition side, not? Does it seem to stall more in wet or rainy weather? My wife had a Lumina...

Do you think it's a fuel or ignition related problem? Might be the fuel pump. My S-10 was doing the same thing until I changed the pump. How many miles are on the car and when was the last time the fuel filter was changed? Change the filter your self and take note of what type of gas comes out...

Be a good place to open up a body shop.

My wife just bought a 06 Uplander that has not seen a Minnesota winter yet. It looks new underneath and would like to keep it that way. What do you guy use for a rust preventer? I heard an annual coat of LPS#3 would keep the rust away. Anyone use LPS#3 for this?

ah, much better, thanks.

There is only 10 topics per page, I would like to increase the number to about 30 or so. Is there a setting for this?

The question was how they relate to each other, but that's alright. My wife's 98 Lumina 3.1 had 125,000 miles on it and had nothing done to it but a new Fram oil filter every 3,000 miles, didn't burn a drop of oil or coolant and ran as good as it did when we bought it, runs as good as her new...

I'll see what I can do.

Looking at the 3.5 in my wife's 2006 Uplander I noticed that it looks idendentical to the 3.1 in her 98 Lumina as far as valves covers, heads, intake and accessory lay-out. I noticed the bore is the same on the new 3.5 and 3.9, just a different stroke, which leads me to believe they are based...