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bought a used car from a used car dealer less then four weeks ago and when we looked at it it had a lower intake leak and they fixed it before we got now my kid calls and said that the motor is makeing some bad eng noise,told he to bring it home she said it got hot and the stopped,now the motor is locked up,

now is there like a 30 day lemon law on used car, I would think that there should be something?

or im just going to suck this up and put a new motor in myself, thanks.

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HMMM, a GM car with a 3.1 liter maybe?

If the intake gaskets start to leak internally the coolant gets in the oil. If there was any coolant contamination in the oil prier to your purchase the engine was already doomed before you purchased it.

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wow thats not that bad of a deal then.

Depends on what they charge for the install.

If they can pick up a cheap boneyard engine, you might be paying for the whole thing anyway through install charges.

It would be wise to ask about the engine being installed, IMO, such as miles on it, from same vehicle, year, etc.

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If you have the intake gasket replaced how much life would you expect to get out of the replacement? I have just had this done on my daughters car and dont want her to have any trouble while away at school. Other wise the '95 Buick seems to run well and never had a problem starting outside with no plug in last winter

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