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Originally Posted by onwebcam
If you drop another northstar in it expect another blown motor shortly thereafter. These are a dime a dozen because no one can keep them running. Landrover Freelander is just as bad.
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They're notorious for head gasket issues.. but they're tough as hell. They're actually made to be driven the fuck out of. And whatever they put with them for transmissions, the god damned things are bullet proof.
If you timesert or better yet use a stud kit when you do the head gasket you won't have a problem again. Except in the rare case where the metal just sucks (but a good tech will know that right away as soon as he starts drilling- you should get metal shavings, not dust)
Some things are pretty tough to do on these engines. . but they're tough