Re: V6 reliability???

[orin@netcom.com (Orin Eman)]

> 
> you say otherwise about the V6?  My local freindly
> head mechanic says he's seen "no mechanical problems".
> 
> This is the man who turbocharged everything that
> rolled, including my VW, 10 years before he packed
> it in and went to Audi, so I do have reason to listen
> to the dealer in this instance.
> 
This is mainly from Eliot Lim who is reporting his local
friendly (to him) dealer's experience.  Apparently lots of
oil leaks and the occasional timing belt breakage.

When I heard this, I was skeptical, but looking thru my service
records, I noticed that they had fixed an oil leak under
warrenty.  They just hadn't said anything about it when I picked
up the car and I was more interested in looking at what they
were supposed to be fixing.

I can see where the timing belt might be a problem - it's a
lot longer than the I5 belt and takes quite a convoluted path
going to both heads and who knows where else!

Orin.