1998 Cadillac Catera from North America - Comments

25th Apr 2008, 23:33

"Have patience and you will enjoy"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

Well, where do I start?

I have oil in the water now and the car is parked until my guy can get to it. From what I have found is there is some kind of heat exchanger that has gone bad causing this. I'm guessing about $500.00 to fix this.

Water leaks -- $300.00

Timing chain failure -- $1000.00 (that's a deal)

20 of 24 valves bent when this happened.

If it's been a while since you chained the timing belt get it scheduled asap. Much cheaper to just replace the timing belt.

Rear-view mirror broke -- I took it down.

I think I have a bad shock now.

General comments?

After all I've had to do I still love this car. It's a great blend of luxury, performance, and room.

You must also understand is that any finely tuned car will require it's share of maintenance.

These cars are a bargain and will go down in auto history as one of the 1st Next Generation Cadillac's.


27th Jul 2008, 23:12

Had water in my oil too. There was a recall for this problem years ago. Your oil separator gasket needs to be replaced. Try replacing your radiator cap first. Seriously!

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