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  1. #1 Mileage on LIM gasket 
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    I have a 98 gtp and was wondering how long you guys have got out of your lim gasket. Mine has 195,000 miles on it so i figure it has been changed but had moisture in the oil cap about a week after i bought it so i changed the oil to see how it looked. It looks ok but i still have moisture in the cap about every 2 weeks i'll pop it off and wipe it out and there is moisture in there i'm not noticeably loosing any fluid but i can't rule it out. Thanks all
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    They last till they leak. Do you do a lot of short trips. IE under 15min.
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    The shortest trip i do is about 30 min
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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    I have seen the plastic ones begin deforming after as little as 15,000 miles. Usually this won't leak/cause an issue. However it's time you toss some aluminum framed gaskets in there and stop having the worry about the inferior plastic gaskets.
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    You get moisture if your PCV is disabled also. I use to get some under cap until I got mine working again.
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    Do it. Do it now. I waited until 170k miles before doing mine, and I know they hadnt been done after 102k.

    Two things that kill these motors are failed LIM gaskets and KR.

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    The odd part is... I've never seen an LIM gasket kill one of these yet. UIM's on the NA's...oh yeah.
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    I did mine at 123K cause I had some time to do it, and glad I did.
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    bill, you talking about the UIM warping around EGR.... or is there something else I need to worry about
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    I'll probably just change it when i get time for piece of mind
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
    04 Comp G zzp stb's, UMI ta's, Speedbuilt sways, bully flo heads, XP, zzp headers, fsic, thrasher shift kit, 60#, 2.6" corsa 2.5", Inferno hood
    01 gt z7 turbo tep trans zzp motor
    08 g8 gt cam exhaust 11.87@118
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