I have been looking for a car for my granddaughter. This search has been going on for a while, the challenge is finding a car that is within her budget and I would not be afraid for to get out on the highway with. I think GP for a first car would be a good start, but I am not sure if any of the grand kids share my enthusiasm for GP's. She has not seen it yet, so she may not like it. If not, I will just flip.
I found a 06 Grand Prix with 162,000 miles
It's got a some cosmetic issues, but I will be practicing my paintless dent repair on the project car, so I may have a few more to practice on. I did not see any trace of the 3.8 coolant leaks. It did look like someone had silcon up the plastic elbow. I did get nervous when I saw a gallon of antifreeze in the trunk. It's amazing how many GP has that as an accessory. When I asked, he said the radiator was replaced and had the invoice for it. When I looked at the invoice I could see where they replaced the elbow, so someone must have siliconed it up first.
It did have a P0332 code. Looks like could be a bad knock sensor. After google some troubleshooting, it talked about checking for voltages, grounds, and resistance, but I can't find any thing that says what they should be.
I can measure my other 06 GP, but if someone knows off the top of their head it would be nice. I saw something about the clips are fragile, so I would hate to break my driver 06 connector. Also it said the bolt goes into the water jacket, is this correct? If so, then it sounds like a coolant flush may be in it's future.
He did say, that he has to add power steering from time to time, so I need to clean and see where that might be leaking.
Here are some pictures...
Possible Granddaughter Car Photos by penright | Photobucket
