2002 GP GT

Can someone tell me if the 2002 3800 engines experience the same upper and
lower intake manifold maladies as the earlier years?

I am looking at buying one that has 52,000 miles on it, which is getting
into prime time milage-wise for these types of problems.

This particular car is NOT supercharged, BTW.

Anything else in particular on these cars I should look for before plunking
down the coin?

Intake is still plastic on the 2002 but modifications were made to beef
up the plastic area around the EGR pipe inside the intake. That's seems
to have solved the cracking problem at least.

I'm not sure if the gasket problems has been rectifyed. I know some
leaking intakes had new hold down nuts installed as part of the repair
rather than tear the engine apart.

Good Luck

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Harryface
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1991 Pontiac Bonneville LE
3800 V6 ( C ), Black/Slate Grey
_~_~_~295,444 miles_~_~_

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~~~The Former Fleet ~~~
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TSC wrote:

Can someone tell me if the 2002 3800 engines experience the same upper and
lower intake manifold maladies as the earlier years?

I am looking at buying one that has 52,000 miles on it, which is getting
into prime time milage-wise for these types of problems.

This particular car is NOT supercharged, BTW.

Anything else in particular on these cars I should look for before plunking
down the coin?


I have a 02 GP GT with 3.8 (non supercharged) with 73K. Runs Excellent

and gets great gas mileage. I have not had any problems with the lower
intake manifold.

Good Luck