SMU - SECTION 6A7 - REUSABLE FRONT COVER GASKETS
SUBJECT: SERVICE MANUAL UPDATE - SECTION 6A7 - REUSABLE FRONT COVER GASKETS
MODELS: 1992-93 BUICK SKYLARK 1992-93 CHEVROLET BERETTA 1992-93 OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA 1992-93 PONTIAC GRAND AM WITH 2.3L ENGINE (VINS A, D AND 3 - RPOS LG0, LD2 AND L40)
SERVICE INFORMATION:
SECTION 6A7 IN THE 1992-93 SERVICE MANUALS INCORRECTLY STATES THE FRONT COVER GASKETS (FIGURE 1) MUST BE REPLACED WHEN REMOVED.
THE 1992-1994 2.3L FRONT COVER GASKETS ARE REUSABLE. THESE GASKETS SHOULD BE REPLACED ONLY IF THEY ARE DAMAGED.
THE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION 1987-1991 FRONT COVER GASKETS ARE NOT REUSABLE.
FIGURES: 01
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