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I use a 22 in. on the left and a 20in. on the right so the right one won't slap and chip the paint on the fender and hood lips.
Just turned 10k miles ! NO problems or issues with my 02 Deville base. Hoping it will give me 6-7 yrs. 100k plus troublefree miles as my 96 & 90 did !
Just got some stuff from Caddy on their new SRX
suv. My woman loves that huge see thru roof !
Brochure sez you can get a 4.6 Northstar in it !
None on the lots near me yet. Hmmmmmmmmmm.....geo
Bob
After 25 years of driving SUVs, I had to trade my newest & much loved 2001 Toyota Highlander (great car) with only 9650 mi on it. Knee problems w/access did me in. I had to get a big
car with very easy in & out. Among Buick Park Ave.,Lincoln Town Car & DTS, went with Caddy.
At the end of the week, I will get my fully loaded 2001 DeVille DTS, silver, 29,000 mi, $30,888. Still has that new car smell - don't know how unless they bottle it. I checked it out thru Carfax & has had only 1 lease owner, no accidents - all good reports.
I've never had an 8 cylinder before, only 6s or 4s. I've read the posts here about the Northstar
and the oil. 8 qts. seems an enormous am't of
oil. I intend to keep this car for at least 10-12 years so I want to start things off right. I usually get oil changes every 4,000 mi or so.
The dealer tells me that it will be fully ready for driveaway with fluids newly checked, tire pressure right, etc.
When I get the first oil change, should I start off w/ synthetic oil, or go with Pennzoil or Quaker State, etc. I live in Massachusetts with
moderate to hot summers & pretty cold & snowy winters. 10W 30? or what? If synthetic oil, what's good as I have never used that before.
Does this Northstar dipstick read just like any other dipstick?
Do I have to buy premium unleaded fuel or is the
medium grade ok? I've always used regular unleaded, now about $1.54/g. The premium is about $1.78/g. Rather than the grade name of the gas, is it the octane level I should be looking at? More driving will be local than
highway, at least for now.
For you long term Caddy drivers, do you have any
advice you think I should have as I start my DTS
adventure?
I'm looking forward to being part of your group.
Every once in a while, put the gas pedal to the floor. Wide Open Throttle (WOT) cleans carbon from the cylinder walls and makes the engine run better. A few runs to 60 or 70 mph or until no carbon smoke comes out of the exhaust, will do it.
There is a group of Caddy owners, including one of Cadillac's engineers, that answers questions on the web. (caddyinfo.com) They are a great bunch of guys and will go out of their way to help other people.
Changing your oil at 4000 miles will help keep the engine running for a long, long time. Once you get to know the Oil Life Indicator (OLI) built into the computer, you'll find that you can trust it, and drive for thousands of miles more between changes without harming the engine. However, a few extra dollars spent changing at 4000 mile intervals is money well spent.
Good Luck with your Caddy,
Rich
For the past couple of years, I had been in the market for a fuller sized auto; I had been driving an 86 300ZX which I decided to keep. To make a long story short, I had been closely researching and following the msg boards on both the Audi A6, Infiniti Q45t and the Seville DTS; the DeVille was never one of my choices. A month ago, I was ready to buy and started with a local Cadillac Dealership (Lindsay/Alexandria Va). We've gotten rain for the past 2 months so I did an initial test drive of a Seville on a very wet Saturday; handling was far from impressive so I figured I was done with Cadillac/American and started for the Infiniti...BUT THE CADILLAC SALESMAN SUGGESTED THAT I TRY THE DEVILLE AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT I'M GLAD HE DID!! The feel of the car from the moment I opened the door and sat in was great. And then when I started it up and pressed on the accelerator, I was hooked. And its handling on wet pavement was very assuring! So needless to say, I'm extremely pleased with my purchase. It has been about 1 month since I purchased it and I have no regrets thus far. According to CARFAX, I'm the second owner following a commercial lease; car had approx 37.5K miles when I purchased it. AND ABOVE ALL, IT REALLY FEELS GOOD TO BE HAPPY WITH AN AMERICAN MADE AUTO; I really didn't think it was possible for me. I look forward to sharing the ownership experience with you guys and I hope I'll continue to have good news to share!
BrzMst2000/light leather interior with grey accents and wood package...awesome
Enjoy your car, life is sweet in a dts.
Took mine in for that emission recall and they zapped the computer while I waited.
Any help is appreciated, thank you.
Don't forget to ask them if they put in the GM "sealant pellets" when they replaced the radiator. VERY important !
I wasn't able to go back to the original dealer who replaced the raditor. I went to a radiator shop that came recommended. They had to solder a side tank. First question: he also replaced the cap. The old one was from the original radiator, it was all rusted. Could this old cap not have been presurizing correctly, thereby causing this problem?
Also, he added those sealants pellets you spoke about. Could you please give me more information on these? Such as, what are they for, and what could happen if the previous service center did not use them?
I'm trying to gather up as much information as possible because I don't feel as though I should have had to lay out additional money for something they did wrong.
Thanks again
They are supposed to prevent internal coolant leaks in the engine. If memory serves me Caddy calls for 100k miles coolant service and tablet replacement or when ever coolant system is serviced.
If not used a BIG $$$ repair bill could come later down the road.......
Most auto parts stores sell the GM equiv. tabs
Bars Leaks is one and they come already crushed up.
What year is your Caddy? My 96 and 02 had no rad. cap. Does yours have a copper rad.? Most new rads have a alum. cooling grid and plastic side tanks. Thus not repairable...Well they can be "recored" but too many leak problems if they are not crimped together properly. There are copper replacements aval. tho. but very pricey . Just put a copper one in my buds VW...Almost $400 bucks wholesale !!!!! ..........geo
By the way, how do you like your Caddy's? I like the styling of the 2000+.
Thanks again for your insight.
JR
Its good to know that the rad. shop put those sealant tabs in tho. Many folks have been burned on that issue.
90 huh? ...I had one from brand new. Loved that car. It had the Bose CD player. Man that mother cranked ! It also had a ASC aftermarket sunroof.
Leaked like crazy..Hated it !!!!! But that car went to 130k troublefree miles for me. And its still around too ! I used to BURN that Michelin tire off the corner. Used to blow off my bud in his 5.0 stang ! That pre-Northstar motor would crank.
MUCHO more guts off the line than my 96 or 02 Northstar Devilles!
As you can see I love to PUSH on my cars, especially beating down those 6 banger superior wannabee import luxury cars off the corners or hiway !..............geo
Have ya seen the ads for the new Impala SS?
Nice day today anyway..Gonna wash the Caddy.....
Then go riding the jetski in the beautiful 1000 Islands NY !!
...geo
JR
My 84 and 86 Corvettes (with digital displays in color) would go beyond 85. The analog part would shift its pattern though, so you had a more precise display up to 55, and then a more compressed one above that. I once got the 86 up to 185 kilometer per hour, was trying for 200 but a curve in the road came up.