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Originally Posted by Shaffer
I was mainly wondering about the engine, because I know that the old 2.8L I-6's in the Cressidas were well known for oil burning/head gasket woes, so I wanted to be sure it was not an issue that also plagued the 4.0L I-6.
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Actually, the 2.8L I-6 5M-GE/5M-Es were very reliable and didn't burn oil. Its the 7M-GE 3.0L found in the last generation Cressidas and the Mk3 Supras that has the headgasket problems wich is where the oil burning comes from.
The 7M-GE is a terrific motor, it just has that lil headgasket problem wich can be prevented. RE-torque the head to 75 ft lbs. I did this on all my Cressidas. My oldest Cressida has 239k miles with no problems. The rest are all young in the 140-190k mile ranges and no hg signs.
So the bhg problem was only in the 3.0L 7M series engine wich was caused from a under-torqued head.