flatback2 Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 I have owned a 1995 Seville SLS for over 5 years, I enjoyed the car but had the famous cranckcase half oil leak and many A/C problems. With 127,000 miles, I am looking for a new car. I spotted a 1998 Eldorado with low miles (46,000). Is this basically the same engine or did Caddy do anything from 1995 to 1998 to avoid the oil leak issues ? I am interested in your input on the 98 Eldorado as it relates to reliability, Thanks for any input that you folks might have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldoman95 Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 dont know why but my 95 ETC hassent driped since ive had it 3 years ago . dont know about the 98. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonA Posted November 1, 2004 Report Share Posted November 1, 2004 Sometime during the mid 1990s...I believe with the 1996 model year...the case seal material was changed to a more effective seal, to lessen the possibility of a leak. My '97 with 137,000 miles is dry on the bottom. I wouldn't worry about a '98 model. Jason(2001 STS, White Diamond) "When you turn your car on...does it return the favor?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wake Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 My 98 is dry, but I found out from the dealer that it had previously had the lower case half resealed... I guess it's just a crapshoot as far as these things go... One thing you can do is to take the VIN to a GM service center and ask them to run the check on the service history... You'll see all warranty work done on that car, and maybe it's entire history if the previous owner had his car serviced by GM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuc Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I got my 1998 STS with 45k miles on it a little over a year ago and now its got about 64k. The car has no record of oil leaks and doesn't have any now. It runs perfectly. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dasher Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 I know of a 2000 STS and a 2001 STS that had the half case leak. However, as has been pointed out here many times, these leaks are so minimal that the oil doesn't reach the ground and can be ignored rather than repaired. Not enough of a problem to worry about according to several postings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garlicdude Posted November 3, 2004 Report Share Posted November 3, 2004 My 98 ETC has low mileage, about 35K, but runs perfect, no oil leaks and runs perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatback2 Posted November 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2004 Well we will see, I bought the 98 Eldo ETC (46,200), trading in the 95 Seville SLS at 127,000. Major differences I like: heated seats, steering wheel controls for temp and radio, memory seat (if I ever sit down and figure it out), BOSE radio is awesome (incuding weather band), and when it snows front wheel drive. I think I'll miss 4 doors but the kids have their own cars now. To me at this point it is basically the same car at the 95 Seville only newer / better, I hope it serves me as well as that Seville which I drove 90,000 miles over 5.5 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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