1997 Cadillac SLS ENGINE BLOCK

1997 CADILLAC SLS
134,000 MILES • V8 • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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BELYONS13
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DOES ENGINE BLOCK HAVE HELI COILS IN IT FOR HEAD BOLT INSTALLATION
Feb 25, 2009 at 5:24 PM
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FACTORYJACK
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Not from the factory. Do you mean are helicoils available? GM uses what is called a Timesert thread insert that requires a tool kit to install.
Feb 26, 2009 at 1:52 PM
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