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[Dale H]

Hello
I just purchased a 2005 XlR ,love it. The car is in great condition even though it has 100000, miles on it.
After reading and doing a lot of research on XlRs I am expecting some leaks and other common problems with it.
I am going to drive it until it starts giving me problems and then replacing the engine.
My question is can I replace it with a later model supercharger v? I have found three company's that sale rebuilds does anyone know where the best place to get one is or would recommend one.
I am from Point Pleasant WV anyone close to my area?

 

[Rob]

Moving out of the Site Help and Feedback forum and into the General XLR Discussion forum...

 

[XLRATING]

Welcome! You don't have to change out the engine if oil leaks start unless you want to - these engines are pretty rock solid (several on here with 150k + miles), & it seems once the standard oil leaks get fixed that problem is taken care of for good.

There have been a few threads on here about trying to drop a XLR-V engine into a base. I don't recall anyone finishing that; the person on the most recent thread was fairly gung ho to make it work but ultimately gave up.

There's another recent thread where an owner put a LS3 in, which was described as expensive but workable.

Enjoy your XLR!

 

[Dale H]

Thanks that sounds good. I guess I just would need to get a head bolt kit and find a dealer who knows how to install them.

 

[Smoothran]

I put well over 200,000 miles on an older version of this engine. It was a 2000 Cadillac DTS with the Northstar engine. Ran like a top until I sold it. It did have an internal oil leak but replacing seal gaskets will remedy this.

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[Dale H]

Thanks that's good to know and a relief to know they are that reliable

 

[ccclarke]

The NorthStar used in the XLR was the last version with many improvements added. The only issue is the location of the (water-cooled) generator located on the bottom of the engine. It's a big (ie: expensive) job to replace, but reported instances have been rare.

CC