Pontiac documented the wrong oil quantity in owners manual.

Pontiac documented the wrong oil quantity in owners manual.

Postby Trinten » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:19 pm

I will be the first to admit that I don't come close to knowing 1/10 as much as some guys here and on PFF do, but I was surprised I had never read about this (lifted from a very short description in an unflattering "top ten" list of cars):

"The words Fiero and fire are inextricably linked, and not just for the obvious reason. If, in the mid-1980s, you were an unlucky owner of this 2-seater and you weren't diligent about changing the oil, drove aggressively and also ran out of oil, you might have ended up with a broken connecting rod. Oil might then spill all over the engine and send it up in flames. One theory about why the Fiero was such a firebox pointed to user error: Fiero drivers were riding the car hard and over-revving the engine. Another was a major oversight in the owner's manual, which called for three quarts of oil instead of the necessary 4.5."

Wow. Just wow.
1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, 355 cubic inch small block Chevy putting down 371 HP and 381 ft/lbs torque at the wheels, with more to come!
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