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Anonymous Posted on Aug 15, 2017

I got a 2003 buick lesabre, I recently put in a radiator, water pump, heads. head gasket, 02 sensors, now my check engine light came back on an code reading p0463 (fuel level sending unit condition an p1181 (max adaptive an long term shift.i also have a small transmission leak plus my transmission fluid holder is lose... I need help I keep utting money in parts an larbor, I need answers....

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Take it back to who ever is guessing what the issue is and tell them to fix the intake gasket. IT was not installed correctly or torqued right. Depending on the mileage you may get a free catalytic converter. They are rated for 10 years. Contact a dealer about it. But if you had a blown head gasket and coolant got into the exhaust, the cat should be replaced. Silicon additives in coolant ruin catalytic converters

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