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[QUOTE=Derek911;8515101]Do what most people do. Drive it until you get more symptoms or sell it and play dumb. Nothing against your car, but this is one reason why I don't overvalue low mileage cars. These cars need to be driven, and 45,000 miles in almost 30 years is crazy. People pay a premium for low mileage but they are the one stuck with all the problems that haven't popped up yet. Things get stuck and frozen and oils dries, seals get dry, when sitting, then you crank it up and things break or leak.[/QUOTE]

Interesting note: When I bought my 3.2 it had 95k miles on it. Which at the time equates to the car being driven about 4500 miles per year. When I took ownership the engine had 4 oil leaks. Before buying any new gaskets or seals, I drove the car every day putting about 150 miles on it, per day. Long story-short, 3 of the 4 leaks sealed up and 1 I needed to take care of.

Bottom line, these cars are meant to be driven.

Going back to the original issue, do the compression check and leak down as stated earlier. Maybe put on a couple thousand miles on it and recheck the drain plug magnet again.
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