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Location: Los Angeles, CA
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That happened to me at 147k. Not sure about what you should do at 60k but at higher mileage it's best to replace all the head studs and do a valve job. I did rings too but had high oil consumption after that and am doing the pistons and cylinders now.
Your pistons, cylinders and rings should be fine. Since the 3.2s are known for valve guide wear I would do those now. Even with the low mileage I would replace all the head studs because if one of your old ones broke another might soon. The newer studs last longer.
It's funny on the head studs, they can break even on the best kept cars. Seems like their breaking or not is as dependent on time as it is mileage. I was not too happy when I broke mine and prior to that I would brag about my car's durability and low maintenance costs. If the value of the 3.2s hadn't gone up so much recently I would be pretty POed.
These kinds of costs to keep the cars in top shape are one of the major factors driving up values.
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