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#352 of 460 Talk to the Press by Sylvia STAFF Aug 10, 2004 (11:26 am)
A reporter is hoping to interview Buick Century owners between 16 and 60 who love their Century and would like to be interviewed for a magazine article. Please respond to jfallonedmunds.com by Friday, August 13, 2004.   Jeannine Fallon PR Director Edmunds.com 310-309-4900 jfallonedmunds.com
#353 of 460 Head Gasket yet again by thriceshy Feb 04, 2005 (8:42 pm)
We've owned our 94 Buick Century Special Wagon for 3 years. At 1 1/2 years, the head gasket went, causing a catastrophic overheat which lead to the replacement of the entire engine. Today I noticed off-looking oil on the driveway, popped the oil cap off, and sure enough, coolant crusting on the inside of the cap. This time there have been no overheats, and a week ago the inside of the cap was clean. Can I hope to get away with a simple (only 500-700 bucks or so) head gasket replacement, or am I being overly optimistic? We've parked it, and will have it towed to the shop--not going to risk an overheat.   From what I've read, the 3.1 is notorious for head gasket problems--am I stuck with a vehicle that's going to require a 500-700 dollar repair every 18 months?   Thrice Replies to this message: yurakm (Feb 04, 2005 10:44 pm) thriceshy (Feb 09, 2005 4:45 pm) yurakm (Feb 09, 2005 10:25 pm)
#354 of 460 Re: Head Gasket yet again [thriceshy] by yurakm Feb 04, 2005 (10:44 pm)
Replying to: thriceshy (Feb 04, 2005 8:42 pm) May be it is not head gasket, but intake manifold gasket? They are leaking often with GM 2.8, 3.1, and 3.4 liter engines. GM changed the gasket's material recently, presumably for better. Replies to this message: thriceshy (Feb 09, 2005 4:45 pm) yurakm (Feb 09, 2005 10:25 pm)
#355 of 460 Re: Head Gasket yet again [yurakm] by thriceshy Feb 09, 2005 (4:45 pm)
Replying to: yurakm (Feb 04, 2005 10:44 pm) Good call--thank you! Still a pricy fix, but over 300 bucks less. Our mechanic says we can start with a stop-leak product, which may or may not fix the problem. If it doesn't, we'll move on to replacing the gasket.   Does this sound about right?   Thrice Replies to this message: yurakm (Feb 09, 2005 10:25 pm)
#356 of 460 Re: Head Gasket yet again [thriceshy] by yurakm Feb 09, 2005 (10:25 pm)
Replying to: thriceshy (Feb 09, 2005 4:45 pm) Would it leak outside, maybe stop leak could help. Not urgent: the car can run for several years with such a leak.   However, in your car antifreeze leaks inside engine. It is better to replace the gasket now, than replacing the whole engine soon. Hopefully it is not too late.   The job includes coolant system flush and oil change after repair. In Connecticut it costs about $650 at dealership, about $100 less at independent shop: roughly $50 gasket and bolts, $40 two gallons of DexCool, and $500-$600 labor. The numbers are for Chevy Malibu, with the same 3.1l engine.
#357 of 460 Be careful... by isellhondas Feb 14, 2005 (6:49 am)
I don't like putting stop-leak in a car. It's a temporary patch at best. This stuff can clog up your heater core as well.
#358 of 460 transmission trouble by sebastian Mar 27, 2005 (9:48 pm)
I have a '91 buick century. I need to replace the tranny. Is there any other model interchangeable with this one, or must i use only the '91 model tranny?
#359 of 460 troubleshooting gas gauge on Century Custom 2001 by dumas Apr 19, 2005 (4:03 pm)
For the past week, the gas gauge has been working only at times. Mostly it stays on "Full"...........has anyone else had this problem? Is there a solution other than spending over $300 at my car dealership? Replies to this message: berford (May 19, 2005 3:58 pm)
#360 of 460 94 & 95 Buick Century Transmissions by mjh1978 Apr 20, 2005 (6:51 pm)
Hello,   I was wanting to know if the buick century for a 1994 would work in a 1995 buick century. Same eng size V6.   Thanks for your help...
#361 of 460 Overheat and Leak by starsky209 May 07, 2005 (10:16 am)
I have to say these boards are great and I have learned alot today reading them. I have a 99 Buick Century Custom. I had noticed a engine overheat issue a while back had the water pump replaced and it ocassionally when idling or in stop and go traffic would heat up. No biggie it always cooled down when the fan kicked in. Well the last week I noticed it heating up while driving. Last night on the way home fromt he airport it started going up, the temp did. It went up and up. Turned on the heat to try to cool it down to make it home, heater blew cold air. Finally it went to the red line turned off the car and pulled over immediately. Called AAA and got towed the last 16 miles home.   THis morning went out the radiator was dry as a bone. Put in coolant and it started to leak in two places underneath. Rear side on drives side and about the same side on the left.   Two questions: My friend says I probably blew the intake manifold and after reading the boards I can see that as an issue. From what I am describing above is that the issue? Is there a way to check the intake manifold to see if it is the culprit?   If it is not intake how would I tell if it is the head gasket?   Thanks again and I know have this place bookmarked.   Thank you all. Replies to this message: yurakm (May 08, 2005 6:17 am) tsu670 (May 08, 2005 5:00 pm)

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