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#3442 of 3453 Re: new buick regal [rjw_mpwr] by paresh1 May 12, 2009 (8:06 pm)
Replying to: rjw_mpwr (May 12, 2009 10:20 am) I just checked the picture. Wow. How much is it in chinese yen converted to U.S dollars. That looks awsome. Thanks for sharing.
#3443 of 3453 Engine fan cooling sensor? by joe862 Jun 07, 2009 (5:45 pm)
I just got this 1996 regal 6 cylinder. When you idle the fans wont turn on. I bypassed the control switches and can get them to turn on. My question is, is the coolant level sensor the same as the heat sensor that tells the control units to send power to the fans? Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Jun 07, 2009 5:56 pm)
#3444 of 3453 Re: Engine fan cooling sensor? [joe862] by imidazol97 Jun 07, 2009 (5:56 pm)
Replying to: joe862 (Jun 07, 2009 5:45 pm) I don't know how they wired those. I can suggest buying a Helm factory service manual for the car if you plan to do much work on it yourself. New helminc.com or find one on Ebay--but be careful because if it's a two volume set, people sell one volume and people think they're buying the whole thing. My 98 leSabre is a 3 volume set and 2003 leSabre is a 2 volume.   ebay link   Notice this says book 1 of 2 and book 2 of 2 in the pictures.   Here's another I found by searching for Lumina rather than Regal. Much cheaper. Both books. Lumina, regal, cutlass, grand prix   Do the fans turn on when the AC runs?   The temperature won't turn them on until 230 degrees or so. I do not know how the sensor is done. I could look in my 98 leSabre book.   On the leSabre one fan runs at one speed and the other has two speeds. If the car heats further or the pressure in the AC goes high then the high speed fan turns on faster. So your really need the wiring diagram for how yours is set up.
#3445 of 3453 2000 Buick Regal intermittently not starting by bobakamarv Sep 14, 2009 (7:54 am)
I have a 2000 Buick Regal that has begun to have intermittent problems starting. All of the instrument panels light up, the radio works, heating/cooling systems are operating, but sometimes when I try to start the car nothing happens. I had a mechanic check the car out and the battery was fine and the terminals were corroded, but he cleaned them and that did not correct the problem. Any ideas, was thinking that it may be the starter, but don't want to spend the money to fix that if it's not really the issue?
#3446 of 3453 Head Gasket by erwisneski Sep 20, 2009 (1:26 pm)
Okay I think my head gasket went on my Buick Regal. It is a 96 with 153000 miles. I think it is also hydro locked. The starter will engage but will not spin the fly wheel. My radiator reserve is empty with no clue of the location. Fletchers told me 10hrs Labor 90/hr Seeing the vehicle is worth less then the repair, how involved is it? Is it just a matter of staying organized?Secondly I was told sometime that it will ruin the engine. In that case what am I looking for as far as damage? Thank you in advance for any help Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Sep 20, 2009 1:40 pm)
#3447 of 3453 Re: Head Gasket [erwisneski] by imidazol97 Sep 20, 2009 (1:40 pm)
Replying to: erwisneski (Sep 20, 2009 1:26 pm) Is this a 3800 motor? Series II? The plastic upper intake may have leaked through the vertical tube (plastic) that the EGR gases go through to be mixed with the incoming air. The plastic gets crystallized and coolant that goes through upper intake from lower metal intake and then turns horizontal and flows through the throttle body to warm it in winter leaks into the air intake stream and into the cylinders. Was the car missing some before it hydrolocked?   Take out the 6 spark plugs and label them as to which cylinder. If they have a white coating that may be from coolant burning. Then crank motor and watch to see which cylinders have coolant coming out with the upstroke of the piston.   Also under the lower intake manifold there are gaskets that seal around the coolant openings that go into the heads. These may have deteriorated if the original coolant was DexCool (I don't think it was). These can leak and more commonly hydrolock than the leak in the upper at the EGR tube does.   Upper intake manifold by Dorman about $150. Lower intake gaskets between lower and cylinder heads about $50 from GM--use the ones that are metal framed in aluminum, not the originals.   Head gasket failures are really infrequent on 3800s (by GM). If it's the Series II style 3800, most likely you have a leak as described. If coolant ran low and car overheated, then you may have a head that's been damaged from the abuse.
#3448 of 3453 1983 buick regal motor swap by mdm1418 Nov 20, 2009 (6:25 pm)
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could educate me a little. I have a 1983 buick regal limited and was wondering what v8 would bolt in. I loath the sight of a 305 and refuse to even consider putting that sin of a motor in my car. A close relative of mine has a 283 out of a 63 truck that has been rebuilt and is complete and ready to go in. Is this something that I could expect to drop $2,000 on.
#3449 of 3453 Re: Free oil change [96gs] by buickregal12 Nov 21, 2009 (10:40 pm)
Replying to: 96gs (Nov 26, 2000 5:00 am) my 98 buick regal has alot of problems need help!!!!!! my abs brake sensor light is on and brake light will go on and off. low coolant will stay on. assuming thats the thermostat. check engine light. ??? need a supercharger rebuilding kit. coupler in there is goin out. tranny is the most of my issues tho. i seem to have every problem people are talkin about. it shifts hard at about 40-50 and so on. also it willl shut off on me in the blue? wtf Replies to this message: jipster (Nov 24, 2009 5:08 pm) paresh1 (Nov 24, 2009 11:34 pm) imidazol97 (Nov 25, 2009 6:43 am) jipster (Nov 25, 2009 8:24 am)
#3450 of 3453 Re: Free oil change [buickregal12] by jipster Nov 24, 2009 (5:08 pm)
Replying to: buickregal12 (Nov 21, 2009 10:40 pm) I believe the low coolant light remaining on indicates a faulty sensor, which may be in the coolant recovery tank. Mine has been doing the same thing for awhile (will be lit for a month, then hit a bump in the road and go off) . As long as you aren't losing coolant or overheating should be okay.
#3451 of 3453 Re: Free oil change [buickregal12] by paresh1 Nov 24, 2009 (11:34 pm)
Replying to: buickregal12 (Nov 21, 2009 10:40 pm) I have 1996 Buick regal. Ok look at GM bullitin, GM has issue with coolent system because 3800 series engine and heating issue. Since engine heats, it start effecting cooling system too. By brother had hydrolock, when coolent went leaking into the engine head gasket and engine locked up.   My car had issue where one of plastic elbow for coolent circuation cracked and lost lots of coolent, cost me 500.00 to fix the issue.   Then like your problem, coolent sensor was showing low coolent and GM deler was not able to disnose the issue. Got tired of, I changed the sensor my self and also changed the radiator cap also. Buy GM part, do not buy after market part. That revolved the issue for two years and now the low coolent sensor light is back on.   Engine light On, yes I have the same issue. I changed the Vaccume switch and the solonoid 5 years ago and now I have the same issue.   I took it ot the dealer the tech say that it is vaccume switch, then I called the service manager to ask why the switch failed again. He said it could be solonoid too.   So bottom line is, the dealer technician does not know 100% if the issue is Vaccume swicth or teh solonoid. I have scanner at home, the code I get for the faul is P0441.   So I have given up for the incompinent GM dealer tech. I will change then both and see if that fixes the problem.   That is all I have to say. Good luck. Replies to this message: imidazol97 (Nov 25, 2009 6:43 am) jipster (Nov 25, 2009 8:24 am)

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