Coming home with a Buickload

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

What does the tailpipe look like? All carboned up, black soot? Might be running so rich because it's cold or not getting up to temp there could be so much blowby past the piston rings of unburned fuel it's adding to the oil in the crankcase. It can happen.

Well I haven't taken a look at the tailpipe recently but according to my mechanic it has a large hole the size of a monster cookie rotted into the side of the muffler which he says will need to be replaced. It does have a single twin tailpipe though if that helps any.

[Ed in Tx]

Originally Posted by Captainclock

Well I haven't taken a look at the tailpipe recently but according to my mechanic it has a large hole the size of a monster cookie rotted into the side of the muffler which he says will need to be replaced. It does have a single twin tailpipe though if that helps any.

Doesn't tell me if it's all black carboned up sooty and running too rich.

A hole the size of a monster cookie tells me that car has not been maintained properly.

A thermostat can go bad any time or mileage. And some of those 3800s have a bad reputation for head and manifold gasket leaks.

Have you considered taking it to an actual GM Buick dealer?

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Doesn't tell me if it's all black carboned up sooty and running too rich.

A hole the size of a monster cookie tells me that car has not been maintained properly.

A thermostat can go bad any time or mileage. And some of those 3800s have a bad reputation for head and manifold gasket leaks.

Have you considered taking it to an actual GM Buick dealer?

No, I haven't actually thought about taking it to a dealer. But I guess I ought to consider talking to my dad about that possibility.

[Marco-nix]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

That's the price you pay to live in Canada.

You pay about 4X the taxes for your gasoline in Canada.

Unfortunately yes, i'm born in Canada and i will die here .. ...that's why we have more small cars than the big cars..some exceptions for rich people ... but i'm not rich i only have a Hyundai .

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Marco-nix

Unfortunately yes, i'm born in Canada and i will die here .. ...that's why we have more small cars than the big cars..some exceptions for rich people ... but i'm not rich i only have a Hyundai .

That somewhere on earth you mention in your location on your posts is I'm guessing Somewhere around British Columbia, like maybe Vancouver?

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Ed in Tx

Doesn't tell me if it's all black carboned up sooty and running too rich.

A hole the size of a monster cookie tells me that car has not been maintained properly.

A thermostat can go bad any time or mileage. And some of those 3800s have a bad reputation for head and manifold gasket leaks.

Have you considered taking it to an actual GM Buick dealer?

Well I took a look at my tailpipe and there is a little bit of a black sooty residue inside the tailpipe but as far as around the outside edge of the tailpipe goes its pretty clean and looks normal so I don't think the car is running too rich or burning off any of the excess oil in the engine.