@@Poschet0423 The heads werent designed for the compression of a diesel and would crack or blow gaskets consistently, goodwrench released a refreshed 350 diesel that was perfectly fine but oldsmobiles was a disaster
My Dad was a mechanic at an Oldsmobile dealership when they came out with them, he said the tow trucks would be lined up around the block in the morning when he got to work. I had a cutlass diesel, swapped a 350 Olds gas motor into it and had a nice car!
Actually, a lot of them had the update from the factory. There were several design faults that could lead to catastrophic failure that did get rectified fairly early on, but by then the reputation of the engines had already been ruined.
My Dad bought one new. It used to leave us stranded in the freezing weather, many times at the apex of a long bridge in NYC. One night we got rear ended. It was a disaster. We replaced the engine to gas. It didn't last long after that as i was a new driver, and beat the hell out of it. But fun to ride in when it was new. Never bought another GM after that.
Lots of people don't understand diesels are very different it may only have 120 horsepower but the torque is probably 250 ft lbs, hence the way it moves away from the curb so quickly.
Is that one the DX block ? At least they sounded good. If certain upgrades have been made to the fuel injection and water separation system they should be fairly reliable if treated gently during the warm up cycle.
That’s a pile of junk that cost Chevy big dollars to recover from. Many blew up at 40,000 miles. The Tranmission they put behind it was another pain. Chevy pulled thousands out and put gas engines in them to try and repair their name. One of the worst engine Chevy ever made.
Well, it's not really a " Chevy" engine, GM had Oldsmobile build it. 1978-80 were REAL junk, 1981 on up not so bad. I've owned 3 of them, 1983 Olds 98 went to 200K no issues on engine OR transmission. Both Buicks went over 150K with NO issues related to the engine and transmission.
Chevy used an "Allison" Diesel 6.2 that was quite a bit improved over the Oldsmobile product although only somewhat more powerful. I think only in trucks. Later expanded to 6.5 and a turbo put on. I think that one got put into some school buses. There was something electric in the fuel injection system that could fail and leave you to walk. I think a recall was done that eliminated that.
@@johnhalter7287 my grandfather had a 1978 or 79 and pulled a 20' Critchfield runabout with it. It outlasted him, and sort of died with him. Never a problem until the very end as far as I remember. I have a 1980 Cutlass but it has the upgraded DX block. That fixed all the issues except the head gasket problem. The DX block was added in 1985 or so, and it supposedly had only 29,000 original miles, but it was a barn find and has a 5 digit odometer, so who really knows. I wouldn't tow with it, mostly because that THM 200C transmission scares me, but she's basically my daily driver. It hasn't been trouble free, but fun to drive and happily drinks my homebrew biodiesel. Grandad's Olds probably had the bigger upgraded transmission for the tow package, maybe a TH 350.
@@JDKline most didn’t, I know one guy that was one fourth engine and 3rd Tranmission. So many law suits over that engine they pulled them out and put gas engines in for. People. A friend of mine bought 5 of them and had them ready when another one bit the dust. The Tranmission were not the standard turbo automatic either. You would call a Tranmission shop and tell them what got and when you got their 5 guys would stand looking at saying oh you got one those. If it wasn’t plugged in in the winter it didn’t start. Ran and extension cord down the steps in an apartment building out the front door and plugged it in but some clown would always unplug it. Than we put a plug on side of building. The grounds keeper ran the electric bill up using it all day well we were working. For a farm truck and work truck it was junk, nobody wanted it, they were forced to buy back many and they scrapped almost all. I personally know people that never bought another GM or Chevy product again. Those that didn’t fail around 40 thousand could get 100 thousand if you babies it. Getting on highway was an adventure. You floored it at the turn and prayed for a hole on the highway. Towing anything was scary, Chevy put junk diesels for years and destroyed the market until the 5.9 and VW diesel. We called that engine the boat anchor.
would the lights from a 1984 fit your year? in 1984, the turn signals were yellow, and it would allow you to get rid of those bubble lights you had to add on to make the car legal in your country
I love that old diesel.. 4000 lb-ft of torque with 9 horsepower lol
Thunberg loves it too....... 👍👍😂😂😂
Too too funny
@ 200 rpm 😮
Like a ford 300
those one have less torque than a little 267 lol
For a car that size, bloody hell I can see why you have the reverser tone!! Brilliant.
So glad to see some of these being preserved!
Fuck i got to be geting old if cheering these on. omg
Sounds really strong. Can see why it's got a tow bar.
I'm assuming that engine has been rebuilt. The original Olds diesels were made poorly and didn't last very long.
@@Poschet0423 The heads werent designed for the compression of a diesel and would crack or blow gaskets consistently, goodwrench released a refreshed 350 diesel that was perfectly fine but oldsmobiles was a disaster
350 dx was fine
My Dad was a mechanic at an Oldsmobile dealership when they came out with them, he said the tow trucks would be lined up around the block in the morning when he got to work. I had a cutlass diesel, swapped a 350 Olds gas motor into it and had a nice car!
Actually, a lot of them had the update from the factory. There were several design faults that could lead to catastrophic failure that did get rectified fairly early on, but by then the reputation of the engines had already been ruined.
@@smalltony8716 They actually fixed that fairly early on, but by then the engine's reputation was utterly ruined.
Carbon footprint of a welsh coalmine
I like it, but get rid of that backup alarm!
I think it's funny! The car sounds like an old delivery truck anyway so why not? 😂
THAT CAR WAS THE FIRST STEP IN OLDSMOBILE'S DOWNFALL. A JUNKBOX.
Now that is a fabulous sound!
My Dad bought one new. It used to leave us stranded in the freezing weather, many times at the apex of a long bridge in NYC. One night we got rear ended. It was a disaster. We replaced the engine to gas. It didn't last long after that as i was a new driver, and beat the hell out of it. But fun to ride in when it was new. Never bought another GM after that.
Yep, they couldn't handle the cold. They were a disaster for GM
Absolutely fabulous
That had pretty good snap and not alot of smoke on take off
That reverse buzzer is the new "fart can" super mod!
It has really good sound, enough power and it consumes less than v8 petrol engine.
i fucken love it!!
Sounds cool but with 105 hp I bet it is very sluggish. They should have turboed it.
Turbos on anything were rare in that day, and they were HORRIBLY unreliable.
"Sounds cool but with 105 hp I bet it is very sluggish." - YES!!!! THE FIRST ROCKET 88 FROM 1949 WAS FASTER.
it makes 125HP.
Lots of people don't understand diesels are very different it may only have 120 horsepower but the torque is probably 250 ft lbs, hence the way it moves away from the curb so quickly.
@@bladedspokes Turbo diesels were pretty common back then in larger trucks and heavy equipment.
That is a real thing of beauty.
Tbh with ya man I wish I had a daily driver like this minus the diesel!
That smells good. - I bet it did, i love that diesel smell too!
1980-81 perhaps, had one, wish for one now too. Could drive that thing across Russia and back and know you would complete the journey.
Luscious
It's got Cadillac hubcaps lol
Is that one the DX block ?
At least they sounded good. If certain upgrades have been made to the fuel injection and water separation system they should be fairly reliable if treated gently during the warm up cycle.
Great blinkers
Classic GM headliner
It sounds like a school bus
Hi i have the 5.7 litre v8 Diesel is there any way i can stop alternator belt squealing i have tried everything its squealing at the fan pulley
@@Farmer2492 sorry It's not my car, so I have no idea how to solve your issue
Let me know if the guy ever wants to sell. 🙃😉
worst diesel ever built. Im amazed it still runs.
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Those were absolutely horrible engines. I'm surprised to see one still works.
Bruh. Škoda TDI 💀💀
J ai hue la même j aurais jamais dû la vendre
That’s a pile of junk that cost Chevy big dollars to recover from. Many blew up at 40,000 miles. The Tranmission they put behind it was another pain. Chevy pulled thousands out and put gas engines in them to try and repair their name. One of the worst engine Chevy ever made.
The 3.6 V6 that they use nowadays is also as crappy as this...
Chevy? Do you even know anything about cars?
Well, it's not really a " Chevy" engine, GM had Oldsmobile build it. 1978-80 were REAL junk, 1981 on up not so bad. I've owned 3 of them, 1983 Olds 98 went to 200K no issues on engine OR transmission. Both Buicks went over 150K with NO issues related to the engine and transmission.
Only classic Americans (and old Rolls-Royces) are able to pull away that dignified...
Chevy used an "Allison" Diesel 6.2 that was quite a bit improved over the Oldsmobile product although only somewhat more powerful. I think only in trucks. Later expanded to 6.5 and a turbo put on. I think that one got put into some school buses. There was something electric in the fuel injection system that could fail and leave you to walk. I think a recall was done that eliminated that.
How in the hell could that tow anything
Not much hp, but diesels usually have very good torque.
It couldn’t they have low power and towing anything would cost you a lot of repairs. Pure junk that cost Chevy millions in warranty work.
@@johnhalter7287 they weren’t built by Chevy, they were built by Oldsmobile- a division of GM. ( GM built).
@@johnhalter7287 my grandfather had a 1978 or 79 and pulled a 20' Critchfield runabout with it. It outlasted him, and sort of died with him. Never a problem until the very end as far as I remember. I have a 1980 Cutlass but it has the upgraded DX block. That fixed all the issues except the head gasket problem. The DX block was added in 1985 or so, and it supposedly had only 29,000 original miles, but it was a barn find and has a 5 digit odometer, so who really knows. I wouldn't tow with it, mostly because that THM 200C transmission scares me, but she's basically my daily driver. It hasn't been trouble free, but fun to drive and happily drinks my homebrew biodiesel. Grandad's Olds probably had the bigger upgraded transmission for the tow package, maybe a TH 350.
@@JDKline most didn’t, I know one guy that was one fourth engine and 3rd Tranmission. So many law suits over that engine they pulled them out and put gas engines in for. People. A friend of mine bought 5 of them and had them ready when another one bit the dust. The Tranmission were not the standard turbo automatic either. You would call a Tranmission shop and tell them what got and when you got their 5 guys would stand looking at saying oh you got one those. If it wasn’t plugged in in the winter it didn’t start. Ran and extension cord down the steps in an apartment building out the front door and plugged it in but some clown would always unplug it. Than we put a plug on side of building. The grounds keeper ran the electric bill up using it all day well we were working. For a farm truck and work truck it was junk, nobody wanted it, they were forced to buy back many and they scrapped almost all. I personally know people that never bought another GM or Chevy product again. Those that didn’t fail around 40 thousand could get 100 thousand if you babies it. Getting on highway was an adventure. You floored it at the turn and prayed for a hole on the highway. Towing anything was scary, Chevy put junk diesels for years and destroyed the market until the 5.9 and VW diesel. We called that engine the boat anchor.
This is disrespect of a sales icon.
would the lights from a 1984 fit your year? in 1984, the turn signals were yellow, and it would allow you to get rid of those bubble lights you had to add on to make the car legal in your country
Or just be a rebel and run red flashers in between the annual inspection as I do☺️
@@Swededieselyou thug
They should allow you to leave the original American red blinkers alone. Those orange things look hideous.
Thank you. i was thinking the same thing. also what was with the truck backup beep