I FIXED The $300 Buick LeSabre For ONLY $4 *And Found The Ant Colony*
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- A few months ago I bought this 1996 Buick LeSabre for $300, but wasn't able to go pick it up. It had been parked after replacing the starter because it broke again immediately after. I assumed the new starter failed and it would just need a new part, but a quick test proved the starter was fine. It will take some more troubleshooting but the fix may be much easier and cheaper than replacing the starter. At least it's powered by the most reliable engine EVER built!
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What is this? A car for ants?!
You win the internet today 😂😂😂
The car must be 3 times bigger than this!
Is a 91-96 Buick park avenue supercharged next 🤔
@@WatchJRGo Ants and Uncles are in the demographic.
Australians be like "do you have a death wish driving that car with ants"
To the buyer, beware of the guaranteed coolant leak at the lower intake manifold. The gaskets that they put in the 3.3 and 3.8 v6 engines were plastic/nylon and always leaked. It's not too bad of a repair to exchange it out with the Felpro aluminum gasket and then you should get another hundred thousand miles out of that engine.
JR when he sells it to the guy: "This used to be my ANTS car...."
What a deal. These are basic transportation, solid, reliable cars. Good video.
Finally JR got kicked out of everyone else's garage.🤣🤣🤣
As cool as the LS swap videos are.. it's good seeing what got you started.. Junky flip cars. :)
I bought a '97 Lesabre Limited over the summer, I didn't get it that cheap, but mine had 137k easy miles, I love driving it. Took a trip to Gulf Shores and for 28 mpg. Love that 3800 Series 2!
You are very fortunate this was the main, and only real problem, but I have to hand it to you, you knew to look there! Experience is valuable. Cudos, sir.
Watch JR go slow, Great video again man !! The flip cars are the bread and butter of this channel for me ! Keep them coming!!
Honestly
I can't believe I stayed up and forwent an extra hour of sleep, just to find out if a $300 Buick LeSabre turns over.
😅🤣😂😆
Currently doing the same
Same me to
these cars are amazing. I have a 1995 Buick park avenue and I love it. I pulled it out of an old mans garage after it sat for 2 years and I put a new battery in it and it fired right up. I put new valve cover gaskets in it, new front breaks and new tires. It drives amazingly well for sitting for 2 years.
These Buicks with the 3800s are highly underrated! I had 2 of them before I hit 30 years old. 92 Regal GS coupe and 01 Regal LS. Both beyond satisfactory and reliable. Neither one never let me down. Affordable power and comfort.
The flip videos are easily my favorite, keep 'em coming!
When you had the car running with garage door closed, I was like "open the door!" ...
Can't wait to see this car (hooptie) on Hoovies Garage.
Lol this isn't a hooptie, a hooptie costs more to keep running than it's worth, this cost $4 to fix
I thought this was hooptie. Lol
Tyler already did a lesabre.
He prob did buy this
@@redneck4528 I thought he had a 1996 Park Avenue Ultra, which was bought by one of 100PercentJake's friends, and is now (or soon to be) for sale again.
Of course it runs fine. That era 3800s were one of the best engines ever made. Smooth, reliable and easy to work on.
Dude, it's a 3800, was there any question that it would start? Those things are bulletproof! There's a white Grand Prix GTP on south Broadway over bye Qt, just sitting there collecting dirt... I drive bye it every day and am saddened... That supercharged 3800 is legit! I hope somebody saves it someday!
Gabe always with the legit tee shirt!
Pls do more hooptie videos it brings me back to being a kid. My mom had one of these and a Chevy Lumina Van if you remember those?!
What about the transmission?
Not many have driven one of these but they are VERY comfortable and more powerful than you would expect. No rough riding and hard seats like cars nowadays.
Hey I love your channel you know a lot about cars and you’ve taught me a lot about them to so I thank you and hope you have a great day!!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Damm I wanted him to respond to mine:/
One day
@@bryanbryan640 Pathetic.
According to the Car Wizard that 3800 is one of the best engines ever made.
I had an Oldsmobile with the same engine and put 276,000 miles on it. It only stopped because I wrecked the car.
2nd favorite engine I've ever driven
According to everyone really.
It’s great but I don’t believe it’s better than the 3.3 V6 Camry engine in my Lexus ES lol. I got 240k in it rn and it’s like brand new.
We race an NA series 1.5 and an SC series II. Never an engine issue over probably 150 hours of road racing. NA needed bottom end bearings, oil pump and timing kit after 35 hours of racing because it had close to 200k street miles before the first race.
Now, GM electrics are a different matter. 4L60E...even worse.
Lesabre one ofthe tanks of all Buicks !!!! Lasted forever great gas mileage, just a underrated great car .
The engines last, but the transmissions don't.
I picked up a 96 Buick Riviera Coupe (Supercharged Series 2 3800 is kicking strong at 180k miles) for 800 bucks a few weeks ago, no big problems with it at all aside from the paint having near zero clear coat left and the leather seats are pretty warn but not destroyed so it needs a respray and some seat covers for the time being. I was going to flip it but I took it on a mini road trip to pick up a friend and some wheels for my Eclipse build and I'm really close to just doing a complete refresh fixing every little thing and doing a respray in the booth. Friends laughed at a 28 year old driving around in a 90's Buick until they rode in it, same thing happened with my 89 Camry Wagon lol.
I have an 03 with 84K and I LOVE my Pearlie!!! She just glides on the road.
I need to buy another old buick, these things are great. My favorite car I've ever owned was a $500 1992 Buick Park Avenue
That laugh when it starts, Tradmark Jrgo 🤩
Buick Grand National. 0-60 in 6 seconds. Fast for the time and the quickest production car of its day!! SWEET!!!
I love these oldish Buicks. The LeSabre and Park Avenues are the kings of 'slow car fast'.
The Saturn Sky at O’Riellys 😍
The lesabre is my all-time favorite car to drive. Its powerful, comfortable, affordable luxury, fuel efficient, and good looking. Only bad thing I find on it is doing the plugs.
Plugs are hard on any V6.
I took my drivers test in my grandma's 86 regal limited, it had a 350 Chevy in it. Wasn't a grand national but it was black and beautiful, absolutely loved it rode luke a dream and would burn the tires and held the road surprisingly well. I got so mad that my uncle got it when she passed and sold it. Every time she went out someone tried to buy it but oh no that was her baby . Blue pillow top interior black with a black final to low pro rallys . Brings back some good memories jyst talking about it💕😢
"Ants gone"
There are still more ants. Guaranteed.
Buick was really good about making their cars in the 90s. Especially the ParkAvenue, Roadmaster and LeSabre. Really floaty smooth cars and the steering wheels interchange too.
Whooohoo JR. you turned it around !! Happy for yah . Recycle reuse
GREAT result ! Can't believe it's the same car ! If I moved to the US for a year, this is the sort of car I'd love to drive and then bring back to Europe
Had a 93, 96 and a 98. The engines are bulletproof. I also had a 99 Century that I sold to a friend and it's still running well. Buicks are solid cars.
So are Oldsmobiles, they are 95% the same as a Buick.
I bet he sold it to Tyler Hoover, who has a love affair with GM cars that float. Kind of disappointing that Buick has now pivoted so hard towards SUVs.
Check out how Buick is doing in China
Did you watch the Wizards video on the 3800 engines?
@@honestguy7764 Yep...If it weren't for Buicks market in China the brand would be toast.
and the new turbo regal is actually such a good a car its shame nobody drives them
@@marcosmyros those are really quick and drive nice and smooth
Surprised how nice that car is with almost 200k. But had no surprises that it fired so easily and still ran and drove nicely. My dad had a 98 several years ago that was a cream puff POS. 40k ish miles on it when he got it and it was a lemon. Total bad egg, but I wouldn't hesitate to have another just because now reliable they typically are.
Keep bringing the flips!!!
On the Quickjacks, make sure your safety locks are on the outside so you’re not reaching your arm thru the frame.
I was about to post the same thing. Love my quickjacks!!
Love the 3800 we have a 1990 Le Sabre with 175K runs fantastic with ice cold A/C . Put a Maaco paint job on it and some TLC and it gets so much attention. These are very underrated cars .
Good video for sure . One of the best videos you have posted yet IMO keep it up:)
When I was 16, I had a 56 Buick Special.
It didn't get very good fuel mileage, but was a boat, had the dynoflo transmission 2 speed automatic no power steering, or brakes , could cruise at 75 all day long smooth and pretty powerful
Have 99 le sabre. Have always loved it! Like driving down the road sitting on living room couch. Quiet and feels like I am floating on a cloud. Ahhhhhh, old Buicks rule!!!
That is one sweet looking Buick. That old skool plush interior is die for.
It's a Buick...it's supposed to float down the road.
Hey from Australia! Love your channel. Don't know much about US cars but this was a great story. That V6 looks in great condition. Also loved your vid about Aussie Caprice PPV. You are so right about their comfortable driving position. Even the standard (lower spec) Commodores are like this. Millions were built and driven by us, its a shame that they weren't appreciated by Australians for the excellent cars they are /were. So as not to offend others, the same could be said about Aussie built Fords. Your videos of 'every day' cars are the best. Can't beat the memories.
You know this is the same engine as the VN - VS commodore yea , but in FWD config
The 3800 Series II is the best engine of all time. Change my mind.
5.3 Toyota 4banger
The 3300 found in the Buick Century and Olds Ciera from about 1989-1993ish was also a bulletproof engine...basic design was the 3800 engine of the era...rock solid.
Only weak part it the damn plastic intake and gaskets
1UZ-FE
Kenneth James those like to eat intakes as well lol. i’d prefer series 2
I used to have a 2004 Buick LeSabre with the full luxury package. That 3.8 liter V-6 has got to be the best engine GM ever designed for the modern cars. Plenty of power and runs so smooth you almost can't tell it's not shut off. Just before I retired I decided I really needed to sell it as I had a pickup as well and it just did not make sense to keep it. I still miss that car. I'm not sure if this car has the automatic headlights but on mine once you turned the ignition key on the headlights came on, too.
The year was 1980. Bought my first car. $500. 69' Buick LeSabre. I remember it had a speedometer setting with a buzzer. GREAT first car!
Oooh! Grand National? Darth V6 himself! Speaking of "grand" you probably made at least that on the Lesabre! Got that thing back to greatness and gonna make somebody a nice ride!
Admittedly, I have a soft spot for these Buicks, too. This one's almost identical to my daily driver! (It's a '99 "Limited", with tan interior and factory leather seats.)
There's a lot to love about these old GM H-body "road sofa" sedans! It has the right amount of modern features and fuel economy to still be a viable daily driver today, on top of a very affordable parts aftermarket.
Wondering if anyone else is jealous of the chrome supply cabinet with $3k worth of goodies? Well stocked!
This engine looks like the ones fitted in V6 Holden Commodores in the 90's in Australia. They're rear drive though thankfully.
GM used the same 3.8l in rwd camaros. Probably the same setup.
it is it's a good 6 for sure
If you close your eye JR you could be in down town Elisabeth 😉🇭🇲😍
The 3.8 is just a Buick 231 the old school v6 from the seventies.
The earlier "aussie "versions assembled locally from mostly American parts had a habit of losing cam lobes. I owned 2 of them. They had reasonable power and torque in my mid size rwd wagon.
Those GM 3800 engines are bulletproof! I had a Grand Am GT with a 3400 and it was great! I drove that thing with a blown head gasket for probably a year and a half and still had pick up.
I love old red interiors. my 89 f150 was pure red inside just like this, brings me back to high school.
Good looking car all cleaned up and the ride is amazing miss those 90s cars
Best 1st car ever for your kids. Safe, decent mileage, plenty of power but not to much power.
Had my '97 LeSabre for ten years now with 160,000 miles on it. Most people think these cars are slow but they aren't. It's actually surprisingly fun to drive. Also, a good MAF and EGR cleaning seems to free up some horses on those engines IMHO. Those center armrests were badly designed and 99% of them that I've seen in junkyards are badly broken, that's probably why it was removed.
Man! I need to buy a car from you. I appreciate how extensive you are with even a mere $300 Buick. I give respect to you sir!
Love the ocd with facing the labels on the cans
I do the same thing with bottles and cans in my cabinets and fridge.
Those 3800’s are indestructible. Great content! Thx
I bought one just like this, a 98 white with a blue interior, from Carmax four years ago for $700 with exactly 80,000 miles on it. Aside from doing the basic stuff when I got it like hoses, belt, filters, tires and tune-up because they were old. The car now has 70k more on it and not one single issue, even the a/c still works 100%. I of course did the intake gaskets because they are known for issues but used the good metal ones and don't ever expect to go there again. Can't complain for a $700 car that only gets oil changes when it asks for one and tire rotations. I wouldn't hesitate to fill it up and drive cross country right now.
Great work. Ingenious fix. At least you are successful and have built a healthy channel. Great daily driver for a family on a budget.
Excellent job on fixing the 1996 Buick Lesabre with the 3800 V6 engine to WatchJRGo. Now, it is sold to the next owner and it will be taken care of, because these vehicles last forever. For your next project, can you plan to buy a 2011 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder (convertible) with the 2.4 L four-cylinder engine and the four-speed automatic transmission with sport mode (manual-shift) and/or a 1997 Eagle Vision full-size sedan with the 3.5 L V6 engine and the regular four-speed automatic transmission? I would like to see those in one of your next new RUclips videos. Thank you very much, my friend.
The engines last but the transmissions don't.
I had a 1999 Buick Century with get this 465, 000 miles and I changed all my fluids with synthetic oil and transmission fluid and a K&N air filter and put nitrogen in my tires and new plugs and cabin air filter and was getting 42 miles per gallon before any body else did. Jeff Cagle
The only way you'd get 42 mpg in that thing is if you're on another planet
Excellent work!!! So fun to see these flips.
GM 3800 Series II motor, of COURSE it's fine. Probably one of the best and most reliable motors out there.
First car I bought was a '95, same color, except the roof, trunk, and hood had more primer showing. Slightly less mileage for $1500, but a bit of rust - eventually needed brake lines and a transmission line. A few years ago, nearly a decade after selling the original, I found another, identical car, with slightly better paint and only 68k miles. Paid more for that than my original, but it's nearly rust free. Not my daily driver, so it sat for a while and needs a fuel pump now, which I just have not been motivated enough to do...
Still love driving that car. Decent power, AMAZINGLY smooth ride, and couch-on-wheels comfort inside. Making me want to get that fuel pump done... Before I stash her away for the winter.
The electrical systems in GM cars have always been strong. Every old Cadillac I have ever bought, and I am talking about '60's cars, have worked great.
Nope...they have been the primary issue on our 3800 vehicles between 1991 and 2005. Well, that and the awful 4T60E.
Michael Krenzer can confirm the 4l6*e transmission is junk. Volvo (they used the 4L65e) made the poor choice of using it in their straight 6 cylinder s80 models and they would die so fast. Especially on t6 models that were twin turbo and made 270+hp factory.
I just junked my lesabre last week. 99 with only 100k miles. Electrical system was junk.
Michael Krenzer we’ve had 2 with zero transmission maintenance and both made it to over 200,000 miles. Not sure what you’re hearing
@@jacobyo99 Not hearing, experienced. I have replaced many.
I have a C30 and grand National this channel gets better and better.
Those are fantastic cars...find a Supercharged Park Avenue of the same vintage. Glad you saved it JR.
Nice job reviving this LeSabre :)
Congrats on a fast and cheap turn over. I wish I could flip cars but I can barely change the oil let alone diagnose and fix them. 😬
FYI: A can of plumber's putty works exactly like clay bar on your can for 1/4 the price. Save a few bucks and try it.
I never thought of that thanks
A quick google search yields that although it does work, it doesn't work as effectively and cleanup is a bit more of a hassle due to the petroleum inside.
If you're spraying the panel with soapy water like you are supposed to, there is little or no oily film from the putty.
Great car I own a 2004 with 55,000 miles on it
Nice! My Brother inherited my Pop’s 2002 after he and Mom passed. 74,0000 miles.
Sir are the ants extra or are they included in the price
Ants are no charge but Uncles are extra
I would love a $300 car like this to call my own. I'm still a teenager and I am able to use my parent's cars but I want a car that I can learn how to fix and this would be awesome! 4 years a go my friend's car just like this started overheating so they just got rid of it and I wish I would have asked about that. It may have been a head gasket though but I just want to learn so badly so I'll take anything. And I can never find a car this cheap. lol Your videos are great!
Looks like 100% Jake got him an '84 or '85 hot air Grand National. Would like to see more of it! The Lesabre turned out great!
Way to go! Well stocked fluid cabinet brought to you by O'Reilly's. Even stuck around for Gabe appearance
I cant believe how excited Jake was with his new grand national!!!>.hahaa
I would be too! Love those cars
This was pretty awesome! I really like my LeSabre too, and it’s decently fast (even with a Series I 3800). You definitely don’t want to mess with the center arm rest unless you’re willing to ram a threaded rod thru it haha. They always broke, and I remember a salesman saying “put a book or something underneath it, that way it won’t break”. Mine’s going strong at 212.000ish kilometers and recently had everything fixed that was wrong with this 3800
Nothing beats the oil drain and filter replace on a Pinto with the over head cam engine. Open the hood, and there everything is. N.E.OH Bob. ( starting trip #72 around the sun today.)
Your time on this must be worth ++ $750. Well done.
Great video man! It's worth noting you have your quickjacks on the wrong side of the car. The locking bar should be on the outside of the vehicle so you don't have to reach under anything to release the lock bar.
Nice flip. Those were great cars back in the day. I really liked the one that Tyler Hoover had previously. I think it was the park avenue
Lol that volume dial. Doug would go ape shit over that quirky feature.
I'm jealous of the stockpile inside that cabinet, haha!
My first car was a 93 Lesabre. Dark green, tan interior, and still had the legendary 3800 in it. I had to junk it because I couldn't figure out why it wouldn't start and neither could anyone who looked at it. Rest in peace my grandpas car.
I bought on in 2002 for 400 bucks. Drove it for years and then gave it to my son who drove it for a couple more years. He broke an axle and got rid of it but it could have been fixed for about 75 bucks. One of the best cars I ever owned.
you should more more vintage cars like this
Heh, couldn't help but notice the old lawnmower with the vertical pull start briggs. Need to make a video of that one! I own several of those. One I use most commonly my dad bought new in 1977 and it's been used nearly every week since.
That engine was one of the best of that era.
Gabe is the RUclips Dad we need in these harsh times. Gabe2020
Luv that car, wish i could have bought it from you and love your channel by the way!
I love my 98 Buick Lesabre 🥺
Buick LeSabres were great cars. The ride is better than anything you'll find now days in american luxury and probably more reliable than anything you'll find nowadays.
That CRC hookup is quite impressive.
They don't pay me but they do make sure the cabinet is full! Good products, good guys 💪
Quick flips are awesome.
Just sold one of those. It's like driving a couch; perfect to fall asleep in at 80MPH, and the 3800 will last forever...