I had one of your videos saved from a while back and I came to check out your channel. Not even a week ago I had to replace my harmonic balancer for my 91' lesabre. Got it done thankfully but it wouldve been great to have found your video sooner!
When that rubber piece breaks all the way around, it can make a horrible, scary clanging noise that sounds like internal engine problems. Luckily, yours was not to that point. The engine sounds great in your Olds! Nice video!!
5:16 Commie FDR made us SAE. Sounds cool until you start working on car then you realize great now I need to maintenance both set of SAE and Metric. More craps to own, more $$$ flush
Can you please help me? I have an ‘89 Oldsmobile 88 3.8l with 81k that I bought few months ago. When the cars cold (or even after 5-6 hours) it will crank excessively before starting and than finally on the second attempt it will start right up, every subsequent start after it fires right up like normal. I hooked the fuel reader into the schrader valve and saw the fuel pressure was very low when doing the “key dance” and it also bled super quickly. I started with the easiest thing and tried to replace the fuel pressure regulator which unfortunately didn’t work. I assumed from there the only thing left would be to just replace the fuel pump & filter which I went ahead and ended up doing (OEM of course). Again, nothing same issue. I really don’t know what to do. She has new spark plugs, air filter, ICM was done back in January, fresh oil and filter when I first got the car, and I replaced some really corroded battery terminals. The car runs and drives perfectly otherwise it’s just this one issue is driving me crazy, if you have any suggestions please advise !!
@inandoutofreal1ty Could be a weak fuel pump relay. Easy to test if you have one of those test relays. When I had this issue it was my FPR, which you mentioned you replaced already. Makr sure your new one isnt faulty as well. Hope you figure it out.
@inandoutofreal1ty Do the bleed down test again on the new fuel pressure regulator to make sure it actually works correctly. Hard to think of this being anything other than a fuel issue. Could also check injectors by measuring the ohms on each one. Should be around 13-17 ohms. Might try some fuel injector cleaner as well. Low miles means it's not used often, so stuff can get gunked up I suppose from sitting.
@@caayydenn thanks I’ll have to check the FPR again. see what had happened was when I checked it initially and switched it out and it didn’t end up being it, I just returned the part back to AutoZone and put the old one back in. So maybe I’ll have to buy a new one since I have a new fuel pump in now and see if it makes a difference? Idk do you think thats possible? whats your current daily driver as far as GM goes?
@@inandoutofreal1ty I switch between my 1990 Olds 98 and my 2002 Buick LeSabre. Gotta keep them both limber. Also, I would stick with OEM parts. Aftermarket isn't very good to these cars. I ended up finding a good used one for mine. Bosch makes the OEM unit. I actually have a video on replacing mine.
I had one of your videos saved from a while back and I came to check out your channel. Not even a week ago I had to replace my harmonic balancer for my 91' lesabre. Got it done thankfully but it wouldve been great to have found your video sooner!
When that rubber piece breaks all the way around, it can make a horrible, scary clanging noise that sounds like internal engine problems. Luckily, yours was not to that point. The engine sounds great in your Olds! Nice video!!
Yup, when that harmonic balancer lets go it sounds just like a rod knock.
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5:16 Commie FDR made us SAE. Sounds cool until you start working on car then you realize great now I need to maintenance both set of SAE and Metric. More craps to own, more $$$ flush
Can you please help me? I have an ‘89 Oldsmobile 88 3.8l with 81k that I bought few months ago. When the cars cold (or even after 5-6 hours) it will crank excessively before starting and than finally on the second attempt it will start right up, every subsequent start after it fires right up like normal. I hooked the fuel reader into the schrader valve and saw the fuel pressure was very low when doing the “key dance” and it also bled super quickly. I started with the easiest thing and tried to replace the fuel pressure regulator which unfortunately didn’t work. I assumed from there the only thing left would be to just replace the fuel pump & filter which I went ahead and ended up doing (OEM of course). Again, nothing same issue. I really don’t know what to do. She has new spark plugs, air filter, ICM was done back in January, fresh oil and filter when I first got the car, and I replaced some really corroded battery terminals. The car runs and drives perfectly otherwise it’s just this one issue is driving me crazy, if you have any suggestions please advise !!
@inandoutofreal1ty Could be a weak fuel pump relay. Easy to test if you have one of those test relays. When I had this issue it was my FPR, which you mentioned you replaced already. Makr sure your new one isnt faulty as well. Hope you figure it out.
@@caayydenn yeah I replaced the relay aswell hoping for an easy fix but no luck.
@inandoutofreal1ty Do the bleed down test again on the new fuel pressure regulator to make sure it actually works correctly. Hard to think of this being anything other than a fuel issue. Could also check injectors by measuring the ohms on each one. Should be around 13-17 ohms. Might try some fuel injector cleaner as well. Low miles means it's not used often, so stuff can get gunked up I suppose from sitting.
@@caayydenn thanks I’ll have to check the FPR again. see what had happened was when I checked it initially and switched it out and it didn’t end up being it, I just returned the part back to AutoZone and put the old one back in. So maybe I’ll have to buy a new one since I have a new fuel pump in now and see if it makes a difference? Idk do you think thats possible? whats your current daily driver as far as GM goes?
@@inandoutofreal1ty I switch between my 1990 Olds 98 and my 2002 Buick LeSabre. Gotta keep them both limber. Also, I would stick with OEM parts. Aftermarket isn't very good to these cars. I ended up finding a good used one for mine. Bosch makes the OEM unit. I actually have a video on replacing mine.
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