New to me '96

Lets make a sort list to get my posts up.

I purchased a Buick RMW this weekend with 56k on it, no rust, never driven in the salt.

The short list:
Lumbar switch not working
Horn not working
3rd brake light out
some interior bulbs are out
All easy I bet.

Large oil leak from the back of the motor. I need to investigate that before I jump to any conclusions.

See you in the garage.

Welcome!

Sounds like you found yourself a nice wagon.

As for the oil leak, check the bolts on the valve covers. The rear ones are a known problem, especially on the passenger side.

Tom C.

silverfox103 wrote:

Welcome!

Sounds like you found yourself a nice wagon.

As for the oil leak, check the bolts on the valve covers.  The rear ones are a known problem, especially on the passenger side.

Tom C.

If the car has an oil cooler,. where the adapter bolts to the block is a problem leak too,.

DO NOT use aftermarket gaskets to fix it,. use genuine GM,.
somewhere there's a whole thread on the reasons why,. (it should be a sticky,.)

Welcome, pics?

Welcome aboard!

Dutch Pete wrote:

Welcome, pics?

Looks like I have to wait 7 days for photo's and PM's.

Welcome!

We had a rare 50 degree day, so I washed the new rig.


Then put it on the lift to check out my oil leak/s.
It fits.


mostly.

the pic with the bumper sticking out is funny. the rear brake light if it is not the bulb chck the terminals at the tailgate to see if u have pwr. if you do the contact on the lift handle can get pretty bad with rust around the plate that holds the handle on the glass

mtrhead79 wrote:

the rear brake light if it is not the bulb chck the terminals at the tailgate to see if u have pwr. if you do the contact on the lift handle can get pretty bad with rust around the plate that holds the handle on the glass

I got the brake light working. Ended up buffing the tin off down to the brass. The tin plating was completely black. Now I need to get some dielectric grease to cover the brass contact.

On the lift I noticed a few other things that need attention.
The tranny lines are wet. Is this some sort of connection mid-line?


Starter is covered in oil.


The oil filter housing and the level switch on the pan are leaking.


Both shocks are leaking.




Add it to the list.

as nick stated get gm gaskets for the oil filter adapter
otherwise you will do it again

Sprocket wrote:

as nick stated get gm gaskets for the oil filter adapter
otherwise you will do it again

Just ordered a bunch of O.E. parts from Nalley parts down in GA.

Cool you have a lift in your garage. (still on my wish list) Otherwise there's still a lot of work to do, but a nice looking wagon it is.
Pete

did you buy it from the guy in Brossard with 6 wagons ?

looks like a nice wagon.

jasonlachapelle wrote:

did you buy it from the guy in Brossard with 6 wagons ?

No.

Still not to the cap & Rotor. That thing is buried! Debating replacing the intake gasket. I'm so deep into it now.

Nice looking wagon you have a great looking garage there.....Jeff

"The tranny lines are wet. Is this some sort of connection mid-line?"

Based on the location, that looks like oil cooler line.

"as nick stated get gm gaskets for the oil filter adapter
otherwise you will do it again"

I've had good luck with the fel-pro set so far.

Never really determined where my oil leak came from. Looks similar to what you got there. I just pull the engine and resealed it all. I replaced the oil cooler lines with a dorman set, but it came with the individual gaskets, not the single that others had issue with. No leaks thus far

Made some progress today. Oil pan and new gasket are installed, lowered the motor and hooked up the motor mounts. Also pulled the knock sensors to drain the dex-mess out of the block. Need to flush the block next.

The 'to do list' is getting pretty short.

Looking good....

Last bolt went in tonight. Need to pick up a battery in the morning and fire it up.



Lots of parts dumped in this project.
Opti, coil, wires, plugs, water pump, timing cover seals, oil pan gasket, filter adapter gaskets, cooler lines, knock sensors, valve cover gaskets, oil fill tube, breather hose, dip stick, Serp belt tensioner bearing, fan belt, Vacuum hose, power steering supply hose, air cleaner.  Did I miss anything?  Oh yeah, rear seal and tranny service up next. I really want to get it started before I step off that cliff.

Sounds like you have everything covered except it looks like you filled the windshield washer jug with antifreeze!

Some of the bug cleaning washer stuff is green, hope that is what it is.

That is the po's fluid. That's about the only thing I haven't removed at this point.

Slow down! Youre making some us look bad....lol

New battery this morning and it fired right up! Always nice when a project this large wraps up so nicely.
If we ever get temps above 40 I'll pull it out, bleed the cooling system and steering pump.
Then see if my rear main is leaking.

Everything is back together and running great.  Off to get tires and an alignment in the morning.


The paint waxed up nicely.


The bay cleaned up well.

Road ready yet?

Andebe wrote:

Road ready yet?

Oh yeah. Nice to get to drive it. I have put about 350 miles on it. Running great. Heading to Carlisle PA next weekend.

I hope you cleaned that nasty Throttle Body.

What was the issue with the horn? i had to pull the fuse on mine as it wouldnt stop blowing one day. if i pushed on a certain place on the edge of the airbag/horn pad it would stop,thankfully i was close to home.

vetrnz06 wrote:

What was the issue with the horn? i had to pull the fuse on mine as it wouldnt stop blowing one day. if i pushed on a certain place on the edge of the airbag/horn pad it would stop,thankfully i was close to home.

The vinyl cover shrunk up a little. The right button was on all the time. I just unplugged it.

Picked this up today... now I just need to get the show car worthy to ride on the trailer.

Those look nice together!