Locating and repairing a coolant leak on this 3.8L Buick !! #keepwrenching #wesselmotorworks #wrenchingwithkenny #coolantleak #Dorman #coolant @WrenchingWithKenny @SNAFU.performance @traditionovertrend2704
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@bretthardie51403 ай бұрын
Excellent! love the new format want to actually see how you remove/install, the tools used, the procedures, wonderful I love more please kudos kenny
@genedunn9283 Жыл бұрын
Most common flaw on one of the best engines ever built. Thanks for the video!
@benjaminwirth51926 ай бұрын
Thanks for that. Loved it. 👍
@WrenchingWithKenny6 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Keep wrenching 🔧
@timshort7865 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the flashback. I've owned several of those gm 3800. Always a great power plant. Reliable and fuel efficient. Always got 22-24mpg in town and 28mpg on the road. It's a shame what GM has replaced that with! Thanks for the content. Thanks for the cont
@johnnylightning1491 Жыл бұрын
Another good show Kenny. Keep the good stuff coming.
@williepotts2185 Жыл бұрын
Man those 3.8s are best six bangers GM ever made.
@mikemeiring6710 Жыл бұрын
Had a junk yard full of 3.8 gm cars before the second crankshaft design, they did finally get it right.
@rm5902 Жыл бұрын
Excellent
@rickwidlund3512 Жыл бұрын
Nice cleaning idea. Installation was thorough.
@BobSmith-mj7ik Жыл бұрын
Your step by step instructions are easy to follow
@WrenchingWithKenny Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@alanottley Жыл бұрын
Great video. I started out with Craftman tools and have migrated over to Harbor Freight as well.
@philiprowe2147 Жыл бұрын
If you do a "do it your self" series, always put the year make and model in the descrition.
@knoester7714 Жыл бұрын
Thank you Kenny
@merrillschaps2325 Жыл бұрын
I hear ya on that power steering pump. I had to replace the power steering pump on my mom's 2003 Impala LS with the same engine. What a nightmare to pull the power steering pump out as well as trying to fill it when you're done installing the pump. I had to purchase a long flexible funnel in order to fill the power steering. I didn't care if I overfilled it once all the air was out of the system because it was such a pain. Great in depth video on how to change those two coolant elbows. I wish I had your video on how to do it. I had to use a Hayes shop manual and figure it out myself.
@CapWalks1 Жыл бұрын
Learning so much from your videos. Thank you so much. I’m retired and now have time to do the basic maintenance on my cars and love learning more about automotive troubleshooting and repair. I went to a local automotive school and they want $35,000.00 to teach me brakes, suspension and steering …. You are a much cheaper option.
@meeeoooow Жыл бұрын
🔧It's always funny to see someone using a screwdriver 🪛 when they probably have an expensive hook and pick set specifically designed for the job.🛠
@Justa4banger79 Жыл бұрын
🤘😎 I just did a 2000 century. Plus the dang timing cover... YEAH AFTER I did the elbows 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
@tundramanq8 ай бұрын
I am guessing these big alternator vehicles have ABS and wheel braking traction control that draws a huge amount of current for a short time when activated without depending on the battery. Big current requires big wire in the stator and field windings of the alternator and higher capacity diodes - ergo big size. So an alternator rated at 40-60 amps continuous can also output the needed 160 amps for a few seconds without frying.
@dalekundtz760 Жыл бұрын
Most backyard mechanics who do not do this work for a living can get good parts and tools from Harbor Freight. I have most of my tools and testers from there. It is a different game plan if you do it for a living.
@petepeabody8905 Жыл бұрын
Kenny I was told via a Buick website/forums that if you use the aftermarket coolant elbows to replace the damaged plastic ones to beware that the sealing "O" rings that come with the kit (Dorman) can fail. They recommend purchasing a set of factory OEM sealing rings and then apply them to the aftermarket aluminum coolant elbows. Have you had any issues or any comebacks due to a leak????? I did this job on my 3.8 05 Buick about 2 years ago, no problems. Thank you Kenny.....Pete
@michaeld13406 ай бұрын
I would recommend the aluminum type plastic and heat dont work well together I did one on my pontiac gtp grand prix
@donames6941 Жыл бұрын
Glad to see you didnt use RTV on the O ring like i have seen and when rtv is used in the right place people go way over board
@jaysonburns8512 Жыл бұрын
Good job man
@jerrybigrig9475 Жыл бұрын
👍😎👍 Thanks ..
@tommyd5605 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. New subscriber.
@David-pm8th Жыл бұрын
A dental pick comes in handy.
@rafaelechols8978 Жыл бұрын
Craftman have a lifetime warranty found at a yard sale in bad shape took them to sears and got new replacement
@clearsailing7993 Жыл бұрын
You should write a book called "Stupid Designs done by Automotive Engineers".
@michaelbolton2741 Жыл бұрын
It'd be as voluminous as the Encyclopedia Britannica, trust me.
@donald4416 Жыл бұрын
My comment to you Kenny is why don't you have small "J" hook type screw driver that takes out lot those small "O" rings etc if you got that screw driver in there the other tool work perfectly they are available at harbor freight tools etc.im surprised you didn't use one on that 3800 engine, mmmm.
@delcorick9967 Жыл бұрын
I believe they used plastic elbows in these yrs of 3.8 instead of the older front drive 3.8 that used metal ones as they were known to corrode,, perhaps as n upgrade from metal ( black metal elbows )
@gueto70 Жыл бұрын
My son has had an olds 88 with the 3.8 for several years. Wondered where the power steering res was hiding. One of these days that motor is going to purr down the road, leaving behind him and a pile of scrap metal that was the car chase.
@jimjones1678 Жыл бұрын
Do you remember the aluminum quick connect fittings for coolant pipes on GM manifolds? I remember cutting and chiseling those out on the 3.1 fwd models. Actually bought a tap to clean up the threads afterwards.
@CajunShrek Жыл бұрын
Anyone says that's a bad engine apparently doesn't do maintenance.... Those 3800 is a golden staple of a engine...ya it has minor stuff but all is very cheap to repair and that GM has ever made and fkd up when they went to the 3.6L
@LesReeves Жыл бұрын
White silicon spray grease is a better lubricant to fit "o" rings & lots of other applications on vehicles & around the home (sticky drawers & the like)
@ronniejohns2463 Жыл бұрын
You know your sniffles like I do
@HouseCallAutoRepair Жыл бұрын
I'm still using Craftsman! At least until whatever tool needs to be replaced. Getting replacements is challenging.
@michaelbolton2741 Жыл бұрын
We can thank K-Mart/Kresge for that, as well as Craftsman tools being made in China. I worked for a vendor that made Craftsman until 2015 when their hand-tool production was moved to Shangdong and my facility was shut down and employees laid off.
@tracker001 Жыл бұрын
PWR STR Pump location . Ya sometimes I think Engin-M-Neers say , "I haven't designed anything just plane dumb in a while to mess with Mechanics . Let's do this ! "
@bradbex9051 Жыл бұрын
Hey Kenny, at 15:10, what is the part number or description you would look up for that O-ring that you replaced? thanks
@MusicConnoisseurian Жыл бұрын
If you still need it, I can look it up. I ordered both types from GM.
@michaeld13409 ай бұрын
I had that wxact same thong i replaced with the steel typeplasyic sucks
@haroldkidwell6703 Жыл бұрын
Those plastic elbows were on the Impala funny thing is the hours you got to charge for a 6 dollar piece
@3339dennis Жыл бұрын
Used automotive tool pick and hook form Harbor Freight
@dalegene1729 Жыл бұрын
I hope you have a much better experience with Dorman products then I have had.I have experienced a near 100% failure with their products all failing within 1 year of installation.I would be happy to list the items that failed, but only if you really want to know.
@MD-on2wv5 ай бұрын
If I may, what parts store do you use, online or local store?
@WrenchingWithKenny5 ай бұрын
I tend to lean towards Advanced. However, if I had a NAPA Auto Parts in my area I would go with them. NAPA seems to have better quality parts & the price reflects it. If the price is reasonable, I will go with the dealer part. Oftentimes, the dealer has the best price. Thanks for watching & keep wrenching 🔧
@jameshopkins59 Жыл бұрын
Mom's car did the same thing
@markcondrey22976 ай бұрын
Anything stupid that GM does… I believe it.
@toenails. Жыл бұрын
Those are horrible engines. I had one and it only lasted 500,000 miles.
@chicanobluesaz4191 Жыл бұрын
🤣
@rustybumperclassics6342 Жыл бұрын
I helped my niece buy a used one with 200k miles. Told her it would last a couple years and she should start to save up for another car. 8 years later still going strong. Those engines are damn near bullet proof
@dogshltsniffer9933 Жыл бұрын
I was going to argue with you until I saw it was facetious, my first car had one with well over 300,000 miles I don’t know how much because the odometer stopped working before the motor 😂
@pcterm2 Жыл бұрын
transgo?
@georges6432 Жыл бұрын
Don't go banana's! 🍌
@dougturngren5027 Жыл бұрын
If that belt has been saturated with coolant for a while, and it looks like it has been, then it won't be long before the belt starts to come apart. You aren't doing your customer any favor but not wanting to change the belt because it is a little more difficult than the normal serpentine belt.
@jeffryblackmon4846 Жыл бұрын
Note to self: Don't buy one of those Buicks.
@mq9167 Жыл бұрын
What a piss-poor design. So many things just don't make common sense.
@jonathanwarrens6002 Жыл бұрын
I have an 2012 ford flex Ecoboost turbo. Engine overheats and it was leaking,but the past two days it stopped leaking. I only had the car for three months months now and the fan never worked. Yesterday 01/24/23 it cut on for a while but it back not working. Is it possible that my none working fan is the reason for the overheating causing it to leak?
@jluna1279 Жыл бұрын
Possibly over flow reservoir from when overheating. Just an idea
@donpennington2080 Жыл бұрын
Wow a battery powered ratchet! Mom and Dad bought a air powered 3/8" ratchet for my graduation from Vo-tec. What time saver! Unless ya run it into the backside of radiator while doing a water pump replacement. 😏