Mudbone Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I hope you all are having fun today. (I am not) Buick Saturday turned into fix the daily driver. Timing cover gasket......... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Eaton Posted June 3, 2023 Share Posted June 3, 2023 I would say you are lucky, you have a 3800 engine, later cars have the 3.6 and the front cover is much more complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted June 3, 2023 Author Share Posted June 3, 2023 Got it off. This is where they all leak....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 Back together again. I will let it sit overnight to let the oil pan sealer cure before I fill with coolant. (I think I heard Project 66R laughing at me when it heard a few cuss words) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted June 4, 2023 Author Share Posted June 4, 2023 If anybody needs to do this job, I recomend watching this video. He does a nice job and even tells you what size the bolts are. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAD36 Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 Wow - 12 hour job….those transverse engines certainly require willpower to work on… 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NailheadBob Posted June 5, 2023 Share Posted June 5, 2023 On 6/3/2023 at 7:34 PM, Mudbone said: Back together again. I will let it sit overnight to let the oil pan sealer cure before I fill with coolant. (I think I heard Project 66R laughing at me when it heard a few cuss words) I think I would rather work on your project 66R Bob 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted June 5, 2023 Author Share Posted June 5, 2023 9 hours ago, KAD36 said: Wow - 12 hour job….those transverse engines certainly require willpower to work on… Well, if you take away the the 9am snack, the extended lunch hour, the long nap, the afternoon snack and extended supper hour. It was more like six hours........ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAD36 Posted June 7, 2023 Share Posted June 7, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 6:11 PM, Mudbone said: Well, if you take away the the 9am snack, the extended lunch hour, the long nap, the afternoon snack and extended supper hour. It was more like six hours........ Working from home huh…..😁 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebastienbuick Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 your buick is rare in France, I did not know this model Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avgwarhawk Posted June 8, 2023 Share Posted June 8, 2023 Today's vehicles can be a bear to work on. My wife's 2006 Mercury Mountaineer needed valve cover gaskets. The intake needed to be removed to get at the covers. 5 hour job. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudbone Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 I replaced the front engine mount this morning. Video to follow........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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