@@manitoba-op4jxthey were great around this year the newer 2000’s and after had major transmission issues it was computer controlled and they had delayed shift or no shift around 120k ish miles
You never see these in the US anymore. Most of them got used up. They used to be all over the place until the mid 2000's. I had a 93 Grand Prix GTP and 92 Lumina Euro Sport Coupe. Both had well over 160k miles and ran great when sold.
I KNOW, RIGHT?? I was 100% expecting a 2.8 or 3.1 under there and was quite shocked when he opened the hood to reveal a Quad 4 lol. I'm also from...well...Stuck in Ohio.
They were officially marketed there by GM Europe, with Euro-spec sealed beam headlights and standard rear fog lights. This one does not seem to be a Euro spec one, with the aero headlights and fog-less rear bumper. So probably an ex-military owned car.
@@the_kombinator We have them in the UK abd they are owned by people who have come over from Europe. I can think of about 10 cars with a pontiac badge in my town.
This, without a doubt, is one of the best TH-cam channels I have found, it motivates me a lot to become a mechanic, a dream that I had already thrown away and now has been revived again. Thank you, thank you and thank you for creating this channel.
I have owned no less than 5 of this generation Grand Prix, including one in this exact color. I was expecting a 2.8 or 3.1, but not the Quad 4. Despite that, I'm not at all surprised it fired up so easy even after sitting in a pond for God knows how long. I've also seen, and owned, rustier Grand Prixs than that 🤣
Or maybe since version 3.1 LHO, you have an upper air filter housing left somewhere? I'm looking all over the world for this part because mine is damaged. I have such a Pontiac in collector's condition. Regards, Adam from Poland
@Helo735 If it worked, it would be something extraordinary. This is very important to me, but so far no one has been able to help. There were a lot of these cars, but they ended up in scrapyards somewhere and no trace of them was lost. I've been looking for it for...several years 😐
I thought that this would definitely be a non starter but you've done it again amazing I'm probably one of your biggest fans in the UK and never miss a video good work 🚙👍
@@samholdsworth420 they are often very reliable, my father had 2 of them and I say, best cars i've driven. this comes from one who's driven old lotus and a ferrari.
Yeah, but then you remember that this is the Flexiny channel. I have yet to see a video of a failed attempt on this channel. Either they don't publish the unsuccessful attempts or they just never fail. Either way, it makes for great content without annoying music and stupid narration.
@@Fred_the_1996what are you smoking? Ecotecs are known to be some of the most reliable 4 cylinder engines. When the Cruz and Trax came out with that awful Opel 1.4T that is around the time everything went to shit.
I love watching these old cars being brought back to life. Even if they won't see the road again its still nice to see them get some attention after being forgotten for so long.
Used to work on those 30 years ago. The Quad 4 was always considered an unrefined engine, being rough and noisy. They went pretty good, though. Haven't seen a running one in decades! Of course Flexiny made it run. Looks like the boys had fun driving it too!
@@user-ry6uv3og4f - Was it? That car has a US license plate, which tells me that it was imported. Also, no car can be sold here in Europe with the speedometer in mph and the temperature gauge in Fahrenheit.
I have watched a video of a group of guys racing these cars in a field. Beating the hell out of them. It was interesting to watch. You could tell the SS from the standard Grand Prix's in the race. Though I have never owned a Grand Prix. I did own a 04 Grand Am. I miss that car.
Very cool to see it start up nearly right away after sitting twenty years in a small pond! Just needed a tap on the injectors, wow The poor auto transmission didn't want to shift up from first though and didn't want to reverse, poor thing is probably full of rust inside after sitting so long with no transmission fluid
Every time I see a notification letting me know that a new video has been uploaded I know that I'm gonna have a good time watching it. As always you did an impecable job and you amazed me again. Your videos are the reason of why I like cracking up old cars that have been sitting for over a decade.
Ogromnie mnie zaskoczyłeś :))) Mam Pontiaca Grand Prix z 91 roku. Mój jest czerwony z silnikiem 3.1 LHO, w stanie kolekcjonerskim. Miałem też Pontiaca z silnikiem 2.3 Quad4 i skrzynią TH125 . Ten silnik to lekki koszmar i był tylko oferowany przez jeden rok od 90 do 91roku. Pozdrawiam . Adam Z Polski
Good job showing the water line on the wheels and the pattern of vegetation around the parking spot to put away any doubt the car was indeed there for long time.
Another amazing Video. Great Rescue. Kinda impressed that this Thing runs and drives in this condition. I mean, that subframe Looks like Brown Chips. 🤣 keep going. Please never stop making this Videos! So satysfying! Big thumbs up from germany! 💪✌️
I'm impressed about the ignition system with module and coil built as a rail direct over the plugs. here in germany the former GM division Opel had at this point a separate coil with distributor and wires to the plugs. back then the ignition of the 2.3L in the Pontiac was really progressive.
Best way to extract and load the vehicle, I did think for a second it was going to get a lowered roof by the machine bucket 🤣 great revival, and it went well down the rally stage 👍
The Euro spec ones are a bit different... I saw some of this body style in Switzerland and they had those tiny quad sealed beam headlights seen in later sedans (and late 80s Chevy trucks). This one is definitely US spec since it has a big MPH speedometer. Euro spec would be like Canada with big Km/h.
I had no idea there was a 4 cylinder option for these. My dad had a 1995 he bought it brand new and it came with the 3100 v6. He kept it for 10 years and put 130,000 miles on it before selling it to his cousin in 2005.
I had one of those as a hire car back in 2004 on the west coast, it was the 2 door version though (monte carlo) absolute boat of a car 😂 well done on getting that one going again 👌😂
@@gabesmath105 that's exactly the recipe for rust, soaked in water for days. Then got dried by sun causing a humid environment under and inside the car.
A lot of used American cars are bought at auction and shipped to Eastern Europe and Africa. A lot of totaled Teslas ended up in Ukraine, the original owners finding out because the car was never removed from their apps.
@@manitoba-op4jx wrecked cars nobody else besides scrap yards want are pretty cheap... It's not just Ukraine, but there was just a news article a couple years ago that specifically mentioned prior owners of insurance totalled Teslas were surprised when the car showed back up on the app, but in Ukraine
@@lieutenantdan8170 I remember mostly being SUVs, trucks and minivans being traded for "Cash for Clunkers". But: (84 - 87) 60 - 5th gen Grand Prix; (88 - 96) 232 - 6th gen Grand Prix; (89 - 91) 9 - Grand Prix Turbo were destroyed.
@@crown674 Thats crazy that more 6th gen 97-03s were killed, those cars were still fairly young at the time, my 7th gen 04 just hit 20 years old now lol.
@@zucha2000шёл, шёл и нашёл. В России тоже можно такими же оживлениями заниматься. Правда даже за подобные дрова цену ломят, как за новую машину и весь интерес пропадает.
Being parked in pond up past the oil pan I would’ve checked the oil first. 😂 is the quad 4 like the 3,8l used in the 2000’s plus models? And why was this parked? Obviously the trans is still good it moved…(usually the first thing to go bad is the trans in newer mods)
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Good to see that these are found in the same condition in Europe as they are here in the US. Good ole cigarette cars. Can’t kill em even if you try
Thought the same thing 😂
they're really good cars, idk why they get shat on
@@manitoba-op4jxthey were great around this year the newer 2000’s and after had major transmission issues it was computer controlled and they had delayed shift or no shift around 120k ish miles
You never see these in the US anymore. Most of them got used up. They used to be all over the place until the mid 2000's. I had a 93 Grand Prix GTP and 92 Lumina Euro Sport Coupe. Both had well over 160k miles and ran great when sold.
A Grand Prix in Estonia with a Quad 4. Doesn’t get much stranger than that.
I KNOW, RIGHT?? I was 100% expecting a 2.8 or 3.1 under there and was quite shocked when he opened the hood to reveal a Quad 4 lol.
I'm also from...well...Stuck in Ohio.
@@Helo735 if the Pontiac Grand Prix was a state, it would most definitely be Ohio. And vice versa lol. Always wanted to visit there for some reason
@@grantmills4184 LOL You're not missing much 🤣
It's rusted out send it to the scrap yard
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm pretty sure the Quads were a thing in the EU-market Pontiacs, same for the Trans-Sport, as it could also have the 2.3
That’s a nice place to park your car 😊
exactly 😂
Helps the tyres from getting dry rotted😆🤣😂👌
19years in a pond, may need brake job
Thats fresh water no problem, saltwater the car was gone😂
Да бросить машину в незине ну весна летом подсохло бы , это не первый сезон она там стоит , яб сверовно отащил где посуше
How a Pontiac Gran Prix ever made it to Estonia is a mystery to me.
They were officially marketed there by GM Europe, with Euro-spec sealed beam headlights and standard rear fog lights. This one does not seem to be a Euro spec one, with the aero headlights and fog-less rear bumper. So probably an ex-military owned car.
Engine size. These were usually 2.8L V6s
pontiacs are fairly common across mainland europe.
@@ItachiUchiha-lr3yr LMAO - OK. I've seen a handful across all of Europe. It's like saying Lada was a common car in Canada in the 2000s.
@@the_kombinator We have them in the UK abd they are owned by people who have come over from Europe. I can think of about 10 cars with a pontiac badge in my town.
This, without a doubt, is one of the best TH-cam channels I have found, it motivates me a lot to become a mechanic, a dream that I had already thrown away and now has been revived again. Thank you, thank you and thank you for creating this channel.
Dont become a mechanic it's a pain in the ass and you'll hate your life
Fixing some stuff in your free time can be fun but being a mechanic as your full-time job makes you hate it
I have owned no less than 5 of this generation Grand Prix, including one in this exact color. I was expecting a 2.8 or 3.1, but not the Quad 4. Despite that, I'm not at all surprised it fired up so easy even after sitting in a pond for God knows how long. I've also seen, and owned, rustier Grand Prixs than that 🤣
Or maybe since version 3.1 LHO, you have an upper air filter housing left somewhere? I'm looking all over the world for this part because mine is damaged. I have such a Pontiac in collector's condition. Regards, Adam from Poland
@@supermolibden5037 Yeah I can probably help.
@Helo735 If it worked, it would be something extraordinary. This is very important to me, but so far no one has been able to help. There were a lot of these cars, but they ended up in scrapyards somewhere and no trace of them was lost. I've been looking for it for...several years 😐
its not even that rusty really surprising
Los autos americanos de antaño son eternos 💪
It’s made from plastic
@@Haters998 only the cladding on the side rest is metal.
A Survivor.
I thought that this would definitely be a non starter but you've done it again amazing I'm probably one of your biggest fans in the UK and never miss a video good work 🚙👍
It's an old Pontiac of course it would run 😊
It's American not English
@@samholdsworth420 they are often very reliable, my father had 2 of them and I say, best cars i've driven. this comes from one who's driven old lotus and a ferrari.
Yeah, but then you remember that this is the Flexiny channel. I have yet to see a video of a failed attempt on this channel. Either they don't publish the unsuccessful attempts or they just never fail. Either way, it makes for great content without annoying music and stupid narration.
Quite impressed of how (kind of) easy this thing fired up 😂
GM old engines are the best
@@jga9539 As the old saying goes, "a GM will run like crap longer than most cars will run at all".
its a quad 4, they never let you down
@@supadoopa926 that doesnt apply anymore, most Ecotecs are garbage and blow up before 100k
@@Fred_the_1996what are you smoking? Ecotecs are known to be some of the most reliable 4 cylinder engines. When the Cruz and Trax came out with that awful Opel 1.4T that is around the time everything went to shit.
If there is no hope, there is Flexiny!
Парни осуществляют мечту моего детства, когда лазал по убитым тачкам и думал как бы ее починить))
Я хочу заниматься подобным в свои 32 года) это особое чувство кайфа оживлять брошенных авто)
@@tema9ru авито и жигули тебе в помощь)
Surprised to see that car in your country . Not one stuck wheel , even after sitting in water . Some American stuff works ! 🌵
American power 🦅🇺🇸💪💪✌️ papá.....
This Pontiac is still a legend, Keep it up!
I love watching these old cars being brought back to life. Even if they won't see the road again its still nice to see them get some attention after being forgotten for so long.
So cool to see a Pontiac in Europe!
Used to work on those 30 years ago. The Quad 4 was always considered an unrefined engine, being rough and noisy. They went pretty good, though. Haven't seen a running one in decades! Of course Flexiny made it run. Looks like the boys had fun driving it too!
He deserved a second chance in life. Its a warrior.
I learned something new today. I had no idea GM offered a 4 Cyl in these cars. I thought they all had the 3.1 V6.
Because it was made for Europe. I know they also have jeep grand cherokee ZJ with diesel and manual transmission
@@user-ry6uv3og4ffriend of mine had a 4 cyl one here in the US years ago. I think it was an old rental car
@@user-ry6uv3og4f - Was it? That car has a US license plate, which tells me that it was imported. Also, no car can be sold here in Europe with the speedometer in mph and the temperature gauge in Fahrenheit.
This is a US spec car... The speedometer is in MPH. The base model sedan could have the quad 4 in 1990 and 1991
@@davidkane4300 absolutely correct. I live in NY and had one with a manual transmission. They're rare as hens teeth, but they're out there
Weird car to see in Estonia, but another revival from your talented hands! another great video!
Sometimes I feel like Europe is the last place where those 80-90s GM cars still exist
i still drive my 95 grand prix and i see them on the road once in a blue moon still. In very rough shape of course
Still tons of them around in the Southeastern US. Especially Chevy Corsicas, for some reason.
Такой находки еще не было 👍💥
I have watched a video of a group of guys racing these cars in a field. Beating the hell out of them. It was interesting to watch. You could tell the SS from the standard Grand Prix's in the race. Though I have never owned a Grand Prix. I did own a 04 Grand Am. I miss that car.
Very cool to see it start up nearly right away after sitting twenty years in a small pond! Just needed a tap on the injectors, wow
The poor auto transmission didn't want to shift up from first though and didn't want to reverse, poor thing is probably full of rust inside after sitting so long with no transmission fluid
Every time I see a notification letting me know that a new video has been uploaded I know that I'm gonna have a good time watching it. As always you did an impecable job and you amazed me again. Your videos are the reason of why I like cracking up old cars that have been sitting for over a decade.
Haven't seen a Grand Prix in a long time. Good job getting this one running! 👍👍🔧
It idles like a muscle car. Great!
Hello from the UK. Your videos are fascinating.
These Quad 4 2.3 were great little engines, some made over 180hp in the early 90s, impressive even today for a 2.3
Especially in the Beretta and Calias with a stick
Another great video love this channel I hope you never run out of old cars to bring back to life!
Ogromnie mnie zaskoczyłeś :))) Mam Pontiaca Grand Prix z 91 roku. Mój jest czerwony z silnikiem 3.1 LHO, w stanie kolekcjonerskim. Miałem też Pontiaca z silnikiem 2.3 Quad4 i skrzynią TH125 . Ten silnik to lekki koszmar i był tylko oferowany przez jeden rok od 90 do 91roku. Pozdrawiam . Adam Z Polski
Pontiac the American tank
This Pontiac is still a legend🌎
Good job showing the water line on the wheels and the pattern of vegetation around the parking spot to put away any doubt the car was indeed there for long time.
Hard to believe this car turned up in Estonia. I haven't even seen one here in south Texas in years!
Another amazing Video. Great Rescue. Kinda impressed that this Thing runs and drives in this condition. I mean, that subframe Looks like Brown Chips. 🤣 keep going. Please never stop making this Videos! So satysfying!
Big thumbs up from germany! 💪✌️
Have a nice day, car guys 😊
You too 😊😊
Now I’m thoroughly impressed. Those old Quad 4 engines rarely ran correctly when they were in good condition, let alone how this one was.
Жалко реально машинку😲😲😲🤦♂️🤦♂️😢😢😢🤷♂️🤷♂️💔💔💔Машина размарадерена,стояла в воде и завелась,вот что значит надёжная техника👌👌👌👍👍👍🔥🔥🔥
Это поколение GM делалось с троекратным запасом. Агония местных производителей перед Японией и Кореей.
Só pela facilidade que esse motor ligou depois de 19 anos já dava pra perceber que era bom...
All my respect for ur job 🙌🏻
I'm impressed about the ignition system with module and coil built as a rail direct over the plugs. here in germany the former GM division Opel had at this point a separate coil with distributor and wires to the plugs. back then the ignition of the 2.3L in the Pontiac was really progressive.
GM hat im Allgemeinen Opel begraben, es ist schade, dass die Autos gut waren...
@@user-hz4fr4vx5y das stimmt. Hätte man die Leute beim Adam in Rüsselsheim in Ruhe Autos entwickeln und bauen lassen.....
@@user-hz4fr4vx5y100/100.
@@CommodoreCaravan1981You right...
I had an old 96 Grand Prix. We loved that car. So comfortable.
Best way to extract and load the vehicle, I did think for a second it was going to get a lowered roof by the machine bucket 🤣 great revival, and it went well down the rally stage 👍
Отличная работа, отличный двигатель. Молодцы, парни!
Buen video 👌,saludos desde España 🇪🇦 me encanta vuestros vídeos 💪
The quad 4is a great motor. Awesome power for a 4banger....
That’s impressive! Those Quad4s were strong bulletproof engines!👌😎👍
Another interesting video, ,thank you!
Wait so that’s a US spec Grand Prix over there? Was it imported or were they sold like that there?.
Imported, because you cant sell new cars in EU with MPH or farenheit meters
The Euro spec ones are a bit different... I saw some of this body style in Switzerland and they had those tiny quad sealed beam headlights seen in later sedans (and late 80s Chevy trucks). This one is definitely US spec since it has a big MPH speedometer. Euro spec would be like Canada with big Km/h.
Bro thats awesome o,O Im waiting for more and more :)
These cars are beautiful because of their look and they have front bench seating.
17:25 Column Shifter is really nice! A gone feature.
The 2-door SE version was gorgeous, one of the best looking cars GM made in the 90s
Con cada video me sorprendo más 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
What a good car!🔥❤
I had no idea there was a 4 cylinder option for these. My dad had a 1995 he bought it brand new and it came with the 3100 v6. He kept it for 10 years and put 130,000 miles on it before selling it to his cousin in 2005.
RIP Pontiac 1926 to 2010. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Americans are destroying everything.
даа сегодня уже к сожалению мёртвый бренд...
@@BrokenAdam2024 These fools destroy everything they get their hands on.
@@pavel386 These fools destroy everything they get their hands on.
@@michals547 есть такое
I had one of those as a hire car back in 2004 on the west coast, it was the 2 door version though (monte carlo) absolute boat of a car 😂 well done on getting that one going again 👌😂
19 years, soaked in the water with no body bending rust? Thats actually very impressive.
it wasn't always wet there
@@gabesmath105 that's exactly the recipe for rust, soaked in water for days. Then got dried by sun causing a humid environment under and inside the car.
Great video flexiny, great work,wow! that's in rough condition 😳,😀👌
With you....every thing will be easy
😎😎😎
i just wonder what he does with those cars after filming XD
Mostly scrapyard, cause of rust not worth saving.
@@Kuikuuu ok, thanks :D
@@Kuikuuuhow awful
Удивительно, простоять 19 лет в луже, не сгнить, после нехитрых манипуляций запуститься и поехать, так еще и подвеска нормально отрабатывает.
Americans used to make good cars
Да и сейчас неплохие. Однозначно надежнее чем европейские.@@michals547
*Pontiac: "Ура. Я ещё кому-то нужен!"* 😊
your cool
love your videos
it's very nice how you fix cars
good job
Love your vids
That sucker sounds good Good Job ✨🍊✨ it should run from now till forever ✨🔥
Great one guys!
Mootorite võlur,väga lahedad videod, kindlasti tuhat korda küsitud aga mis nendest autodest edasi saab?
Some of them go to trade...
What do you do with the cars after the test drive?
I wonder how it got to Estonia in the first place. Amazing it started after being parked in a pond.
A lot of used American cars are bought at auction and shipped to Eastern Europe and Africa. A lot of totaled Teslas ended up in Ukraine, the original owners finding out because the car was never removed from their apps.
@@davidkane4300gotta wonder where they got the money to buy those
@@manitoba-op4jx wrecked cars nobody else besides scrap yards want are pretty cheap... It's not just Ukraine, but there was just a news article a couple years ago that specifically mentioned prior owners of insurance totalled Teslas were surprised when the car showed back up on the app, but in Ukraine
My buddy had a 1988 Grand prix with the 2.8 V6, digital gauges Very cool car.
The Quad 4 was a really sucky engine to work on lol awesome video, new subscriber!! 👍👍👍
Idles like a rotary. How much km\miles did it do?
Good job again Flexiny! Your videos are really good.
Something americans wouldve crushed 10 years ago, still alive thanks to flexiny
Cash for clunkers killed these cars in the US
@@lieutenantdan8170 I remember mostly being SUVs, trucks and minivans being traded for "Cash for Clunkers".
But:
(84 - 87) 60 - 5th gen Grand Prix;
(88 - 96) 232 - 6th gen Grand Prix;
(89 - 91) 9 - Grand Prix Turbo were destroyed.
@@lieutenantdan8170 yeah, what a shame
we hated that program here too. at least, the sane people did. we have a lot of crazies that value politics over reality and implications 😢
@@crown674 Thats crazy that more 6th gen 97-03s were killed, those cars were still fairly young at the time, my 7th gen 04 just hit 20 years old now lol.
is the3 exhaust so rusty is open pipe or did you cut it off sounds mean at wot
Кто-то хорошо погулял и бросил тачку. Ну а парни как всегда не смогли пройти мимо и оживили очередной труп.
Бросили вероятнее всего потому что задняя скорость на автомате отвалилась.
откуда вообще этот блоггер берет эти брошенные тачки? у него волшебный лес что-ли?
@@zucha2000шёл, шёл и нашёл. В России тоже можно такими же оживлениями заниматься. Правда даже за подобные дрова цену ломят, как за новую машину и весь интерес пропадает.
mate there's no chance that sat there for 19 years in the same position
HOLY SHITTTTTTT
Excellent.
офигенный контент 👍
This video was awesome are y'all gonna clean it up or just scrap it?
Those old 3100 motors are indestructable.
Surprised that the oil pump and coil housing was still functioning. Usually by now the coil housing is cracked and causing misfires.
Well done Flexiny. Didnt seem that difficult to get going, considering its watery grave.
Comments here suggest its a Marmite car! 🛠👍💯🇬🇧😎
16:38 - Sounds like a Golf!
Im curious, what do you do with the cars after repairing them?
Being parked in pond up past the oil pan I would’ve checked the oil first. 😂 is the quad 4 like the 3,8l used in the 2000’s plus models?
And why was this parked? Obviously the trans is still good it moved…(usually the first thing to go bad is the trans in newer mods)
what do you do with all of those cars ? I am quite curious
Chłopaki są najlepsi👍👍👍😁😁😁
I like that you stomped on it in this video
what an amazing day to see a car drinking water, lovely scene
That’s Pontiac excitement right there.
Very nice video!😁
What do you do with these cars after you start them?
i loved old car repair👍
What will Toyota fans say to this? Is it possible to call this car more reliable, after this?
I think defenitely yes)
Gm e Toyota são máquinas incríveis! Qualidade e confiança absurdas. Na minha opinião são as duas melhores sem dúvidas.
So all you have to do is to gently tap with a screwdriver on the engine? :D
Great job, as always.
You’ll never get those minutes of your life back. They’re gone forever all for this! ✌🏼
good jobs bro 😎🤜
A few years more and the oil pan on the transmission would have kissed the dirt. I do wonder how did this thing end up in Estonia?
What you do with these cars after restore it?