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I was worried for a minute there, Scotty... I thought you may have succumbed to an unnecessary experimental medical procedure 😉... thankfully, I'm sure you're smarter than that😎👍
Hey Scotty quick question, my mom's 2006 Jaguar S type 3.0 v6 calls for premium fuel. The original owner and now my mom have put nothing but regular unleaded into it it's entire life so far, i think around 50,000ish miles. How much does this affect it?
@@MnDakota37 A Jaguar S-Type which can still be driven is a miracle in itself... I have a Jaguar S-Type (4.2 SC) which I have'nt driven for 2 years, problems are too numerous to mention... but the final stubborn straw is... the brake and gas pedals retract as soon as the car is started and lock the brakes, so the car can't be moved an inch... oddly, the engine still starts and runs beautifully on any grade of fuel ?
If I wuz Emperor I'd make Trump Speaker of the House which controls all the money And I'd make Scotty the Presidential press secretary in charge of all the explainations
This man is an engineer mechanic. A very WISE old school scientist. Wisdom. Family man. I bet his whole family is so greatful to have someone so smart about cars in the family.
I have had a 2008 Grand Prix with the same non-SC engine as my daily driver for three years now. It is an excellent car and I routinely get 31 mpg cruising at 60 on the highway. I commute 74 miles a day and this car has never let me down. This car is 15 years old and the AC will still freeze you out. Long live the 3800, the best engine ever made.
I have a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix base model and I’ve put more money in it than what I bought it for after owning it for 5 years. Nothing but constant problems for me and now I have an overheating issue
Those 3.8 engines are amazing. My parents had a 97 Pontiac Bonneville with that engine. They drove that car for 20 years until it literally rotted away. My grandpa has a 03 buick regal with that engine
If you read reviews of the best V6 engines of all time, the Buick 3800 is always in the top 3. Now for V8 engines, the Ford 4.6 L modular always ranks near the top as well.
@@da66er74 Excellent. I had one in my 2004 Mustang GT and I put a Kenne Belle Super charger on it along with cold air kit and 40lb injectors. I was making 463 at rear wheels.
In a LaCrosse now, 2000 Impala before. Grandma's supercharged Regal still runs. Believe that is a 3800 II. It will have always been a gem. The Impala was sold to a former student. He says all he replaced was a radiator and performed oil changes. It has excellent gas mileage. That Series II, can't kill it.
Best car I ever owned was an 03' Buick Lesabre with a 3800 V6 engine. Best engine I ever owned and the transmission was pretty good too. The only problem with that car is I had to replace the upper intake manifold.
Great motors, great cars. I have a GM 3.1 liter in my Dad’s last car, 94 Ciera. Rock solid motor, but failed electrical, that upon replacement of the wiring harness from the electronic control module to the motor made it trouble free once more. Miss those old GMs.
I have an 03 buick lesabre custom and I love it but I cant keep dumping money in it anymore I've owned it for a 1 and 7 months and i put in almost a grand into it worth of repairs Drive belt Tensioner Oil change Cabin air filter Rear windshield with onstar Brake pads Now the ac is blowing cold on the passenger side but blowing warm on the driver side
@@grimreaper1257 I'm fortunate to be able to do the work myself. It saves thousands. Even a car that nickel and dimes you is cheaper than the alternative right now. Regarding your AC issue: Have you checked your dual climate settings? If they are not synced or set differently, you would get what you are experiencing. Seems obvious but easy to overlook.
and now we have a new medical term SADS - Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. hmmm wonder why healthy people are just dying from cardiac arrests all the sudden?
My friend's Buick with the 3.8 engine and a supercharger lasted 312,000 miles. The engine was still running good, but the transmission went out. He junked it, but he liked the car a lot. By the way, on the $200 Chevy, how about some Lucas transmission additive? Get a few more miles out of the beast.
Those 3.8L Buick engines were very reliable, and smooth! The 4t65e transmissions attached to it, on the other hand, might as well have been made of wood. Hehe.
My f150 ecoboost, which I loved, after 280k miles, required a cab-off repair of replacing both turbos for $7500 at the dealer, coolant lines were leaking. Dealer only. Still runs great though.
Cab off that’s really messed up. I went with the Coyote to avoid the well known facts of eco boost engines- smaller engines that need turbo for guts. Major flaw in all those turbos is you get slop at the linkage, noise called turbo rattle ….between turbo issues and VVT and direct injection there’s always gonna be problems. I like my 400+ horse Coyote good enough . V8 forever!
Test Drive a Buick Park Ave Ultra with the Supercharger.. Better than that Regal... the 3800 V6 from GM is one of the best engines ever!! The transmissions are another story!! Can I Supercharge my Toyota Matrix 1.8??
had a 1994 gen 1 3800 Bonnevlle SSEi one of the best cars I have every owned, drove that into the ground till the trans and the engine went (almost at thie same time). Miss that car!!!
@jayslomine4280 That Chrysler 4.0L Straight 6 was not originality a Chrysler engine it was made by AMC (American Moters Corporation) back in 1986 for the 1987 model year and was brought by Lee Iaccoca in 1988.
My mom bought a new 92 Park Avenue. My wife and I rode in the backseat. I was appalled at the noise and vibrations coming right up into the seats. In contrast, her 78 Monte Carlo was far and away a superior car. Too bad it got totaled. GM has struggled with torsion beam rear suspension for decades. After 30 years you would think an IRS could be installed to smooth out their econobox rides. Crummy riding kidney killer cars.
My Ford lightning supercharger turns perfect with no extra energy on a 2001 Ford Lightning with the 5.4 and then you get smaller pulleys and it's less tension gets 20 lb boost very fast
Just keep in mind, when buying a car with a turbo or super charger... it's not a question of IF the turbo/super charger will fail, but WHEN and HOW MUCH will it cost to replace. Of course if you're a handy person and can replace it yourself you can save some money, although turbos in some cases are expensive. If not, then you may very well be looking at thousands of dollars to have on repaired.
My Dad had a 2003 Buick Park Avenue Ultra with the supercharged V6. It was a great car, but it had a leaking head gasket on the rear bank and that was too much $$ for us to fix. It was also rusting in the undercarriage.
I have a 1990 Buick LeSabre that has been in my family since it was new. There are 154,000 miles on the clock, and she still runs like she loves the open road, still gets excellent gas milage, and in general needs no expensive repair. I just turned 72 and have decided to get another daily driver and make the Buick my retirement project. And yes, she has the 3800 V6.
My first car was a 1996 Mazda MX3 Precidia, 5-speed manual transmission. Pretty much was a Ford Probe, and that was the most fun and comfortable little zippy car I had (2008 until 2011), even though it had no AC and roll-down windows. They actually made them with leg room for people 6' and taller, and the engine would have lasted forever. Unfortunately, the suspension wasn't going to, and Canadian winters caused rust to start taking hold.
I drove my Ford Probe to 268,000 mi. , sold it the then tranny went out! I should have dropped new one in! By then I had my Mitsubishi Eclipse , which was REALLY zippy! 2001, just sold it too a younger person who put wider tires and chrome wheels on it....I want it back..lol! I'm now 70yrs. , female!
In this day with the price of a used car being around 20k why would you junk a car for a transmission that would only cost 3-5k to repair. Legit question as I spent all last year searching for a low mileage used car for under 15k when I could have just repaired an old Buick enclave for 5k
Some kyb-gr2 struts will make that baby handle awesome. I put them on mine and it hugs the road. This is a gran sport after all. the ls absolutely was slower and more luxury ride oriented.
Consumer Reports is consistently ranking Buick as a top 5 most reliable brands list each year. Only bested by Lexus, Toyota and Mazda and sometimes Honda.
The 3800 V6 may have been considered a good engine, but it wasn't. Had one in a 95 Bonneville. Plastic intake cracked and allowed coolant into the engine. Had the intake replaced. Less than 1k miles later, threw a rod. Car had only around 125k miles.
We owned 3 junkers back in the day. A Chevy Citation, Dodge Caravan and a Ford Windstar. If only Scotty was famous then. My first car was a 68 Camaro. It threw a rod at 69k but I loved that car. Replaced that 327 for 3k back then.
Scotty! I actually own a 2001 Toyota Camry with the 1MZ 3.0 liter V6 AND I have installed a TRD supercharger on it! I am running stock 4lbs of boost on it AND I live in CA! Yes, it does pass CA smog tests! It isn't a Corvette or a Hellcat, but it passes smog every year and it is reliable AF! Love the videos! 116K miles on the clock, super reliable! I even have a TRD boost gauge!
2005 Bonneville with the 3.8 here - 150k miles. Still drives like a big comfy cruiser. Holding together real well, but time to address some headliner sag, lower intake manifold gasket, and trans mount bushing.
After owning turbocharged cars ... never again. When they break blow coal oil out the tailpipe the car is inoperable, and cost a fortube to fix. a super charger can be rebuilt with bearings and can be removed when it breaks allows car to still be driven. There's a reason big drag racer engines use superchargers, easy fix easy to replace or remove vs turbos And you can get superchargers for most popular engines to bolt on , even a Toyota corolla.
I'll keep my Grand Marquis; previously I had a '99 Town Car and a '98 Town Car. Going 200k is usually not a problem with the platform that should not have been discontinued. Ride great, get a well maintained one used with 100k miles and it's hardly broken in.
@@Dankcatvacs I have seen an article about someone who took a Lincoln Town Car and had it cranking out 600 HP. Probably not the 2v 4.6, but I think I want one.
I have a 2001 monte carlo ss with 260k miles. I did rebuild transmission at 245k and have changed out alot of electronics on the car but with that said the 3800 is still running strong 💪! I love these W-body cars with the 3.8
How? How would I mess up a heater core? Curse at it? Say mean things to it? It was 153K all highway miles. That truck was meticulously maintained to Scotty standards. BTW, I'm not the only guy in Texas that had the same problem at five years. But yeah, I took the dash all the way out, broke it on purpose, and put the dash back in. you got me dude.
96 Park Avenue Ultra. 345,000 miles on just oil changes and a solenoid in the transmission. Super comfortable features rich car. The features still all work after 26 years. Best long trip beauty ever.
@@ParadiseChamp Nah, it was definitely a democrat robbing the contents of the car. Scotty pressed charges after he finished the video. They caught the guy, but a corrupt democrat DA let him go.
Hey Scotty, I thought the advantage of SC vs Turbo was no lag, whatever the RPM? Prior to my current MKZ 3.0T AWD, my favorite car was my '89 T-bird SC 5 speed. Super fun to drive, but it did get me a traffic ticket...
indeed, that is correct for cars 20yo and older. nowadays turbo systems have very little lag - unnoticeable. (unless you log the engine in very low rpm) About the fun part, i do share the same opinion
Makes me sad man...I had a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP I bought for 250 bucks...Had to sell it to pay my damn rent a few years ago...I'll never get over it....*sigh*
I owned two supercharged Buick Regals. Superb cars with plenty of power on tap. Really, enough power to push you back into your seat if you floored it.
The first mass produced supercharged car in the United States was the Ford Thunderbird and cougar Exar seven started in 1989. I had my 89 supercoupe to 150 in fourth gear and yes it was a manual five speed. I had it Dyno At 210 hp and 335 foot pounds of torque at the rear wheels
I always put water-soluble oil in my antifreeze and I drive an 87 Nissan pickup four-banger original owner original radiator and heater coil inside the radiator looks brand new
Absolutely true about nissan, the new ones always have something wrong with them, but I have an 89 nissan d21 with 300k+ miles on it, you can't kill that thing
If the $200 car with the 1st to 2nd gear has the 3.4 engine, you might look at replacing the shift solenoid that in the torque converter. I had an 02 Venture van and EVERY mechanic, including a dealership and trans shops, said it would need a new or rebuilt tranny. I found a GM service bulletin, handed it to a shade tree mechanic and he had it done in 3 hours. But when he finished, he thanked me because he’d been referring customers to tranny specialists. He was confident that he could get it done going forward in under 2 hrs. The solenoid for mine was about $55 6 years ago.
Chrysler A604TE Four speed automatic also has an external solenoid control module. $65 fix. Did a couple of them. Valvoline Type 4 full synthetic trans fluid. Battery tray and rad overflow tank must be removed for access. Spray it all clean before removal. Speck of dirt will botch the job.
Scotty!! Had 56 Plymonth with a rebuilt V8 balance and polish intakes plus a 4 inch duct to the carburetor from the front of the car acted like a supercharge after 35mph. Could not keep my foot off the floor wore out the engine, typical teenager.
I bought a used 2000 Buick Regal GS and had it for a little over 6 years. Great engine and transmission. 175,000 miles on it when I got rid of it. A/C never worked neither did the traction system. I didn't have the money for the fixes. That meant great gas mileage in the warm weather. I was getting 27 mpg on that Buick in the summer, peaking out at 28.04. In the cool weather using heat was down to 23-25 mpg. After 7 summers I was ready for a car with working AC and even better gass mileage...enter my first Toyota.
Buick V6 engine is one of the best ever made but, few people actually know . . . . . it was a Buick V8 with the back two cylinders cut off. The first versions of these engines were called "odd firing" because of the crankshaft irregularities . . . . .
Doesn't a turbocharger provide a certain amount of restriction in the exhaust system? This load has to be made up by the engine using more gasoline to make up for this restriction.
I can say the 3800 is a solid running engine and it continued to run. However, my supercharged riviera leaked oil from just about everywhere by around 90k miles.
Here's one answer that doesn't require watching even one second of what's likely to be another clever and entertaining video: Any running Duesenberg or Packard. Parts and service might be problematic, but they won't fall apart.
My Audi A6 3.0T has a supercharger. 333 HP stock. Quick enough for me and I use regular gas. My last road trip I got over 30mpg for 250 mostly highway miles.
Holden in Australia used the supercharged 3.8lt V6. It actually had less power and torque than the naturally aspirated single overhead cam "intech" found on the higher trim level Falcons of the day. Pretty funny.
I bought a 2019 Silverado during the pandemic, I wanted a Tundra, but the deal was just too good. Anything I can do to it now to increase it's longevity?
These engines made 245 hp stock. These L67s make more power very easily. I've got a 2003 Bonneville SSEi. Colder plugs, 160 thermostat, pcm tune and a pulley swap. You can do other things too. Higher ratio rockers for example. These engines have tons of potential. the transmissions are ok but not great. Dont beat the hell out it and it'll last
Those late 1990's , early 2000's Buicks w 3800 v6 , are decent cars and you can usually find them reasonably priced . But you still might end up with the GM dexcool / leaking intake problem that was present from 1995 - 2006 .
@@philllsxga.7737 Lol domestically, maybe...you obviously aren't aware of where GM got their knowledge from. Try to learn something here..NUMMI plant in California. Toyota took GM to Tokyo because GM said they wanted to build vehicles the right way. That was 1984-2010. If GM ever built a more reliable engine overall than Toyota, I've never seen that. The 3.8 was their best engine...it isn't the best. Scotty gave a list once before but I don't know which video it was. Toyota's 2.4 from the 80's and 90's was more reliable than the 3.8 lol. I would wager a bet that the 3.5 Toyota makes, which had a little trouble in the earlier years, is far more reliable than the 3.8.
@@MemphisMojo15s I had a Buick with a 3.8 in it, It went 300,000 miles with barely any oil changes, neglected oil changes and cheap oil... The car was totaled in an accident but ran perfect AND it was abused!!
@@philllsxga.7737 I did the same thing in my 94 2.4 Toyota pickup. It sat at idle for 16 hours a day for 3 days a week at work and on the weekends, I never shut it off. 12-15k mile oil change intervals and ran the absolute piss out of it. It was quieter than a new car off the lot when I sold it at 298k original miles. When I say original, the only thing that truck ever needed was plugs, wires, air filter. Not even an engine accessory was touched. My parents own a 1988 Oldsmobile Regency 98 that had the 3.8. It was truly a solid engine but sadly, the transmission was going out at 228k. Other than that it was a great car.
My family's had about six Pontiac Grand Prix and I think four of them had the supercharger on them My daughter had two she traded. Fuel mileage everybody in the family driving them getting hard usually about 28 miles a gallon the way I drive I'm sure I could have squeezed 30-32 out of them. Lots of power tremendously nice ride great handling good air conditioning. That V6 with the supercharger was a go-getter and all the power you ever needed when you needed to pass.
Would love to show you my 1998 pontiac grand prix gtp that I'm modding (150k miles), just put an intercooler on it, and my 2007 pontiac grand prix gt (266k miles). Great cars with the supercharged 3800. If I remember right, someone explained that two setups with the same fueling, one supercharged compared to one turbo'd on the 3800, the supercharged setup making ~500hp would be making ~700+hp with a turbo, that's how much power the roots m90 supercharger will rob just to drive it with the belt. The roots style is just too inefficient and moves too little air once you start making more power and the turbo setup is just way more efficient and cost effective after ~380hp on this platform. These engines can take a lot of power stock, the transmissions not so much.
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I was worried for a minute there, Scotty... I thought you may have succumbed to an unnecessary experimental medical procedure 😉... thankfully, I'm sure you're smarter than that😎👍
Hey Scotty quick question, my mom's 2006 Jaguar S type 3.0 v6 calls for premium fuel. The original owner and now my mom have put nothing but regular unleaded into it it's entire life so far, i think around 50,000ish miles. How much does this affect it?
@@MnDakota37 A Jaguar S-Type which can still be driven is a miracle in itself... I have a Jaguar S-Type (4.2 SC) which I have'nt driven for 2 years, problems are too numerous to mention... but the final stubborn straw is... the brake and gas pedals retract as soon as the car is started and lock the brakes, so the car can't be moved an inch... oddly, the engine still starts and runs beautifully on any grade of fuel ?
If I wuz Emperor I'd make Trump Speaker of the House which controls all the money
And I'd make Scotty the Presidential press secretary in charge of all the explainations
@@professormichaellemaire8801 smart about Scotty, dumbest thing you could do with trump. He'd bankrupt everything in a month.
This man is an engineer mechanic. A very WISE old school scientist. Wisdom. Family man. I bet his whole family is so greatful to have someone so smart about cars in the family.
FINALLY a Buick 3.8 video! I love my 2001 Buick Park Avenue.
I have had a 2008 Grand Prix with the same non-SC engine as my daily driver for three years now. It is an excellent car and I routinely get 31 mpg cruising at 60 on the highway. I commute 74 miles a day and this car has never let me down. This car is 15 years old and the AC will still freeze you out. Long live the 3800, the best engine ever made.
I have a 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix base model and I’ve put more money in it than what I bought it for after owning it for 5 years. Nothing but constant problems for me and now I have an overheating issue
I think that's one of the best engines ever made.
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I worked at a Pontiac dealership back in the 1990s; the Bonneville SSEi was an AMAZING car. In my opinion, a nearly perfect blend of luxury and power.
One of my neighbour's had one, awesome car and underrated.
Those 3.8 engines are amazing. My parents had a 97 Pontiac Bonneville with that engine. They drove that car for 20 years until it literally rotted away. My grandpa has a 03 buick regal with that engine
If you read reviews of the best V6 engines of all time, the Buick 3800 is always in the top 3. Now for V8 engines, the Ford 4.6 L modular always ranks near the top as well.
@@mattmalone524 gotta 3 valve, plan on procharging it eventually
@@da66er74 Excellent. I had one in my 2004 Mustang GT and I put a Kenne Belle Super charger on it along with cold air kit and 40lb injectors. I was making 463 at rear wheels.
@@mattmalone524 awesome, what was gas mileage like?
@@da66er74 I get 32 mpg on the interstate regularly. 3800 v6 na 2001 Buick Regal 4 door.
Thank Scotty for the info.
3.8 L Buick engine to me was one of the very best ever made by general motors.
So true I miss my Buick Park Avenue with that engine
the fuel injected 3.8 was great. the carbureted 3.8 from the late 70s/early 80s...constant head gaskets etc.
I have a 1998 intrigue with the series 2 3.8. 82k miles on it. One day ill turbo it and make it a sleeper
@@captinbeyond the 3.8L v6 engines GM made in the 90s commonly went to 300k miles.
Great engine but my tranny went out just over a 100 k . And it was babied..
My Old 1987 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight had a 3800 naturally aspirated engine. That thing got up to 400,000 miles before the transmission went out.
Those trans need to be correctly filled it seems
Back when GM was a great company
Now it’s crap
Chinese crap to be precise
Which transmission did your Oldsmobile 98 have? The 3 speed or the 4 speed?
In a LaCrosse now, 2000 Impala before. Grandma's supercharged Regal still runs.
Believe that is a 3800 II. It will have always been a gem. The Impala was sold to a former student. He says all he replaced was a radiator and performed oil changes. It has excellent gas mileage. That Series II, can't kill it.
B-17s and P-38s were some of the first "vehicles" to use turbo-superchargers. Good stuff Scotty.
Best car I ever owned was an 03' Buick Lesabre with a 3800 V6 engine. Best engine I ever owned and the transmission was pretty good too. The only problem with that car is I had to replace the upper intake manifold.
Have an '02 Regal with 186k miles. I just did the plenum and the lower intake gaskets. Still runs like a champ.
Great motors, great cars. I have a GM 3.1 liter in my Dad’s last car, 94 Ciera. Rock solid motor, but failed electrical, that upon replacement of the wiring harness from the electronic control module to the motor made it trouble free once more. Miss those old GMs.
I have an 03 buick lesabre custom and I love it but I cant keep dumping money in it anymore I've owned it for a 1 and 7 months and i put in almost a grand into it worth of repairs
Drive belt
Tensioner
Oil change
Cabin air filter
Rear windshield with onstar
Brake pads
Now the ac is blowing cold on the passenger side but blowing warm on the driver side
@@grimreaper1257 I'm fortunate to be able to do the work myself. It saves thousands. Even a car that nickel and dimes you is cheaper than the alternative right now.
Regarding your AC issue: Have you checked your dual climate settings? If they are not synced or set differently, you would get what you are experiencing. Seems obvious but easy to overlook.
The other thought that comes to mind is a stuck blend door in the AC ductwork.
These vehicles with the 3800 (3.8 L) naturally-aspirated and supercharged V6 engines are still running in excellent shape from GM.
Had that 3800 V-6 super charged Bonneville SSE . That was a great car and best engine
Well played Scotty. Good to see you aren't taking any experimental, "emergency use", liability-free money shots...
and now we have a new medical term SADS - Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. hmmm wonder why healthy people are just dying from cardiac arrests all the sudden?
The Jim Jones juice
Was bummed out he did it before watching video lol
But the Jab comes with myocarditis at no extra cost. Can't beat that deal.
I just got my booster i cant walk but i cant wait to run to get my next dozen shots
If driven gently, you might can use regular. The boost mainly kicks in under heavy acceleration, and that is when the premium gas is necessary.
My friend's Buick with the 3.8 engine and a supercharger lasted 312,000 miles. The engine was still running good, but the transmission went out. He junked it, but he liked the car a lot. By the way, on the $200 Chevy, how about some Lucas transmission additive? Get a few more miles out of the beast.
Those 3.8L Buick engines were very reliable, and smooth! The 4t65e transmissions attached to it, on the other hand, might as well have been made of wood. Hehe.
With something like that, instead of junking it, I'd rather manual swap it ;)
@@TheIronRaven Wow! That would be an interesting project.
@@emo65170. It did go 300,000+ miles.
@@jeffrobodine8579 You do have a point.🤔
My f150 ecoboost, which I loved, after 280k miles, required a cab-off repair of replacing both turbos for $7500 at the dealer, coolant lines were leaking. Dealer only. Still runs great though.
Cab off that’s really messed up.
I went with the Coyote to avoid the well known facts of eco boost engines- smaller engines that need turbo for guts.
Major flaw in all those turbos is you get slop at the linkage, noise called turbo rattle ….between turbo issues and VVT and direct injection there’s always gonna be problems. I like my 400+ horse Coyote good enough . V8 forever!
Test Drive a Buick Park Ave Ultra with the Supercharger..
Better than that Regal...
the 3800 V6 from GM is one of the best engines ever!!
The transmissions are another story!!
Can I Supercharge my Toyota Matrix 1.8??
Ty for talking about the 3800 and the supercharged version. Really good quality and one of the best ever!
In a crappy car.
had a 1994 gen 1 3800 Bonnevlle SSEi one of the best cars I have every owned, drove that into the ground till the trans and the engine went (almost at thie same time). Miss that car!!!
I have a 97 Grand Sport Regal 2 door. 3800 v-6 is bulletproof if cared for. This was made in Canada and has plenty of power w/o the blower.
The 3800 is up there with the Chrysler 4.0 straight 6.
The best engines this country has ever produced.
You mean the ford 4.0 straight 6
I'm with Andrew on this, you mean the Ford straight 6
@@andrewdonohue1853 Ford I 6 was the 4.9
Mopar had 3 versions of the slant 6. Largest was 225 aka 3.4
@jayslomine4280 That Chrysler 4.0L Straight 6 was not originality a Chrysler engine it was made by AMC (American Moters Corporation) back in 1986 for the 1987 model year and was brought by Lee Iaccoca in 1988.
I have a 98 Oldsmobile Intrigue which is literally the same car as this Buick and it has the 3.8 engine. And it has 166k miles on it
Same engine but based On the regal platform
That's not much for that age of car, 2007 classic bowtie with ls at 167000
Owned a 2004 Chevy Impala SS Indy Edition. One of the best american cars I have ever owned..3.8 liter w/Eaton Supercharger.
I always thought that the full size Buicks were GM's best cars 20 years ago. THE ride was just as good as Cadillac but at a lot cheaper price.
My Boss has a ‘17 Cadillac something and the “ride” is smooth. The seats? I might as well be sitting on a concrete bench.
Oldsmobile had the toronado. It was for all intent and purpose Oldsmobiles Cadillac.
My mom bought a new 92 Park Avenue.
My wife and I rode in the backseat. I was appalled at the noise and vibrations coming right up into the seats. In contrast, her 78 Monte Carlo was far and away a superior car. Too bad it got totaled.
GM has struggled with torsion beam rear suspension for decades. After 30 years you would think an IRS could be installed to smooth out their econobox rides.
Crummy riding kidney killer cars.
My 2014 Nissan Xterra has 53,000 miles on it and it's still running just fine.
Tomorrow it will not.
My Ford lightning supercharger turns perfect with no extra energy on a 2001 Ford Lightning with the 5.4 and then you get smaller pulleys and it's less tension gets 20 lb boost very fast
Scotty getting robbed at 0:43 😳
Just keep in mind, when buying a car with a turbo or super charger... it's not a question of IF the turbo/super charger will fail, but WHEN and HOW MUCH will it cost to replace. Of course if you're a handy person and can replace it yourself you can save some money, although turbos in some cases are expensive. If not, then you may very well be looking at thousands of dollars to have on repaired.
My Dad had a 2003 Buick Park Avenue Ultra with the supercharged V6. It was a great car, but it had a leaking head gasket on the rear bank and that was too much $$ for us to fix. It was also rusting in the undercarriage.
BEARINGS AND TIRES HUM, BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW THE WORDS.
I have a 1990 Buick LeSabre that has been in my family since it was new. There are 154,000 miles on the clock, and she still runs like she loves the open road, still gets excellent gas milage, and in general needs no expensive repair. I just turned 72 and have decided to get another daily driver and make the Buick my retirement project. And yes, she has the 3800 V6.
My first car was a 1996 Mazda MX3 Precidia, 5-speed manual transmission. Pretty much was a Ford Probe, and that was the most fun and comfortable little zippy car I had
(2008 until 2011), even though it had no AC and roll-down windows. They actually made them with leg room for people 6' and taller, and the engine would have lasted forever. Unfortunately, the suspension wasn't going to, and Canadian winters caused rust to start taking hold.
The MX3 was smaller than the Probe, it is closer to the 323. The Probe was the rebadged Mayda MX6.
I drove my Ford Probe to 268,000 mi. , sold it the then tranny went out! I should have dropped new one in! By then I had my Mitsubishi Eclipse , which was REALLY zippy! 2001, just sold it too a younger person who put wider tires and chrome wheels on it....I want it back..lol! I'm now 70yrs. , female!
In this day with the price of a used car being around 20k why would you junk a car for a transmission that would only cost 3-5k to repair. Legit question as I spent all last year searching for a low mileage used car for under 15k when I could have just repaired an old Buick enclave for 5k
3800 series 2 on my 05 impala ls approaching 280k and still going strong
My dad is 70, he loves turbo charged cars, man still has a lead foot, he dont care about the MPG, yeah he has the Audi
Some kyb-gr2 struts will make that baby handle awesome. I put them on mine and it hugs the road. This is a gran sport after all. the ls absolutely was slower and more luxury ride oriented.
I have a 2004 Buick Lesabre with the 3.8L V6 220k miles. Runs like a top. Nothing like simplicity and easy to work on
Consumer Reports is consistently ranking Buick as a top 5 most reliable brands list each year. Only bested by Lexus, Toyota and Mazda and sometimes Honda.
The 3800 V6 may have been considered a good engine, but it wasn't. Had one in a 95 Bonneville. Plastic intake cracked and allowed coolant into the engine. Had the intake replaced. Less than 1k miles later, threw a rod. Car had only around 125k miles.
I had a 2001 Buick Regal. Same issues. So how many other issues as well. Should have gotten rid of it earlier.
My 2020 Kia Sportage AWD 2.0 Turbo gets 31mpg on the highway. 237hp 260 lb-ft
We owned 3 junkers back in the day. A Chevy Citation, Dodge Caravan and a Ford Windstar. If only Scotty was famous then. My first car was a 68 Camaro. It threw a rod at 69k but I loved that car. Replaced that 327 for 3k back then.
Scotty! I actually own a 2001 Toyota Camry with the 1MZ 3.0 liter V6 AND I have installed a TRD supercharger on it! I am running stock 4lbs of boost on it AND I live in CA! Yes, it does pass CA smog tests! It isn't a Corvette or a Hellcat, but it passes smog every year and it is reliable AF! Love the videos! 116K miles on the clock, super reliable! I even have a TRD boost gauge!
At 9:38 Scotty Junk Yards always put numbers on parts shows image of a Chevy Dealer
2005 Bonneville with the 3.8 here - 150k miles. Still drives like a big comfy cruiser. Holding together real well, but time to address some headliner sag, lower intake manifold gasket, and trans mount bushing.
My 2004 4.6L SVT Ford Mustang Cobra is fuel injected and supercharged with a Tremec six speed manual transmission. Great daily driver in my opinion.
Scotty tests each car by racing the airplanes taking off at the local air strip.✈️🚘
I swear he’s directing air craft to the gate the way he waves his arms around.
chuck norris riding shotgun
After owning turbocharged cars ... never again. When they break blow coal oil out the tailpipe the car is inoperable, and cost a fortube to fix. a super charger can be rebuilt with bearings and can be removed when it breaks allows car to still be driven. There's a reason big drag racer engines use superchargers, easy fix easy to replace or remove vs turbos
And you can get superchargers for most popular engines to bolt on , even a Toyota corolla.
I'll keep my Grand Marquis; previously I had a '99 Town Car and a '98 Town Car. Going 200k is usually not a problem with the platform that should not have been discontinued. Ride great, get a well maintained one used with 100k miles and it's hardly broken in.
the 4.6 2 valve is a great motor
I have a 04 4.6 grand marquis with 180k and still sweet
Imagine a super charged 4.6 .
@@Dankcatvacs I have seen an article about someone who took a Lincoln Town Car and had it cranking out 600 HP. Probably not the 2v 4.6, but I think I want one.
I also own a 1998 Buick regal GS. Great car, one of GM best engines ever.
I have a 2001 monte carlo ss with 260k miles. I did rebuild transmission at 245k and have changed out alot of electronics on the car but with that said the 3800 is still running strong 💪!
I love these W-body cars with the 3.8
I'm a Ford guy. But the 3.8 is a damn good reliable motor. That is a good combo right there. Good right up Scotty..
I got a 04 frontier with 294k and my heater core still good, those truck are damn good that dude probably most it up himself
How? How would I mess up a heater core? Curse at it? Say mean things to it? It was 153K all highway miles. That truck was meticulously maintained to Scotty standards. BTW, I'm not the only guy in Texas that had the same problem at five years. But yeah, I took the dash all the way out, broke it on purpose, and put the dash back in. you got me dude.
I live for seeing the owners of the cars trying to hide in the backs of the videos
96 Park Avenue Ultra. 345,000 miles on just oil changes and a solenoid in the transmission. Super comfortable features rich car. The features still all work after 26 years.
Best long trip beauty ever.
The 91-96 Park Avenue is my favorite sedan of all time. Elegant, comfortable and reliable. The great American road belongs to Buick.
Yup I agree, I owned a Buick Park Ave Ultra which was a 3800 V6 super charged!! Loved that big boat
Lol at the thief stealing something out of the car while Scotty is busy talking😂😂
0:42 did someone just steal something from the car 😂
Maybe it was Scotty's customer that is reviewing the customer's car
The headlight looked like it was new.
@@ParadiseChamp Nah, it was definitely a democrat robbing the contents of the car. Scotty pressed charges after he finished the video. They caught the guy, but a corrupt democrat DA let him go.
😄
Hey Scotty, I thought the advantage of SC vs Turbo was no lag, whatever the RPM? Prior to my current MKZ 3.0T AWD, my favorite car was my '89 T-bird SC 5 speed. Super fun to drive, but it did get me a traffic ticket...
Supercharger is driven off the crankshaft.
So a turbo, in theory can get better fuel mileage. S.C, or Turbo=Tall Skinny Pedal Addiction.
You are correct - a SC has zero lag, the extra power is always there.
indeed, that is correct for cars 20yo and older. nowadays turbo systems have very little lag - unnoticeable. (unless you log the engine in very low rpm)
About the fun part, i do share the same opinion
Those are two of my favorite cars. Very nice choices.
I had a 2001 grand prix gtp with the same engine I loved that motor and car
I love my 2004 Frontier. 199,000 and had to put a distributor on it.
Makes me sad man...I had a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP I bought for 250 bucks...Had to sell it to pay my damn rent a few years ago...I'll never get over it....*sigh*
I feel you. I had a 2001 grand prix gtp the city booted and tow mines i miss it everyday
The 3.8 is one of the best motors GM ever made.
I owned two supercharged Buick Regals. Superb cars with plenty of power on tap. Really, enough power to push you back into your seat if you floored it.
The old 3800. Literally 3/4 of a 5l V8. Plus a balance shaft.
The first mass produced supercharged car in the United States was the Ford Thunderbird and cougar Exar seven started in 1989. I had my 89 supercoupe to 150 in fourth gear and yes it was a manual five speed. I had it Dyno At 210 hp and 335 foot pounds of torque at the rear wheels
I always put water-soluble oil in my antifreeze and I drive an 87 Nissan pickup four-banger original owner original radiator and heater coil inside the radiator looks brand new
Absolutely true about nissan, the new ones always have something wrong with them, but I have an 89 nissan d21 with 300k+ miles on it, you can't kill that thing
Replace the old nylon fuel lines before they leak. Install a SSteel front exhaust "power log" from ZZP (simple mod).
If the $200 car with the 1st to 2nd gear has the 3.4 engine, you might look at replacing the shift solenoid that in the torque converter. I had an 02 Venture van and EVERY mechanic, including a dealership and trans shops, said it would need a new or rebuilt tranny. I found a GM service bulletin, handed it to a shade tree mechanic and he had it done in 3 hours. But when he finished, he thanked me because he’d been referring customers to tranny specialists. He was confident that he could get it done going forward in under 2 hrs. The solenoid for mine was about $55 6 years ago.
Chrysler A604TE Four speed automatic also has an external solenoid control module.
$65 fix. Did a couple of them. Valvoline Type 4 full synthetic trans fluid. Battery tray and rad overflow tank must be removed for access. Spray it all clean before removal. Speck of dirt will botch the job.
Scotty!! Had 56 Plymonth with a rebuilt V8 balance and polish intakes plus a 4 inch duct to the carburetor from the front of the car acted like a supercharge after 35mph. Could not keep my foot off the floor wore out the engine, typical teenager.
GM SAID, SUPERCHARGED 3.8 LITRES, PREMIUM WAS RECOMENDED, BUT REGULAR IS OKAY.
I bought a used 2000 Buick Regal GS and had it for a little over 6 years. Great engine and transmission. 175,000 miles on it when I got rid of it. A/C never worked neither did the traction system. I didn't have the money for the fixes. That meant great gas mileage in the warm weather. I was getting 27 mpg on that Buick in the summer, peaking out at 28.04. In the cool weather using heat was down to 23-25 mpg. After 7 summers I was ready for a car with working AC and even better gass mileage...enter my first Toyota.
Those 3.8's were great.
You the MAN Scotty, you the man👍
Scotty is probably the greatest neighbor you could have!
Right, Especially for me owning a 2000 Buick LeSabre with constant leaks!
I think we are about the same age Scotty,your energy to make these videos is amazing,your the best brother.
Buick V6 engine is one of the best ever made but, few people actually know . . . . . it was a Buick V8 with the back two cylinders cut off. The first versions of these engines were called "odd firing" because of the crankshaft irregularities . . . . .
No matter what car brand you like you know when an engine is legit, 3800 are awesome engines!
Mazda sky-active G engine has a small electric supercharger, computer controlled to manage air flow.
And offer a turbo on top of that.
My uncle bought a used 2005 Buick Lesabre, it’s got the 3.8 and runs great. They don’t make them like that anymore that’s for sure.
Nope my 2010 V8 powered Ford Crown Vic remains king of the road.
Can't be, my 2000 Gran Marquis is King. 🚢
When the answer to the question isn’t “Miata” - it’s “Crown Vic”
1999 Crown Vic. 26mpg. Good for another 100+ K.
A 2008 V10 Viper is faster and worth more.
@@don2deliver I would love to drive one of those.
Love those Regal's! If I had the money to blow I'd find a nice one hah. Had a 98 Century, decent car but had the 3100. Not as good lol
The 3.3 was ...
Doesn't a turbocharger provide a certain amount of restriction in the exhaust system? This load has to be made up by the engine using more gasoline to make up for this restriction.
Yes they do , it is NOT totally free.
I had a 99 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Supercharger and used regular with no issues.
I can say the 3800 is a solid running engine and it continued to run. However, my supercharged riviera leaked oil from just about everywhere by around 90k miles.
We had a 93 Pontiac Bonneville, great car. Unfortunately it used R-12, and developed an A/C leak. Had a stiffer suspension than a Buick.
Here's one answer that doesn't require watching even one second of what's likely to be another clever and entertaining video: Any running Duesenberg or Packard. Parts and service might be problematic, but they won't fall apart.
Those 3.8's were very efficient. And could last as long as Toyotas. American Gold..
My Audi A6 3.0T has a supercharger. 333 HP stock. Quick enough for me and I use regular gas. My last road trip I got over 30mpg for 250 mostly highway miles.
Are you coming back to Houston?...scotty could a small hole less than a 1/4 inch drilled at the underside of the Muller to let water out cause P0171?
Holden in Australia used the supercharged 3.8lt V6. It actually had less power and torque than the naturally aspirated single overhead cam "intech" found on the higher trim level Falcons of the day.
Pretty funny.
My dad has a 1993 EB II XR6 Tickford Falcon. Manual swapped as well. Quite hard to find.
I bought a 2019 Silverado during the pandemic, I wanted a Tundra, but the deal was just too good. Anything I can do to it now to increase it's longevity?
Change out the transmission fluid thermostat for a 148 degrees or So-low bypass.
These engines made 245 hp stock. These L67s make more power very easily. I've got a 2003 Bonneville SSEi. Colder plugs, 160 thermostat, pcm tune and a pulley swap. You can do other things too. Higher ratio rockers for example.
These engines have tons of potential. the transmissions are ok but not great. Dont beat the hell out it and it'll last
Those late 1990's , early 2000's Buicks w 3800 v6 , are decent cars and you can usually find them reasonably priced .
But you still might end up with the GM dexcool / leaking intake problem that was present from 1995 - 2006 .
damn straight Scotty!!
I'm proud of you!!!
the BEST engine EVER made!!!
Domestic, that is..
@@MemphisMojo15s Best engine ever...
@@philllsxga.7737 Lol domestically, maybe...you obviously aren't aware of where GM got their knowledge from. Try to learn something here..NUMMI plant in California. Toyota took GM to Tokyo because GM said they wanted to build vehicles the right way. That was 1984-2010. If GM ever built a more reliable engine overall than Toyota, I've never seen that. The 3.8 was their best engine...it isn't the best. Scotty gave a list once before but I don't know which video it was. Toyota's 2.4 from the 80's and 90's was more reliable than the 3.8 lol. I would wager a bet that the 3.5 Toyota makes, which had a little trouble in the earlier years, is far more reliable than the 3.8.
@@MemphisMojo15s I had a Buick with a 3.8 in it, It went 300,000 miles with barely any oil changes, neglected oil changes and cheap oil...
The car was totaled in an accident but ran perfect AND it was abused!!
@@philllsxga.7737 I did the same thing in my 94 2.4 Toyota pickup. It sat at idle for 16 hours a day for 3 days a week at work and on the weekends, I never shut it off. 12-15k mile oil change intervals and ran the absolute piss out of it. It was quieter than a new car off the lot when I sold it at 298k original miles. When I say original, the only thing that truck ever needed was plugs, wires, air filter. Not even an engine accessory was touched.
My parents own a 1988 Oldsmobile Regency 98 that had the 3.8. It was truly a solid engine but sadly, the transmission was going out at 228k. Other than that it was a great car.
My family's had about six Pontiac Grand Prix and I think four of them had the supercharger on them
My daughter had two she traded. Fuel mileage everybody in the family driving them getting hard usually about 28 miles a gallon the way I drive I'm sure I could have squeezed 30-32 out of them. Lots of power tremendously nice ride great handling good air conditioning. That V6 with the supercharger was a go-getter and all the power you ever needed when you needed to pass.
Would love to show you my 1998 pontiac grand prix gtp that I'm modding (150k miles), just put an intercooler on it, and my 2007 pontiac grand prix gt (266k miles). Great cars with the supercharged 3800. If I remember right, someone explained that two setups with the same fueling, one supercharged compared to one turbo'd on the 3800, the supercharged setup making ~500hp would be making ~700+hp with a turbo, that's how much power the roots m90 supercharger will rob just to drive it with the belt. The roots style is just too inefficient and moves too little air once you start making more power and the turbo setup is just way more efficient and cost effective after ~380hp on this platform. These engines can take a lot of power stock, the transmissions not so much.
And,……! The headlight lenses are glass so are still nice and clear. Nice
Tons of old GM cars with 3800 v6s rolling around my retirement town ...they've proven best all around cars from usa.