Buick Reatta 1991

Asked by Viccountry Dec 11, 2018 at 08:13 PM

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 91 Buick Reatta 3.8 I just got out of the
dealership that was working on it I also worked on
it myself nobody can seem to figure out what's
going on with it I just spent another $500 new new
ECM. New coils new ignition module new wires
new plugs new mass air flow sensor. New throttle
position sensor new temperature sensor replaced
every vacuum line and the car is continuously does
everything wrong it's also got a new cam sensor
crank sensor. This is what the car is doing so if
anybody can help please help. The car runs fine
when you start it once it warms up to where the
fans kick on it starts having hesitation running very
rich and then start shutting down it'll start right
back up but the fumes are so strong they'll burn
your eyes it's running that rich does anybody know
anything why it would do that

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Would verify if not done so already that your 02 sensors are putting out the correct readings. Perhaps the dealership may already looked at that? You may have one or more injectors stuck open. Sometimes a simple ohm test and comparison can give you an idea there. Other thoughts are if the vehicle coolant system was modified or deleted such as the thermostat it could cause or be part of the issue as well. If the car has been running rich for a long period of time and there is heavy build up in your exhaust the catalytic converter may have already been compromised (plugged up) Good Luck!

hi Brian I have done everything I've got the professional mechanic did exactly everything I did removed everything I put along putting you on hold back on catalytic converters been checked fuel pump vinchecked new computer still stumped all the injectors ohm out properly all the same equalized the strangest thing I've ever seen a simplified engine so simple having problems like this this is worse than a nightmare than a foreign engine

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