20 Most Recent 1988 Buick Century Questions & Answers

Could be common fusible link.

The firing order for a 4-cylinder 2.2L Buick Century is: 1-3-4-2. The distributor rotates in a clockwise direction, with #1 plug wire located at the upper left of the distributor The firing order on a 3.1 v6 is simple. 1-2-3-4-5-6 See a diagram of the 3.1 and 3.8 here. http://www.2carpros.com/forum/1999-buick-century-spark-plug-firing-order-vt177159.html http://autorepair.about.com/od/enginefiringorders1/

very common problem the crank sensor located by the harmonic balancer.sometimes you can take long screw driver and tap on it may change it, also mass air flow meter located in air box area, check vacuum leaks. good luck ,mike

The problem is more then likely charcoal canister vent valve (solenoid) ,emission system hose's ! How to fix car that will not take Gas the pump keeps shutting off Ford Focus Hard to refill with gas Finding service repair info. for your vehicle so you can view exact parts for yours . Checking for DTC'S - diagnostic trouble code's .

Pump or injectors may be bad .

That would be my thought, yes. I don't know liter size of engine? Some of the vac diagrams I looked at showed vac line for hvac and cruise.

Most common repair for this is fuel filter and/or fuel pump. Do you have a code set in the computer.Check for codes.

A backfire in the exhaust system is usually the result of a rich mixture ( too much fuel ) being supplied to the engine. It can also be a result of a timing/ignition problem. Does the vehicle run ok at idle? Is the check engine light on? If so, have the codes scanned for any problem areas that may be causing a rich mixture

Does it seem to do it more once it runs for a bit? It could be a bad DIS module. They are known to fail once they get hot. Either that or the ignition switch located at the top of the base of the column.

it could be several things. the easiest is to check the fuel filter to make sure it is not clogged.

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ensure the motor has a good electrical ground, check wiring for breaks and solid connections to and from switches, check power is getting to motor, check action of motor is in the correct direction for down.

Look under the hood on the passenger side

Drive slowly, don't over rev the engine if you don;t need to. Check the tyre pressures also. Take anything out of the car that you don;t need with you as more weight in the car equals more fuel used to move. Finally, any roof bars or boxes on the outside that don't need to be there can be take off, this will help with aero. Other tips might be to cruise behind another vehicle on the motorway, just not too close and also don;t bother with cruise control as this tends to use more fuel than a careful accelerator foot. Also keep your engine serviced and if possible run some engine cleaner through the system. Airfilter needs to be clean too or it will be starved of air and need more revs to work

Could be a number of things. The fuel sender could be at fault not sending any voltage to the gauge. One way to check this would be to find the signal cable under the rear passenger seat, short them together and see if the gauge moves. If not that then the gauge could be borked

The Fuel Safety Shut Off Switch -- has ONLY been on Fords & Mazda -- well know fact for 30 years IF--- you were-- NOT-- in an accident-- why ask, the switch would be closed & not your problem

try under the dash above the steering colum

fuel pump or fuel filter or Catalytic converter clog