20 Most Recent 1988 Buick Century - Page 2 Questions & Answers

i would replace the throttle body gasket & clean the throttle position sensor . also check that you have no vaccum leaks or bad hose. check pvc vavle that it not stopped up .

Might be under the hood on passenger side

check all fuses and then check bulbs

fuse box under dash or under hood

turn everything off and turn the fan by hand and see if it turns easy, if it's stiff and hard to turn the bushing or bearing have gotten dry or are going out. try oiling or replacing fan.if it turns freely then check the voltage going to the fan when it's suppose to be running. if it's not at least 12 volts check the wiring and relay.

under the dash next to the steering colum

GM vehicles of this era still used bimetal flasher units.It might be on the underdash fuse panel,but I am remembering some Buicks had it attached under the dash with a metal clip with a 2 wire connector plugged into it.It is a round plain aluminum "can" about 1 1/2 inches around and an inch tall.

That description could be a whole bunch of things. It could be caused by anything from worn-out spark plugs to vacuum leaks, or just plain running out of gas. I would recommend scanning your engine controller to see if any fault codes have set that can lead you in the right direction.

remove axle nut, unbolt the bearing hub, it should slide off

this sounds like a fuel pressure problem and you need to use a fuel pressure gage to check the pressure and the fuel volume should be checked as well as you could have good pressure but not enough voume to run the motor.have a shop check it out so its done right.