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    Buick Lacrosse 3.6 battery troubles

    Hi, I have a 2011 Buick Lacrosse(2nd gen) 3.6 V6. My dad bought it used with 20k miles and everytime the battery fails, there is no warning, it just does not try to start. My dad replaced the battery first when it would not start with an Interstate battery from Costco. That one failed after 3...
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    Makita air compressor all weather oil?

    Hi, I replaced my oil-less air compressor that broke within a few years with a Makita MAC2400 oil lubed air compressor. It is 2.5hp, 4.2 gallon. Here is a chart describing the oil requirements in a variety of weather from the Makita manual: I would ideally like to just change out the ISO 68...
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    Should I change this caliper/how to?

    Hi, My 2013 Subaru Impreza needs rear pads and rotors and the the right rear caliper piston face is pretty rusty. Not sure if I should just replace it. I guess I am just worried that the rusted piston will wear a pad unevenly, however the pad it pushes on IS warn evenly. I never did a caliper...
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    2004 Buick LeSabre abs light on

    Ok I have a 2004 Buick LeSabre 100k miles. The abs light came on today so I scanned it when I got home and despite that the light is on, it showed no current codes. It is a GM tech ii scanner which can give past stored codes as well and showed two codes for the right front wheel speed sensor...
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    Switch wheel bearing right to left side?

    I have an extra front wheel bearing from the right side of my car that I replaced in error. It turned out the "grinding" sound I was hearing when taking left turns was just low steering fluid. So the bearing is fine but I have another car that might have a bad left wheel speed sensor, which...
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    GM 3800 color under oil cap

    2004 Buick Lesabre 3800 SII L36 engine. Did upper and lower intake manifold gaskets with the aluminum frame lower gaskets and upgraded upper manifold at 50k miles. Did as precaution because the upper manifold was leaking oil and previous owner never changed the coolant. Have run Pennzoil...
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    Filter dirt out of my clean ATF?

    I forgot about a nearly full 2.5 gallon bottle of Amsoil synthetic ATF(expensive) outside with a peanut butter jar propped up draining clean ATF back into it, then my dad also forgot about it and used the leaf blower. It's safe to say some dirt and dust got blown into there. Can this ATF be made...
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    Broken bolt from brake caliper Buick Park Ave

    The car is a 97 Buick Park Ave that is near the end of its days due to rust and slight gas tank leak on top of tank. It was parked on the grass for a month and now moved to the garage and the left rear brake is stuck. I was taking the brake apart to get the car driveable for cheap sell or junk...
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    Anyone know alignments?

    I just put all new front struts and rear replacement auto leveling air shocks on my 2004 Buick Lesabre and got an alignment. The tires are pretty new about 7,000 miles on them. See the pic for the alignment specs. The rear camber is too negative so I am going to put in metal camber plates. They...
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    2011 Buick Lacrosse o2 sensor/misfires

    Hi, Dealing with a 2011 Buick Lacrosse 3.6 with Oxygen Sensor codes. P0134 o2 sensor circuit no activity bank 1 p0134 o2 sensor heater bank 1 sensor 1 P0300 random misfires P0301, 303, 305 cylinder 1, 3, 5 misfires "bank 1" is cylinder 1, 3, 5 so I hope that the bank 1 oxygen sensor being bad...
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    Anyone ever put an automotive filter on a lawn mow

    Hi, I have a 6.5hp Briggs & Stratton engine on my walk behind lawn mower and it has an oil filter a bit smaller diameter than a the filters that go on my cars. The replacement costs a bit more than the high end auto filters. Is there an alternative? Thanks
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    Adding a spin on tranny filter/filter magnet?

    Hi, I am looking to install a spin on type filter to my 04 Buick w/ 4T65e. I currently have a magnefine filter on it, but would like to ultimately install a spin on type filter. I would put it on the cooler feed line. So what mount should I get for it? Are there any details I should pay...
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    How do I unsubscribe from a thread on here?

    Cant figure it out. Trying to unsub from a thread. Some threads get off topic with a bunch of babble and it bombards my email.
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    Has anyone ever used Wurths Underbody coating?

    Hi guys, My 2004 Buick is pretty good for rust for having snowy winters. I notice however that the wheel wells have not been seal well with undercoating - It is splashy. A lot of the wheel wells area doesn't have any underbody coating on it. There is a little rust starting at the top of some of...
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    Installing hitch & refinishing paint/corrosion

    Hi, I am installing a trailer hitch on two sedans. I have seen these hitches rust quite a bit, so I would like to offer some protection to the mating surface on the underside of the vehicles where the hitch bolts up. I was thinking of some kind of sealant to slow corrosion and keep out moisture...
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    Looking for a good tire balance

    Hi, I am looking to get some Cooper CS5's on my 2004 Buick Lesabre, and am trying to get them at a place that will do a quality tire mount/balance. I have only used one tire shop in my life(on my past two cars), and they are ok but I always had vibrations at highway speeds. They also use one of...
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    4T65e Hard shift into reverse

    Hey, I have a 2004 Buick Lesabre with 4T65e transmission and when hot, it sometimes shifts a little hard into reverse. It grabs and the rpm's go down. One time I actually stalled the car shifting from drive to reverse, but I was rolling forward slightly on a slight hill. I'm not one of those...
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    What size Magnefine inline filter - 2004 Buick

    Hi guys, I want to put a Magnefine inline transmission filter on my 2004 Buick Lesabre with 4T65e. It comes in 3/8", 5/16", and 1/2". What size will fit my car? Do I put it on the return line to the transmission or doesn't matter? Thanks
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    Tire size variations

    Hi guys, My 2004 Buick Lesabre has the original Michelin Symmetry tires on it w/48k miles. Tread on them is not bad but will be replacing them after winter. I have a set of two Cooper Weather-Master ST2's from another car that I would like to put on the Buick for the winter(and buy another set...
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    Torque wrenches for working on car

    Hi guys I am going to be doing the lower and upper intake manifold gaskets and valve cover gaskets on my 2004 buick with 3800 series ii engine. I do not own any torque wrenches but now would be the time to buy some. I won't use the torque wrenches often. I don't want to cheap out, but don't want...
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