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1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88 3.8L Poor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire
Posted to GM Driveability on 9/9/1999

The car is hard to start and you must keep putting the gas to it to keep it running. It backfires through the intake violently and if you try to run it more than a minute it will heat the exhaust system red hot behind the catalytic converter. I initially g...

 
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car Vehicle Data

1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88

VIN 1G3HN51C0J
Engine3.8 L / 6 cyl
EmissionsFed emissions
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire
OccursAlways
Message Closed w/FIX

car Vehicle Data

1988 Oldsmobile Delta 88

VIN 1G3HN51C0J
Engine3.8 L / 6 cyl
EmissionsFed emissions
SymptomsPoor Idle Quality, Stall, Misfire
OccursAlways