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Originally Posted by Teri
I have the same problems and have asked for help with no replys. My car has been like this for 3 months. I pretty much have to stay a few hours where ever I go. Put to many new parts on and still hasn't fixed it. I hope someone will reply to you with some answers. My car is also a 1990 Buick Century.
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teri
i changed alot of stuff on this car pretty much everything but the ignition module,but i know the module is good because i took one out of a century that has a good one in it and it still did the same thing. i broke down today and took it to the dealership and they are going to do a diagnostic on it and find out what the problem is with it. i will crap my pants if it was something like a short in a wire or something. my car runs like a dream untill you l;et it sit for about 15 minutes after running,i get no noid light on the injectors after it quits running but i do get spark on the plug wires.its baffleing. i almost went out today and bought a catalitic converter but said to heck with it and let someone else take care of it.
heres a list of what i have done to this car
new fuel
fuel pump relay
fuel pump
crank sensor
fuel filter
plugs, wires
used computer(i switched the chips from one to the other)recommended.
tested mine and used a friends good ignition module to see if mine was good.
had my coil packs tested,good
i find it really messed up that in the last 50 years a auto maker has not made anything on a car that does anything different than what they originally did.
example,
fuel injection=carborators
computers=roters
1 inexspensive coil=3 coil packs that will cost a arm and a leg
ignition madules are so bad on these cars i cant even find a used one in a community of 250,000 people with multiple car yards.
what happened to the days of turning a key to turn on power to your plugs.
its just a giant scam to sell parts and keep the dealerships busy.
im darn glad i still have my 82 f150 pickup with 300,000 miles,i could change the engine in it in a afternoon or put a new tranny in it in a couple hours or rebuild the carburator for 20 bucks,heck i could climb into the engine compartment if i needed to. i spent 3 hours on my buick just changing the plugs and wires. ok im done whineing.hehe.
anyways i will definately get back to you and let you know what they came up with on it so maybe you can check yours out the same way.