I recently started driving my mom's 88 Buick Park Avenue as she had a stroke and will probably never drive again, bless her heart she's a trooper.
I have known that the service engine light was on for a long time and when I would suggest looking into it she would tell me not to worry about that let's have coffee and visit instead. I guess the dealership ran the codes and somehow it was settled that she would just drive the car with the service light on so she has for a couple years.
The car runs pretty well, idle's a little rough and has died a couple times while going from reverse to drive in a parking lot, can feel some jerking at idle. Ran the codes (paperclip style) 13-open ox sensor, 41-cam sensor, 48-misfire. I then cleared the codes, started the engine to idle for about half minute then shut off and rechecked and 41 was the only code that flashed. Logically I would go to the cam sensor, I have heard that the 3800 is notorious for the little magnet coming out of the socket. My question is: Will this engine run at all if there is a problem with the cam sensor? Will it run if the magnet has come out and the sensor is no longer working? I hope it's just a loose wire, I haven't started actually wiggling stuff yet, wanted to get some info first.
Thanks for any help.