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General Motors has produced a lot of world-class powerplants over the years. Here's our list of the 10 greatest engines in GM's history, listed alphabetically. 1. Buick 3800 V-6: This was GM's ...
The heart of the Oldsmobile LSS was GM's Buick 3800 V6, an engine known for being practically bulletproof. ... the engine is toast, with a rebuild costing more than the entire car is worth.
A recent engine teardown video from I Do Cars on YouTube examines the effects on a Series III 3800, the ultimate evolution of GM's enduring 3.8-liter six-pot that had its origins in the 1960s.
The 3800 has been GM's bread-and-butter engine." With about 25 million built and a long production run dating to the Kennedy administration, Buick's V6 has a track record that few engines can match.
General Motors still had one other brand it wanted to put the Series II V6 engine into for the United States, and that was Pontiac. Out of all the GM brands mentioned thus far, Pontiac was the one ...
FLINT, Michigan-- Saying goodbye to the 3800 engine at General Motors Powertrain Flint North was like losing an old friend for workers who have built them by the millions over the past two decades ...
Even before the dawn of forced induction or turbocharging, the Buick 3800 V6 engine gained notoriety for being a workhorse. 1978 welcomed the Buick Regal and LeSabre Sport with a turbocharged 3.8 ...
The 2011 Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain were recently identified as two models at risk for requiring an engine rebuild.. In a recent post, Consumer Reports lists the top 11 models from the past ten ...