park ave

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    Question about the starter’s parts

    Hi, idk how this happened, honestly must be a spot of real bad luck. My suspension has issues now, got the car into my lot (I live in nyc) to let it sit until I had time to look at it. I go today to look, turn it on as it’s been sitting 1.5 weeks. Nothing, lights come on but no crank. Boost it...
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    Popping/lifting when turning wheel while parallel parking

    So this just happened for the first time, parked at my girlfriends place, heard a pop, and a little lift while turning right. Checked it out, did some test turns, seemed ok. Then it happened again when we parked at mine. I replaced the struts myself in October. I fear it’s the ball joint based...
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    Best Oil for a 2000 Buick Park Ave

    I love my baby, tryna keep her going as long as possible and want to give her the best oil possible. I currently do Valvoline full synthetic High Mileage. Let me know your thoughts! Thanks all!
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    Unibody Rust

    Hi everyone. I have a 02 Ultra and the unibody rail is rusted out on the drivers side. The rust is not near the cradle mounts and they are solid. I have cut out the rusted area and it looks reparable to me. I’m just looking too see if anyone has safely repaired this and the process they used. I...
  5. Vwguy98

    98 ultra misfire and knockish sound after running 87, low oil life I know it needs a change and I'm gonna change the super charger oil

    I put 87 in by accident a week after purchasing this 98 Buick park Ave ultra with a very pleasing supercharger, and I've been told it reguires 91. The day after it started missing and has ran like that for the past few days, it also is making an almost knocking sound. I placed my hand on this...
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    Fixing Rear Bumper Collision Damage on a 2002 Buick Park Avenue Ultra with URPA as well as AC only running on passenger side

    Hi, Earlier this week my girlfriends car got rear ended and naturally it belonged to her grandma and holds a lot of sentimental value. Side note, my girlfriends grandma passed and she's selling me the car since it reminds her of her grandma so that way she knows it will be taken care of but she...
  7. TheElectraBeast

    1989 Buick Electra Park Ave w/ Stalling and Rough Idle

    I have a '89 Electra park avenue that i have been having some trouble with recently as the TPS went out on me and since then i have tried everything to get it to run smoothly again, I changed the TPS and have set it correctly but now I am having issues with rough idle and random idle drops while...
  8. TheElectraBeast

    1989 Buick electra w/ rough idle and stalling issues

    I have a '89 Electra park avenue that i have been having some trouble with recently as the TPS went out on me and since then i have tried everything to get it to run smoothly again, I changed the TPS and have set it correctly but now I am having issues with rough idle and random idle drops while...
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    Could Use Some Help With my '88 Electra PA

    Hello everyone! First, thank you all for this incredible forum! I've already gained way more knowledge from this single website than I could've ever expected, however as a first time "old" car owner I still have a ton of questions. To sum things up a bit, I was gifted a 1988 Buick Electra Park...
  10. ItsIdaho

    Car broke down after Mechanic fixed faulty Crankshaft

    As I stated above, my 1992 Buick Park Avenue with EU Specs stopped working after a mechanic fixed the faulty crankshaft and noticed a smoldered wire afterwards. It's supposed to be that bundle of cables behind the serpentine belt as shown in the pictures. It now doesn't even turn it goes...
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    common problems to look for on 2002 Park Avenue Ultra with 200k

    Hello, I'm looking into buying a one owner 2002 Park Ave Ultra with 200k miles for $1,800. I'm aware of the 3800 series engines being very reliable, but not much else about these cars. Any buying advice or what to look out for would be appreciated, thanks! Ps I own a 2003 Saab 9-3...
  12. W

    Car turns off and back on randomly while driving

    I have a 97 Buick park avenue and it has a problem I don't know how to diagnose. Randomly while driving it will shut off and turn back on like you turned the key off and on. Any ideas?
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    Tach quits after a few mins

    My tach on my 98 park ave only works for a few mins upon start up then it will stay stuck at whatever rpm it was at, any ideas??
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    Parts Interchange from LeSabre??

    Hello I own a 98 PA ultra. Someone decided to smash out the rear quater window on the drivers side. Will a rear quater glass work from a lesabre? I cant seem to find and 2nd gen park aves for parts in my area. Let alone driving around.
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    New to forum not cars, 1994 Park ave engine swap questions & basics

    Hello to all. I just bought a mint 1994 base model Park Ave vin 1g4cw52L1rh614128. The car is from AZ and has blown engine, girl ran car completely out of oil(teenager). I bought car for 300 cash. I have an opportunity of throwing a 1995 park ave ultra 3800 superchargedengine in it cheap. Will...
  16. N

    Water leak--Where is th ac drain located on 1996 Buick Park Avenue

    1996 Buick park Ave Ultra. Trying to come up with a solution to a water leak on the driver's side carpeting. Someone suggested a clogged ac drain. So I need to locate it. Thanks
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    1989 PA Issues

    1989 Park Ave with approx. 39,960 miles. New tires and brakes within the last 2 years. Ran fine and strong until a couple of months ago. Then..... Here are recent developments (last couple of months) that seem to be connected or just a super coincidence. - The car has digital dash. When...
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    Questions about 2000 Buick Park Avenue Ultra intake manifold gaskets

    Hey guys, new user here. I've lurked a couple times, but thought it was time to sign in and ask some questions. I have a 2000 Buick Park Avenue Ultra, with about 108k miles on her. I have read all about the LIM gasket issues, but have some questions regarding those. I have only had the car for...
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    Parting out 88 Buick Park Ave

    I have a white 88 Buick Park Ave that I'm parting out. New starter, new harmonic balancer, and new brake calipers. Red interior. Tires are no good. Have one thing that holds the window in track brand new still in package. If interested please let me know don't know how to post pics on here but...
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    96 PARK AVENUE ULTRA: Transmission issue? P300 P705 P706 Help!

    96 PARK AVE SUPERCHARGED 110k. -Bucking/stalling/shudder in 1st on accellaration & decelleration to & from a stop. Sporadic slippage. -Also Waterpump leak -Temp fine, oil fine, trans fluid fine Codes: P300 P705 P706 Any recommendations???? The full story below for any helpful geniuses who...
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