1991 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme 3.1 from North America
Summary:
Sleeper car with impressive performance if you invest a little time and money in it
Faults:
Fuel injectors were bad.
Rear shocks.
Interior hood opening pull broken.
Plastic manual seat adjusters broken.
Cassette deck broken.
Possible blown head gasket, not sure. Blows a huge cloud of white smoke under hard acceleration.
General Comments:
I bought the car for $500 for basic transportation to my job, knowing it needed work. Previous owner stated it stalled intermittently and had receipts for work done trying to fix problem. Had new front struts, they told me it needed new rear shocks. Tires were close to new and the AC works great (important here in the desert).
Spent $600 at a shop getting injectors, plugs and plug wires replaced. Now the engine runs smooth, and has impressive performance.
Interior was abused by previous owners, also it was broken into once and had some damage.
Now it seems to be a nice driving car, looks decent, give it just barely any throttle and it moves down the road like a V8.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? Don't Know
Review Date: 24th September, 2012
25th Sep 2012, 10:36
The 3.1L engine is known for blowing the lower intake manifold gasket. This could be the source of the white smoke you see.