20 Most Recent 1992 Oldsmobile 88 Royale - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Bad idle control valve is the most likely problem. They carbon up and stop working. Take it off the car and clean it with brake cleaning spray or parts cleaner. Do a good job. Replace and it should be fine. They don;t "wear out," but they do gum up.

Sounds like the float in the tank is stuck.

Check 4 a bad wire or a vaccume leek.

The injectors may have gotten dirty from changing the fuel pump and filter. Also check for water in the fuel system. It may not be fuel related at all.check plugs ,coils ,wires to see if they need replacing. Hope this helps.

My guess is that it has an automatic transmission. There are a number of possible issues. Starting from simplest:1. The shift linkage has come undone. This will result in the car remaining in Park regardless of what the shift indicator says. Looking under the vehicle and inspecting the linkage can confirm this.2. You are extremely low on transmission fluid and the transmission cannot generate torque.3. The torque converter in the transmission has failed or broken loose from the flywheel,4. The transmission has failed and will need to be repaired.

On your 3800 Olds motor, the crank position sensor can be the problem...located on the front of the motor harmonic balancer...but first try cleaning the Idle Air Control Valve...located in the air intake assembly...remove and spray clean with injector spray cleaner...clean the spring also...you can replace the IAC with a new one for about $35. Be sure to clean out the chamber too...wipe dry. Hope this helps.

Absolutely, the nuts on the the trans lines that join the radiator and the box are free spinning on the lines have a spare piece of hose to join the 2 lines so oil doesnt keep spilling out. hope this helps, good luck.

Your transmission is self destructing. Take it to a reputable transmission shop for replacement. It is going to cost you a couple thousand dollars, so you may want to review what the car is worth versus repair costs and decide whether to replace the transmission or replace the car.

oil stay in system. if you have a freon leak oil come out.for the all system 8 ounces. But 1 ounce dryer ,2 ounces compressor , 1 ounce condenser, 1 ounce evaporator and so on

Jump it off then check the battery voltage with a volt meter, shoul read approx. 13.8v when running. If less the altenator is most likely bad not charging the battery. If it does read approx 13.8v replace the battery.

Have you serviced the transmission? It could be a clogged filter or contaminated fluid. Get serviced by a reputable vendor.

It is on the top of the engine where the hose enters the water pump.

turn the key to on and wait for ten minutes this will reset the alarm

Something could be blocking the window from going all the way down. Window motor may also be dying. Best way to find out is to take the interior door panel off and check out what may be out of place.