20 Most Recent 1998 Oldsmobile 88 - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Not likely. the car will have trouble getting in gear but will not turn on the engine lite for that.

Poorly. It may be too lean or might be too rich (black smoke from exhaust)

Look for a vacuum leak

more than likely it is your blower motor resister

get your codes first.

pull wires loose one at a time carefully so you dont get shocked..until you find the one or 2 that do not change the way it runs..then switch them and see if it runs better..if you pull more than one at a time.. the motor will stall..

Hi Marc,right by the blower motor is the blower motor resistor,2 screws hold it on,can't tell if bad by looking at it,replace and see if it works.Here's what it look's like.

between the engine and transmission. follow the red battery cable down to the starter

The first thing to do is change the spark plugs, it's inexpensive and may solve your problem. If that's not it it could be 100 other things. You''ll need to have someone troubleshoot it.

what about the maintenance of the carspark plug, wire,fuel filter, air filter , clean trottle body, then also try to idle engine and hit the MAF lightly if engine stall or run rough then the MAF is defect

Hi All your love, Lucky boy, The vehicle is fairly old and I suspect it has a points and condenser ignition system. Renew the points and replace the condenser. Set the gap to .45 mm and then set up the firing position by loosening the distributor locking base and setting it at 6 degrees before top dead center. I think it is not a fuel problem but instead, ignition timing. Regards John

could be bad coil.

If your car is eating batteries it mave have a short somewhere or you have a power draw when the car is off, or the charging system is not working properly.