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I have a 1992 Buick Regal w/ the 3800 engine. It will cut ...


Sent to Car Experts February 26, 2006 2:29 p.m.

I have a 1992 Buick Regal w/ the 3800 engine. It will cut off when you come to a stop and it may or may not start back up. If it does not start up immediately it will always start back up after it has sat for several hours. It does not do this but maybe once or twice a week. The diagnostic trouble codes that come up are: 13-oxygen sensor circuit problem, 25-manifold air temp sensor signal too high, 39- torque converter clutch problem.

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1992 Buick Regal 3800

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Status: Closed   Value: $10   
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February 26, 2006 2:52 p.m. (23 minutes and 6 seconds later)
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In order to troubleshoot the problem accurately, some things have to be tested during the actual problem. Any other time and everything will check out good. Trying to diagnose this any other way amounts to guessing and that is just not accurate by any technician.

You need to first test a few functions during the failure.

1) Test for spark at the plug end of the wire using a spark tester.
2) Test for injecter pulse using a small bulb called a noid light.
3) Use a fuel pressure gauge to test for correct fuel pressure.

Once you have determined which of these functions has dropped out,
you will know which system is having the problem.

Here's what the noid light looks like.

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