Oldsmobile diesel cold start

[01fastrace]

I bet that between the US and Canada, these diesel cars are probably less than 500-left.

[Dieselolds]

@01fastrace You might be right. In Norway i guess there is maybe 20 left. 

[ford9572]

The fan belt sounds like needs to be tightened or replaced, That runs great!! My Uncle Chuck has an '80 red Custom Cruiser Diesel that he bought new and it still runs & drives great!! He's had it serviced at Pacific Detroit Diesel in Kent, WA all these years rather than the Olds dealer in Seattle where he bought it because He said the mechanics at the Olds dealer weren't all that familiar with how diesels operate, And so he decided not to take any chances, Plus a friend of his also works at PDD

[Dieselolds]

@ford9572 Yes it eats alternator belts, the dual battery, cold start and glowing system put a lot of effort on the alternator and belt.

[ClassicTVMan81]

Not many pre-DX 350 diesels (1978-80) had long shelf lives. If the pre-1981 Oldsmobile diesel vehicles had survived this long, at some point in their shelf life they would have a replacement DX diesel as used on the 1981-85 cars.

[Dieselolds]

@ClassicTVMan81 Yes i know... Im looking for a DX engine to do a swap but they are not easy to find. I just got a used 350 diesel engine and the seller told me it was a DX but when i got it home it was just a regular D engine with the same cam problems i got in my own engine.....

[ClassicTVMan81]

@Dieselolds

Something tells me you should've checked that engine out BEFORE you bought it.

[Dieselolds]

@ClassicTVMan81 Not easy, i got it delivered to me and when i got it it was cheap and there is probably some spare parts on it.

[ClassicTVMan1981X]

@Dieselolds

In the meantime use ARP head bolts, among other recommended pre-DX fixes.

[Dieselolds]

@ClassicTVMan1981X The DX does not have ARP quality bolts from the factory. When i got the car there was the new improved head bolts and gaskets on it.

I was driving with some friends in the winter and suddely the engine starts to boil.

when i look at the engine i notice one of the headbolts got the entire head ripped off...

[nakkim92]

artig video du har her.

men skulle gjerne likt å sett en der du viser mer av bilen.

Bra at noen fortsatt har og tar vare på disse gamle dieseloldsene

[Dieselolds]

@nakkim92 Hei og takk for komentaren. Da jeg kjøpte bilen så var den så sliten og shabby at ingen trodde den ville holde mange dagene men nå har jeg kjørt 170.000km siden jeg kjøpte den, så den er ikke så mye og se på.... Tenkte å ta en sjau på den før vinteren så da skal jeg prøve å få laget en ny video.

[cadillac350diesel]

Ikke dårlig at det enda er noen Oldsmobile 350 Diesel. Har en Cadillac Seville 1980 med 350 Diesel (D-blokk), går som en klokke! Aldri hatt noe trøbbel etter at motoren ble bygd opp med de nødvendige forbedringene APR etc. Nabo hadde Delta 88 fra 1980 i 22 år med 800.000 km!!! Bytt olje hver 2000 km og bruk motorvarmer var hans råd.

[Dieselolds]

@cadillac350diesel Nei de går lenge hvis man vedlikeholder dem.

Jeg bytter olje og filter ved 5.000km men motoren var sliten da jeg kjøpte bilen å nå er kamakselen utslitt og pumpe og dyser var også dårlig da jeg kjøpte den for 170.000km siden.... Kamakselkit fant jeg på ebay og søker fortsatt pumpe og dyser.

Motorvarmer er smart men min slo fyr for endel år siden, bare flaks at ikke bilen brant opp.

[dborrelli74]

Very nice. I love these old diesel Oldsmobiles. It's a shame GM rushed it to market, because had they just done a little more R&D first, perhaps we'd still be driving real cars as opposed to the plastic junk crap we have today. Keep that diesel rolling!!

[Dieselolds]

@dborrelli74 Yes its a few things thats make this a engine prone to fail if not maintained the right way.... Here in Norway not even the GM workshop did know how to repair them.

[GingerPhilG]

starts well for an old diesel.. you must have looked after it well :)

[Dieselolds]

@GingerPhilG Thank you. change the glow plugs sometimes is a must in cold climate.

[ImForwardlook]

Great vid, nice to see a diesel Olds still on the road. Just curious, do you know how many of those were imported to Norway? We got more than 1000 Delta 88:s to Finland, most of them in 79 and 80 and all diesels. They were considered a possibility for a new invasion (small scale invasion tho) of the the full size American cars due to the fuel economy. Unfortunately the misunderstood engine caused Oldsmobile importing to be stopped altogether. Almost all Deltas remaining are converted to gas.

[Dieselolds]

Im sorry but i dont know how many but it was a lot and by now most of them is scrapped, but now and then i see them for sale or on the road.

Its not only Oldsmobile who used these engines, Chevy, Caddy, Buick etc and there was even a 260cid V8 in smaller cars.Thank you for the comment.

[ImForwardlook]

@Dieselolds Yes, remember seeing the 260 in Cutlasses here. I think though that the diesels in our market were reserved for the Oldsmobiles and Chevy pickups. Most if not all of the others were imported with gas engines. I think these years offered the last real American cars with beautiful color keyed interiors and chrome details. After that it went all downhill with the cheaper european style interiors and, heaven forbid, plastic bumpers.

[Dieselolds]

@ImForwardlook Sure, the plastic bumbers looks like a toy car. The bumbers on the Custom cruiser is a masterpice in alu frame and cromed steel, with built in shock absorbing spings, one winter i did drive of road and run down a road sign, but when i got out to see if i needed a new radiator the bumber licence plate was the only thing who was damage. The 260D was both V8 and V6.

[mjfpercussion]

That's just like GMs, when they're well taken care of they fire right up in the morning!

[Dieselolds]

Yes its amazing how long its possible to run a car if its taken care of and maintained well.

[midnitesquirldog]

i hope you have a water seperator or that motor will be shit after a while that was gm's biggest mistake no water seperator i learned the hard way but still got 230,000 miles out of it now i got a 1971 oldsmobile 350 gas motor for the cadillac so it will be fast lol...

[Dieselolds]

LOL this car got a water seperator when it was imported in 79-80. Thanks for the comment.

[ControlledExplosions]

Wow this is in Norway? I totally wouldn't expect to see an Olds station wagon there, let alone a rare diesel!! that's really something special you have there!

[craig1974]

I would not say it was rare. Maybe now since most of them dissolved into rust clouds over the years. When i was growing up during the 1980's their were lots of the Oldsmobile Diesels around. The full, and mid sized Oldsmobile RWD's mostly had them.

[castirondude]

I love it that there is some american iron making its way into Norway!

[Dieselolds]

Thank you.

When the Olds diesel got to Norway in the late 70" people looked at it like it was alien technology and wanted it but there was no service stations ore good repairman who knew how to fix and maintain them so most people switched engines to gas engines and the diesels where something you got for free, but today they are rare and starting to get wanted again.

[castirondude]

Here they are notorious for being unreliable and gutless. I have read though that there is a plastic clip in the injection pump that could break and then the timing drifts, which was the cause of most failures. Replacing that clip with a metal one and adding a water separator made them quite reliable. I love that body style BTW, looks really good in black.

[Dieselolds]

The elastic plastic piece in the injection pump that woud fail if you used anti condese stuff from cheap brand ore got water in fuel but the pump basic is the same on 6,2D. All 80 and newer got a water seperator and warning .

I have a refit water seperator but after driving it 110.K miles i have never got any water in it. The big failure is the head bolts. I reused the headbolts like the Haynes book recomended but after short time the heads on the bolts snapped off..

Book was dated 2000. LOL

[Dieselolds]

Btw its not black, its repainted in dark greybrown metallic but original this car was gold metallic.

Thank you, this cars is usualy like driving a dream. In i mountain country like Norway the 5,7diesel is underpowered on modern highway traffic and on long hills it have to work 100% to not fall behind.

[macman216]

sounds like it starts fine keep drivin her till she dont wanna go then fix i think. gotta love the olds, keep her runnin.

[Dieselolds]

Thank you.

The engine is realy total run down.

The man i got it from told me the engine had to be changed really soon but i have driven it 115.000+ miles now and besides headgasket failure a few times and camshaft that is bad it stil runs.

Im in search for a newer DX engine who i hope will last the rest of my life.

[daytonpaul]

People think the diesels are junk because they had problems but the truth is back then the fyel was too crappy for the engines,You find one that always had quilty fuel ran through it and you have a great engine,I hear they aren't slow either

[Dieselolds]

The engines where good but the head gaskets did fail do to weak head bolts and the fuel filter was not able to filter water good.

They are slow compared to gas engines but here in Norway back in the old days there was a lot of diesels who made the olds diesels look like a hightec racer LOL

Last week i drove a 1000miles trip and it follows the highway traffic ok but thats all.

[bkusek]

I used to badmouth how weak olds 307s were until i drove a diesel 350. Fuel mileage is where its virtues are, my gramps 83 olds with a 350 diesel got 36 mpgs. my 83 buick with a 307 got about 22 mpgs. Both cars were b body cars. Wish i had a diesel.

[Dieselolds]

LOL the diesels are weak in power and 1981+ engines are extra low powered with only 105 HP. But if you only drive in normal traffic its okay but to drive bay a long truck can be tough.

[oldsmobileguy81]

I thought my DX was rare, but it's amazing that there is a D block out there with that many miles on it.

[Dieselolds]

The DX does got roller cam.

The D does not....

When i changed the head gasket i pulled out pushers and discovered that there is a reason why rollercam is better.

[BusDriverStevo]

did u think about undercoating frame once a year i do that to my suburban once a year b4 winter seems to help

[Dieselolds]

I try to blow it with oil every year but the frame is closed/boxed and a lot of dirt is trapped inside.

The suburban frames is open and not prone to rust like wagons do.

Before this car i got a 80 Caprice wagon and the frame broke of....

The strange thing is that the frames rust mostly from the back dors and back.

[BusDriverStevo]

ya not to bad the 307 but its underpowered does your ac wrk yet and how is the body holdn up

[Dieselolds]

It cant be as underpowered as the 350Diesel with only 125-135 hp(105 on 81 and newer). My AC is not working.

Its dry inside.... The body is starting to rust and i had to get the frame welded a few years ago. If it continus to rust it will be badly damaged in 10 years...

I drive the car all year and in winter the roads are wet from salt 3-4 months a year.

[tpvalley]

takes some skill to overhaul an auto gearbox.

[Dieselolds]

Yes and i got a lot of advices and helpful tips from a mecanic who had done it a few times before.

I did also use a looong time LOL

[BusDriverStevo]

i have a 90 olds wag has lousy 307 in it

[Dieselolds]

Must be a great car to drive.

I bet the 307 is a silent and comfortable engine.

[BusDriverStevo]

nice wagon man she still running

[Dieselolds]

Thank you. I drive 20k miles a year and drive almost everyday the 6 years and hope it last some more.

[focusonthegreen]

Awesome! Love the GM diesels.

[Dieselolds]

I do to.

Thank you.

[dieselolds350]

Sounds great!

[fordkillschevy]

these are rare in the u.s. :( id like 2 see 1 sometime.

[pdennis93]

my dad had a yellow w/ woodgrain 79 custom cruiser with that 350 diesel. i think the motor blow with 50k miles, lol.

[fordkillschevy]

that sucks!

[Dieselolds]

Proably the head bolts.

I reused the old bolt and the heads popped of one one head after short time and the gasket blow..... I changed to ARP studs so now i hope it last another 100k-miles.

[steelraptor]

What kind of oil do you use? Just 30 SAE during the warm months and 15-30W when its ice cold? Someone told me you have to use 30W because these engines dont like 15-40W during the warm times. Btw I have an 81 Custom cruiser and I will have vids soon!

[Dieselolds]

I use Pennzoil Marine 15-40HD all year.

Where i live it usually dont get colder than -15C in the winter.

Thank you for the comment, look forward to see your video.

[6030diesel]

nice

[tarantino1969]

very nice clip...............

[Dieselolds]

Thank you.

[ClassicTVMan81]

The engine in this 1979 CC is not rebuilt, huh? Someone must have taken good care of this car for 30 years.

[Dieselolds]

I dont know ...but i do know there has been a lot of head gasket changed and a fuel pump, water pump++ and now the camshaft and lifters are gone....

Its important to change the engine oil atleast every 3000 miles and use high quality branded engine oil.

[More350Power]

WOW, I love these vehicles! Better than the cars/wagons they have out today!

[Dieselolds]

Yes i know LOL

Thank you for the positive comment.

[ChrisWinterpants]

That's remarkable! I thought an Old's 5.7 diesel with this many miles was a myth. I suppose it is a testament to your ability as a mechanic. I'd love to see more videos.

-Thanks

[Dieselolds]

I have only owned it 5-6 years and driven it close to 100k miles and if i was a critic the entiore engine is worn out.

I did change one of the head gasket a short time ago but i was stupid not to get it on tape...

[dieselolds350]

Sounds great!Starts awesome and pretty quick with all those miles.Thanks for posting the video.Much appreciated.

[Dieselolds]

Thank you for the comment.

[heartland96a]

You must have a block heater , as my fathers Olds wouldn't start once the temp. dropped to 0 f or abouts without its heater. Look great for the mileage

[Dieselolds]

I have a block heater but it burned out 3 years ago, impossible to use. The secret trick is to change glow plugs. Thank you for the comment.

[NJFordPops08005]

wow! starts quick

[Dieselolds]

Thank you for the comment.