Buick Century 1990–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 876002A · NHTSA communication 615073 · issued Jul 1, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
1990–1998
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some v6 engines may, on a very infrequent basis, have an oil odor condition that is generally encountered after the engine's oil has been changed.typically the odor lasts approximately 1000 miles after the change of oil and then does not reappear until the next change of oil. *tt
Vehicles covered
- 1994 Buick Century
- 1995 Buick Century
- 1996 Buick Century
- 1997 Buick Century
- 1998 Buick Century
- 1990 Buick Regal
- 1991 Buick Regal
- 1992 Buick Regal
- 1993 Buick Regal
- 1994 Buick Regal
- 1995 Buick Regal
- 1996 Buick Regal
- 1994 Buick Skylark
- 1995 Buick Skylark
- 1996 Buick Skylark
- 1997 Buick Skylark
- 1990 Chevrolet Apv
- 1991 Chevrolet Apv
- 1992 Chevrolet Apv
- 1993 Chevrolet Apv
- 1994 Chevrolet Apv
- 1995 Chevrolet Apv
- 1996 Chevrolet Apv
- 1990 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1991 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1992 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1993 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1994 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1995 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1996 Chevrolet Beretta
- 1990 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1991 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1992 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1993 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1994 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1995 Chevrolet Camaro
- 1990 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1993 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1994 Chevrolet Cavalier
- 1990 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1991 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1992 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1993 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1994 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1995 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1996 Chevrolet Corsica
- 1990 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1991 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1992 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1993 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1994 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1995 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1996 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1997 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1998 Chevrolet Lumina
- 1997 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1998 Chevrolet Malibu
- 1995 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.