1996
1 engine option
3.8L V6
Oldsmobile 98
42 generations · 60 engine options · data across all years of the 98 platform.
28,087
Labor times
11,208
Torque specs
1,725
DTC codes
0
Repair procedures
459
Fluid specs
9
Open recalls
5-Year Cost of Ownership · 1996 3.8L V6
$11,427
~$2,285/yr maintenance labor at $150/hr. Other engines/years vary — pick a generation below to see its breakdown.
Generations & engine options
1995
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1994
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1993
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1992
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1991
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1990
1 engine option
3.8L V6
1989
1 engine option
3.8L 3800 V6 (LN3)
1988
1 engine option
3.8L 3800 V6 (LN3)
1987
1 engine option
3.8L V6 (LG3)
1986
1 engine option
3.8L (231) Buick V6 (fuel-injected)
1985
1 engine option
3.8L (231) Buick V6 (fuel-injected)
1984
3 engine options
1983
3 engine options
1982
3 engine options
1981
4 engine options
1980
4 engine options
1979
4 engine options
1978
3 engine options
1977
2 engine options
1976
1 engine option
455ci V8
1975
1 engine option
455ci V8
1974
1 engine option
455ci V8
1973
1 engine option
455ci V8
1972
1 engine option
455ci V8
1971
1 engine option
455ci V8
1970
1 engine option
455ci V8
1969
1 engine option
455ci V8
1968
1 engine option
455ci V8
1967
1 engine option
425ci V8
1966
1 engine option
425ci V8
1965
1 engine option
425ci V8
1964
1 engine option
394ci V8
1963
1 engine option
394ci V8
1962
1 engine option
394ci V8
1961
1 engine option
394ci V8
1960
1 engine option
394ci V8
1959
1 engine option
394ci V8
1958
1 engine option
371ci V8
1957
1 engine option
371ci V8
1956
1 engine option
324ci V8
1955
1 engine option
324ci V8
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