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Buick Century 1990–1998technical 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

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.