1981 Oldsmobile Delta 88 Cold Start

The diesel V8 which pretty much single-handedly killed off the market for diesel engines cars in the USA...

[Bizija]

An Olds that sounds like a freakin MACK truck, gotta love it, lol.

[archechme]

Wow, somebody actually brought one over to the UK. Holy moly.

[Amidriver]

I have the Delta 88 with the same diesel engine, but as a 2 door coupe. Perhaps you have to check all glow plugs. My Olds starts without problems, gas mileage is from 7, 8 to 9, 4 l/100km, depends on temperature and driving style.
I drove over 40.000 km in 2 years with this car, I love it.
Greetings from Germany :)

[timothychivers]

I love the olds diesels would love to have one

[torque]

Love that sound, but its so unusual to hear it coming from a car! These diesels are mainly limited to pickup trucks and semi-trucks. Chevrolet is bringing back the diesel suburban for 2021 tho, can't wait to see one!

[TDIMAXDIESEL]

That seems to be in Europe somewhere 😮
It's already very rare in North America to see those gm diesel cars, but where really cool !!!
They've been built between 1978 to 1984

[mr.butterworth]

Big American car with a big Diesel, so very 80’s. I have a 1997 Ford van with the 7.3 liter turbo-Diesel. Very entertaining engine, always snorting, growling, and spitting fire like a dragon - figuratively.

[hutchcraftcp]

The smoke coming out of by the front wheel when it starts, leaking manifold my guess

[johngriffim]

Get glow plug system & fast idle dialed in proper, and they will start on first crank

[johnmoore]

My mom had one, it was white. 6.2 liter non turbo diesel

[michaeltutty]

The car is beautiful. That engine is ROTTEN to the core. Dead slow and thirsty as well as being short lived. The easiest and nicest way to add amber rear turn signals is to get the tail lamp assemblies from an 84 or 85 Oldsmobile Delta 88 or Delta 89 Royale. The quite rare 84 and 85 Delta 88 Royale Brougham Luxury Sedan had the lights in the same segments as the lower trim levels, but both parts were red. The ones with separate turn signals have the same opening to fit. An easy hoc can be done in half an hour since the wiring has already been opened.

[Underappreciatedclassics]

350 5.7L diesel, bullet proof Oldsmobile engines!

[Skunked]

Low rider, how many bodies can the trunk fit?? 🧐

[MavAuto-Pete]

Place looks like a gold mine I wouldn't mind one or two of those cars to buy and do up

[northerntraveller]

Big enough hitch on the damn thing, holy shit!!

[shkll]

I had an 81 98 Regency that was smooth

[thetoughcookie]

Sounds still good and looks good though :)

[theslimrealshady]

Nice.  that sound reminds me of my old Nissan Patrol with an SD33 engine.

[MGOF]

Uncle Buck mobile. Hilariously silly, love it.

[snodgresswilim]

Sad that Olds was rushed into making these things.  A few short years later, the 307 and 200-4R would evolve to deliver the same efficiency without all the noise, smoke, and headaches.  Became GM's preferred big car power team through the 80s.