Sounds as if you're compressing coolant... perhaps, pull the plugs and spin dry... add Marvel oil, cover car and wait for that lift , a cradle drop and a 3 part rebuild video. That car is beautiful.
I'm in the insurance business, so I'm very familiar with policy. Auto insurance does not cover mechanical breakdown such as blown engine, head gasket, etc. Either the owner somehow had a collision or the car was flooded, or they pulled a fast one on Allstate and made up some kind of story. There is definitely more than meets the eye on this one! I'm curious to see what you find!
@@bigalsbikeandauto it would have to be the result of a covered loss. A covered loss would be collision or comprehensive, such as flood, theft, fire, etcetera. I would check the date of loss on that sticker to see if it coincides with any weather events. In rare cases it might be the result of a botched oil change at a Quick Lube type of place. The policy would cover third-party negligence if they forgot to fill the oil after they drained it. You never know!
Obviously they pulled a fast one. Probably paid $9800 for the car cuz "its an eldo, its b*e*a*u*t*i*f*u*l". Literally every ad since 1998 says that. I only drive a Deville from 1995 with the ht 4900. I havent found any recently. These eldos are cancer.
Beautiful Eldorado. It’s cool to see someone that still has a love and respect for the Northstar Engines. Al, you may be the only Car UA-camr that deals with them. Awesome video, can’t wait for Part 2.
My 2002 Eldorado ETC has been sitting in my garage since 2019. Bought from a Copart in Oregon for $225. I plan to have the Northstar Performance work done in a few months.
As someone in the insurance industry, a car with pretty much no market value in a large insurance companies eye, such as a 90s Cadillac, they will pretty much total it for anything above scrap money. They consider the car’s value quite a lot under wholesale value, what we call liquidation value, pretty much the price at which a car can be gotten rid of immediately.
As I’m pretty sure you already know, you’re literally building compression in the engine with each crank and that’s why it will sometimes very briefly start. I remember exactly this, from my first Deville DTS, the 2001 (not the white 2002). To move that Bronzemist 01, it would take many many attempts to get it to start due to having to literally build some semblance of compression in order to run long enough to move it. This Eldorado is doing the exact same thing my 2001 did. And with that being said, mine was started and driven many many times (not by me) with bad gaskets and with yours doing the same thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if that block is cracked or well on its way to being cracked. You’re right about the usual symptoms, but the cars that will still start are exhibiting early symptoms. This Eldorado is a car that has been known to have this issue for quite some time based on how it refuses to stay running. Proceed with caution and prepare for engine replacement instead of repair!
By experience sometimes a very dead battery could be internally shorted and actually cause terrible electrical issues even if you can boost it with a jumper park. Great video as always love that Eldo
Use a coolant pressure tester on the cooling system let it sit for a few hours pull the plugs out see if it shoots coolant out of a plug hole while cranking
Its in great shape still ! From what i have seen Cadillacs can turn into money pits really quick with repairs! Im not into gold accents an tan interiors much though on cars ! lol
They can indeed be money pits if you pay a professional mechanic to repair them but if you can work on them yourself you can pick up a bargain because of their reputation. Everyone has different tastes one person may find it unattractive then the next person might find it gorgeous.
I know used cars are hard to come by and these old Caddys were very cheap for a while but lately, I've seen older ones going for thousands. I would never pay those prices for anything with a Northstar in it just a ticking time bomb even though they may look great.
It is a nice looking car. i will admit, i am not the biggest fan of this generation of Eldo. I think somebody connected with the design making process at GM/ Cadillac must have rented a 10th generation (89-97) Ford T-Bird or 7th generation (89-97) Mercury Cougar as this generation Eldo has a resemblance to them. I am impressed about the driver' side plastic seat trim with the switches being intact. Usually that plastic is so brittle that ether age or folks constantly sliding their butts over it cracks it. It took 2 years to find a nice set for my 1995 Deville and those were not even the same color (blue colored) as the interior (tan colored) but I did not care. Until I got rid of my Deville if a passenger slide into the seat, I barked at them about it. Good luck with reviving that Eldo. Also it has been ages since I have seen any Chevy Cavalier let alone a convertible one.
that is a nice Cadillac! Someone clearly garaged that car for most of it's life until whatever happened to it to be sent to a salvage auction but I doubt it was sent for mechanical damage..primary damage may have been flood and Copart put mechanical because they could not get it started? I don't see any signs of a flood or even any body damage from what little I did see in the video so this car is a mystery! I can still remember when these cars was new on the lot in the 90's but they did not impress me like the Fleetwood...hopefully you will get this one sorted out eventually..
I’m excited my grandma had a all white 95 Eldorado white white interior dark tinted windows my dad loved the car so much that he went to an auction in lowa from Chicago and found a green 96 Eldorado with the gold package they had them both at the same time I was about 10 maybe I loved them
Al that car doesn’t have individual coils right? What is the cables are on the wrong firing order? That’s the sound most similar to what it did. If it’s locked up it won’t even do that
It's hydrolocking because the head gaskets blew, someone got it H O T and now the heads are warped so water is just going in, and hydrolocking. Thats why the starter is so unhappy and why it just jambs, cranks a little, jambs. This engine is badly damaged, honestly, no bullshit, it needs an engine. If you want to see if it can kinda run, drain it. No water, don't give it anything to lock up on. But this engine is not going to be worth repairing, sadly.
The way it backfires through the intake leads me to believe it has a timing issue, perhaps it jumped timing in addition to a blown head gasket? it cranked evenly given the low voltages
That’s what I was thinking as well. The backfires could have been from me flooding it with gas by continuously cranking with low voltage, but then it backfired later after having sat for hours/cleared flood.
Hey big, Al, always a bonus at The end of my day to see your thumbnail pop up! Is it just a coincidence that your shorts match The El Dorado at the end of your video?
Good luck with the Eldorado Al. How come when I hear about hurricane Idalia hitting Florida I no longer immediately think of flooding and wind damage; but rather how many cars Al will be picking up for his channel?
Copart puts “Mechanical” on anything they can’t start, and on cars that knock/smoke/misfire terribly etc that do….. so if it was listed as a no start you can usually ignore the mechanical tag…. Usually….’ish
I know that and I usually do ignore it, but remember this car has no body or water damage. It’s being sold by an insurance company with a salvage title. That only leaves mechanically totaled as a possibility.
@@bigalsbikeandauto I would agree, BUT…. How is that an insurance issue?? Mechanical damage is not covered unless caused by an accident. IE oil change shop not adding oil, debris in the road taking out a radiator or oil pan… that kinda thing… if Northstar head gaskets could be covered by insurance they would have gone BK lol 😂
Great that movie companies have learned that you're the one to call for 1980s and '90s cars. Caught some paranormal EVP spirit audio at 0.25x video speed: 10:49 'This old Cadillac is beautiful'. The Völve
I remember them well when I worked for a Chevy store. The owner sold his Pontiac store and I had to take all the left overs and a few ere Fieros.@@bigalsbikeandauto
Funny….the stuff he likes is the stuff I can’t stand. The guady gold trim, the grill, the Vogue tires….guess they are a Florida thing. Top all of that up with a Northstar engine and that’s a car I would RUN from! Salvage Title tops it all off!
In all honesty some of the worse engines to come out of GM has been Cadillac engines. GM is best with simple push rod engines which are usually bulletproof. Add any technology and junk. And that is the worse sounding starter I’ve heard, Kia starters sound more refined.
God i hate the cheesy chrome shit and grill...just looks gaudy and cheap. Even on a caddy. The vogues are sweet but I'd take all that crap off. Also dude, water in the cooling system is NOT bad as long as it's in warm weather, which Florida is...so saying that is kinda wrong. Only time water is bad is in the winter...im not paying for jug after jug of coolant. Water is free most places.
Had a bad day and needed something to lift up my spirits ! A video about old GM cars from big Al was just what I needed !!
Sounds as if you're compressing coolant... perhaps, pull the plugs and spin dry... add Marvel oil, cover car and wait for that lift , a cradle drop and a 3 part rebuild video. That car is beautiful.
I'm in the insurance business, so I'm very familiar with policy. Auto insurance does not cover mechanical breakdown such as blown engine, head gasket, etc. Either the owner somehow had a collision or the car was flooded, or they pulled a fast one on Allstate and made up some kind of story. There is definitely more than meets the eye on this one! I'm curious to see what you find!
I was under the impression you could mechanically total in some cases; thanks for clarifying!
@@bigalsbikeandauto it would have to be the result of a covered loss. A covered loss would be collision or comprehensive, such as flood, theft, fire, etcetera. I would check the date of loss on that sticker to see if it coincides with any weather events.
In rare cases it might be the result of a botched oil change at a Quick Lube type of place. The policy would cover third-party negligence if they forgot to fill the oil after they drained it. You never know!
@@OhYeahAboutThat now I’m even more curious to dig into this thing…
Obviously they pulled a fast one. Probably paid $9800 for the car cuz "its an eldo, its b*e*a*u*t*i*f*u*l". Literally every ad since 1998 says that. I only drive a Deville from 1995 with the ht 4900. I havent found any recently. These eldos are cancer.
Threw the parts cannon at it. All the signs for a head gasket lol
Your fence got upgraded to, barbed wire and privacy screening, between the beginning and end of this video.
Your videos always make my day Al. I hope you keep doing what you doing.
AL!! Love the car. As always.. thank you for your continued fantastic content.
what a great value. Can't wait to see it after a wash of the exterior.
wow, those are incredibly sharp wheels for 95' -- and from Cadillac of all brands??
Also love seeing the Fiero out getting some use
Beautiful Eldorado. It’s cool to see someone that still has a love and respect for the Northstar Engines. Al, you may be the only Car UA-camr that deals with them. Awesome video, can’t wait for Part 2.
Glad to see the caddy finally. Yeah saw you mention it during your livestream
Thank you for sharing the Cadillac Eldorado. Sorry to hear about the car. I hope you get it resolved.
My 2002 Eldorado ETC has been sitting in my garage since 2019. Bought from a Copart in Oregon for $225. I plan to have the Northstar Performance work done in a few months.
I love that Eldorado Landau Al. I don't remember seeing one before. a sharp looking car.
I was just looking you up today I was like man I haven't seen Big Al in a long time
I always thought that Gen was 🔥🚘🔥my favorite. I hope it can be saved 🎬🙆👍.Salute Big AL 😎✌️
This is how just about all of the cars in detroit was looking back in the day.. the tops with opera lights, chrome and gold packages and ect...
God she’s BEAUTIFUL!!! Ugh! Why can’t I find this
Love you videos keep it coming
As someone in the insurance industry, a car with pretty much no market value in a large insurance companies eye, such as a 90s Cadillac, they will pretty much total it for anything above scrap money. They consider the car’s value quite a lot under wholesale value, what we call liquidation value, pretty much the price at which a car can be gotten rid of immediately.
As I’m pretty sure you already know, you’re literally building compression in the engine with each crank and that’s why it will sometimes very briefly start. I remember exactly this, from my first Deville DTS, the 2001 (not the white 2002). To move that Bronzemist 01, it would take many many attempts to get it to start due to having to literally build some semblance of compression in order to run long enough to move it. This Eldorado is doing the exact same thing my 2001 did. And with that being said, mine was started and driven many many times (not by me) with bad gaskets and with yours doing the same thing, I wouldn’t be surprised if that block is cracked or well on its way to being cracked. You’re right about the usual symptoms, but the cars that will still start are exhibiting early symptoms. This Eldorado is a car that has been known to have this issue for quite some time based on how it refuses to stay running. Proceed with caution and prepare for engine replacement instead of repair!
I agree
I wish the camera captured the sound of the engine better. It does not sound healthy.
You know it's nice when the front valve cover hasn't lost all powder coating around the oil fill.
Right?! So clean!
Cadillac are like Harleys. Beautiful to look at. Trouble to run
By experience sometimes a very dead battery could be internally shorted and actually cause terrible electrical issues even if you can boost it with a jumper park. Great video as always love that Eldo
I swapped the battery out twice in this video the car instantly drained them down
My first car was a 73 eldorado convertible used. $3500. It was 9 yrs old.
Use a coolant pressure tester on the cooling system let it sit for a few hours pull the plugs out see if it shoots coolant out of a plug hole while cranking
Its in great shape still ! From what i have seen Cadillacs can turn into money pits really quick with repairs! Im not into gold accents an tan interiors much though on cars ! lol
They can indeed be money pits if you pay a professional mechanic to repair them but if you can work on them yourself you can pick up a bargain because of their reputation.
Everyone has different tastes one person may find it unattractive then the next person might find it gorgeous.
What a beautiful car!
It's indeed a beautiful Caddy El Dorado i love it AL
I know used cars are hard to come by and these old Caddys were very cheap for a while but lately, I've seen older ones going for thousands. I would never pay those prices for anything with a Northstar in it just a ticking time bomb even though they may look great.
I love these old high optioned Cadillacs. Could be a grandpas car, or the drug dealer thats running through money.
Cocaine classic in the 90s😂
Happy Wednesday Big Al
LFG we love a Big Al upload
its still a nice car mate much love bro
Good Video Big Al A Friend Use To Have A Eldorado Same Color Looking Forward To See What You Do To It I'm From Connecticut
It is a nice looking car. i will admit, i am not the biggest fan of this generation of Eldo. I think somebody connected with the design making process at GM/ Cadillac must have rented a 10th generation (89-97) Ford T-Bird or 7th generation (89-97) Mercury Cougar as this generation Eldo has a resemblance to them. I am impressed about the driver' side plastic seat trim with the switches being intact. Usually that plastic is so brittle that ether age or folks constantly sliding their butts over it cracks it. It took 2 years to find a nice set for my 1995 Deville and those were not even the same color (blue colored) as the interior (tan colored) but I did not care. Until I got rid of my Deville if a passenger slide into the seat, I barked at them about it.
Good luck with reviving that Eldo. Also it has been ages since I have seen any Chevy Cavalier let alone a convertible one.
Brother thats one of my top 2 cadillacs looks sweet
Pimpin' In Florida. Gorgeous
Love those Vogues man
You know it 💯
Hope you can figure it out, nice looking car.😀
G'afternoon Al 🤠. If push comes to shove how about using this as a parts donor for the coachbuilders Cadillac ?
Here in less an hour you posted 🎉
that is a nice Cadillac! Someone clearly garaged that car for most of it's life until whatever happened to it to be sent to a salvage auction but I doubt it was sent for mechanical damage..primary damage may have been flood and Copart put mechanical because they could not get it started? I don't see any signs of a flood or even any body damage from what little I did see in the video so this car is a mystery! I can still remember when these cars was new on the lot in the 90's but they did not impress me like the Fleetwood...hopefully you will get this one sorted out eventually..
Title would have to say salvage flood if insurance totaled it for flood.
Trunk full of overheating hints, Northstar, 80k miles… yeah- head gasket. That’s EXACTLY why I don’t buy a Cadillac with a Northstar.
Did you check the oil for milkshake 🤔??
Yay Another Cadillac what a surprise 😁😋
Hopefully you will get a diagnosis and there is a fix.
Muy Bien Grande AL! That car would look good with 32's.
No way to the 32s!
The alarm is goin off when the security light it on.
Ls swap would solve head gasket issues
I’m excited my grandma had a all white 95 Eldorado white white interior dark tinted windows my dad loved the car so much that he went to an auction in lowa from Chicago and found a green 96 Eldorado with the gold package they had them both at the same time I was about 10 maybe I loved them
Al that car doesn’t have individual coils right? What is the cables are on the wrong firing order? That’s the sound most similar to what it did. If it’s locked up it won’t even do that
It's hydrolocking because the head gaskets blew, someone got it H O T and now the heads are warped so water is just going in, and hydrolocking. Thats why the starter is so unhappy and why it just jambs, cranks a little, jambs. This engine is badly damaged, honestly, no bullshit, it needs an engine. If you want to see if it can kinda run, drain it. No water, don't give it anything to lock up on. But this engine is not going to be worth repairing, sadly.
The way it backfires through the intake leads me to believe it has a timing issue, perhaps it jumped timing in addition to a blown head gasket? it cranked evenly given the low voltages
That’s what I was thinking as well. The backfires could have been from me flooding it with gas by continuously cranking with low voltage, but then it backfired later after having sat for hours/cleared flood.
Where ya been big Al? Hope you’re doing ok !
Hey big, Al, always a bonus at The end of my day to see your thumbnail pop up! Is it just a coincidence that your shorts match The El Dorado at the end of your video?
Just a coincidence!
Love. Love. Love!
Sounded like a coil / ignition pack issue to me.
Good luck with the Eldorado Al. How come when I hear about hurricane Idalia hitting Florida I no longer immediately think of flooding and wind damage; but rather how many cars Al will be picking up for his channel?
Idalia hit low population areas of Florida so I don’t think there will be too many for me this time!
Just check the oil
Copart puts “Mechanical” on anything they can’t start, and on cars that knock/smoke/misfire terribly etc that do….. so if it was listed as a no start you can usually ignore the mechanical tag…. Usually….’ish
I know that and I usually do ignore it, but remember this car has no body or water damage. It’s being sold by an insurance company with a salvage title. That only leaves mechanically totaled as a possibility.
@@bigalsbikeandauto I would agree, BUT…. How is that an insurance issue?? Mechanical damage is not covered unless caused by an accident. IE oil change shop not adding oil, debris in the road taking out a radiator or oil pan… that kinda thing… if Northstar head gaskets could be covered by insurance they would have gone BK lol 😂
same color as my 93
Great that movie companies have learned that you're the one to call for 1980s and '90s cars.
Caught some paranormal EVP spirit audio at 0.25x video speed:
10:49 'This old Cadillac is beautiful'.
The Völve
Hey Al I wanted your opinion I was looking at a Cadillac with the 4.5 - 4.9 anything I need to worry about?
No not really. Great drivetrain!
@@bigalsbikeandauto Thank you 👍
Is that a coach builders convertible. I bet you could use a top
The top is the last of my worries right now Georgie 😂
Did you say you had a Fiero? Can we see you try to get into it?
Lol it’s not too bad to get into!
I remember them well when I worked for a Chevy store. The owner sold his Pontiac store and I had to take all the left overs and a few ere Fieros.@@bigalsbikeandauto
Are you going to sell this car let me know when and how much
(Almost) anything is for sale for the right price!
😂😂I thought it was a good battery 😂😂
Coconut oil will bring that leather back.
Put a 3800 in it
Do you remember when the GMT 900 came out?
I saw them brand new at the auto show. Was not a huge fan.
What about the GMT 800
Do you like the factory Bose systems? It sounds great with factory navigation.
@@danielb-c9100 I bought my first 800 in 2007 when they were still relatively new. I love them.
@@danielb-c9100 love them
Whoever is watching this video, I hope this day will be a great day.
Funny….the stuff he likes is the stuff I can’t stand. The guady gold trim, the grill, the Vogue tires….guess they are a Florida thing. Top all of that up with a Northstar engine and that’s a car I would RUN from! Salvage Title tops it all off!
In all honesty some of the worse engines to come out of GM has been Cadillac engines. GM is best with simple push rod engines which are usually bulletproof. Add any technology and junk. And that is the worse sounding starter I’ve heard, Kia starters sound more refined.
ouch! BigAl!
Says chrome is Perfect!😂😂😂😂😤😤😤😤yet the upper borders are BUBBLING! 😂😂😂
God i hate the cheesy chrome shit and grill...just looks gaudy and cheap. Even on a caddy. The vogues are sweet but I'd take all that crap off.
Also dude, water in the cooling system is NOT bad as long as it's in warm weather, which Florida is...so saying that is kinda wrong. Only time water is bad is in the winter...im not paying for jug after jug of coolant. Water is free most places.
#*&^ UA-cam ! I have not been getting any Big Al videos lately..... I somehow got unsubscribed without my knowledge or permission........
Huge fan of the content, that intro is still cringe though
Blown head gasket will not stop it from running . Buy a new damn battery
Obviously, who said it would stop it from running? Not me.
Hey Al!
CADDY STOPPED MAKING GREAT CARS A LONG LONG TIME. THEY ARE ENDLESS MONEY PITTS😣😣😤😤😥😥😥💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰💰