looking for an ignition module

[mike86ttype]

what cars do i look in for and ingition module. i have lookin at the list in gnttype.org but is there any newer cars i look in cause that list is pretty old

 

[turbofish38]

Magnavox Ignition Modules

It is a short list.
1986-88 Grand Am,Somerset,Skylark,Calais 3.0 V-6 VIN-L
1986-88 Century,Ciera,Electra,Park Ave,Lesabre,Riviera,Olds 88,Olds 98,Toronado,Bonneville 3.8 V-6 VIN-3 & VIN-B
1986-87 TR VIN-7
1989 TTA VIN-7

The VIN code is the 8th digit of the VIN.

 

[jsta6]

Thanks Eric,

What about the coil packs?

 

[jsta6]

FYI, for the coil packs, I went to www.gnttype.org and I got the GM part number.

I went to www.acdelco.com and I did a competitive cross reference. The AC Delco partnumber is D552.

You can go to AC Delco.com and list all the cars that used D552.

I will condense the list and post it here.

 

[jsta6]

Coil packs

Kind of sorted by VIN, then Make, then Model, then year:
Coil Packs
GM 25533542
AC Delco D552

1986-1987 BUICK REGAL GRAND NATIONAL / T-TYPE V6 3.8L 231cid FI T VIN = 7
1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM V6 3.8L 231cid FI T VIN = 7

1986-1987 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM ESTATE WAGON LIMITED V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1986-1987 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM / LIMITED V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 BUICK ELECTRA LIMITED PARK AVENUE T-TYPE and RIVIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 OLDSMOBILE 98 REGENCY / BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA S SL CRUISER BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1986-1987 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 ROYALE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO / BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1986 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987-1988 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE LE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3

1992 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM / LIMITED and PARK AVENUE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = L
1991 BUICK PARK AVENUE / ULTRA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1988 BUICK SKYLARK CUSTOM / LIMITED V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1987 BUICK SOMERSET / LIMITED V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM / LIMITED V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1991-1992 OLDSMOBILE 98 REGENCY ELITE / TOURING V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = L
1992 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 ROYALE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS CALAIS SL / SUPREME V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 ROYALE / BROUGHAM V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1987 PONTIAC GRAND AM / LE / SE V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L

1986 BUICK ELECTRA and RIVIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = B
1986 OLDSMOBILE 98 REGENCY and TORONADO BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = B

1992 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SSE V6 3.8L 231cid FI S VIN = 1

1988-1991 BUICK LESABRE / CUSTOM / LIMITED V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1990 BUICK ELECTRA LIMITED / PARK AVENUE / ULTRA / T-TYPE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1990 BUICK REATTA and RIVIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1990 OLDSMOBILE 98 REGENCY / BROUGHAM / TOURING V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1990 OLDSMOBILE TORONADO / TROFEO V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1991 OLDSMOBILE DELTA 88 ROYALE / BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C
1988-1991 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE LE / SE / SSE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = C

 

[jsta6]

Ignition Modules

sorted as above, VIN, make, model, year:

Ignition Mods
GM 25526449
AC Delco D1996

1986-1987 BUICK REGAL GRAND NATIONAL / T-TYPE V6 3.8L 231cid FI T VIN = 7
1989 PONTIAC FIREBIRD TRANS AM V6 3.8L 231cid FI T VIN = 7

1987-1988 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM / LIMITED V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1986-1987 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM ESTATE WAGON LIMITED T-TYPE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 BUICK ELECTRA LIMITED PARK AVENUE T-TYPE and RIVIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987 OLDS 98 REGENCY and TORONADO / BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1986-1988 OLDS CUTLASS CIERA and DELTA 88 ROYALE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3
1987-1988 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE / LE V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = 3

1986-1987 BUICK SOMERSET V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986 BUICK LESABRE CUSTOM /LIMITED, SKYLARK CUSTOM V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986 OLDS DELTA 88 ROYALE V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1987 OLDS CALAIS, SUPREME V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L
1986-1987 PONTIAC GRAND AM V6 3.0L 181cid FI N VIN = L

1986 BUICK ELECTRA, RIVIERA V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = B
1986 OLDS 98 REGENCY, TORONADO BROUGHAM V6 3.8L 231cid FI N VIN = B

 

[TurboJoe3.8]

Not to be stupid, but where is the ign. module located on these cars? Thanks

 

[Aztlanahauc]

Originally posted by yangiant51
Not to be stupid, but where is the ign. module located on these cars? Thanks

Under the coil pack....

 

[Blazer406]

It is a short list.
1986-88 Grand Am,Somerset,Skylark,Calais 3.0 V-6 VIN-L
1986-88 Century,Ciera,Electra,Park Ave,Lesabre,Riviera,Olds 88,Olds 98,Toronado,Bonneville 3.8 V-6 VIN-3 & VIN-B
1986-87 TR VIN-7
1989 TTA VIN-7

The VIN code is the 8th digit of the VIN.

Eric.... I see motors in the yard all the time with coil packs that are visually identical..... appear to be magnivox.....does this mean the module will also work?

 

[turbofish38]

The module should be the same. Basically if it is a 3.8 SFI than its the same. Series 1 and Series 2 3800 are different. An easy way to tell is to look for the round V-6 emblem on the plenum. Only the non-series 1&2 motor used them.

 

[Blazer406]

The module should be the same. Basically if it is a 3.8 SFI than its the same. Series 1 and Series 2 3800 are different. An easy way to tell is to look for the round V-6 emblem on the plenum. Only the non-series 1&2 motor used them.

Are you saying that even the series 1 and 2 have visually identical coilpacks (integral... 1 coilpack for all 6 cylinders)..... but the modules are different?

.... And that the SFI 3.8's with the round emblem will have coilpack/modules that will interchange....

Is this correct?

Sorry for playing dumb....

 

[turbofish38]

Yes that is correct.

 

[Blazer406]

Bump! Old Thread!!!!

I am as confused as ever after my trip to the u-pullit yesterday.

I went to rockauto. I pulled up an '87 Vin 7 turbo regal module..... found the AC Delco brand... then clicked on the ac delco part no. It pops up a list of what other cars the module will interchange with. I then did the coilpack. I took this list, then went to the u-pullit website and did an inventory search. I found about 6-8 potential donor cars that "should" have the correct coilpack and module as a unit. I made a note of make/model/year car along with what "row" the car was supposed to be on. I brought along a 12V car battery and a caspers tester to test the coilpack/module combo on the car. I completely struck out. On the 2nd car I got to on my list, it looked correct.....type 1 coilpack..... pulled the connector off on the module.... tried the caspers connector..... it wouldn't fit..... hmm..... this isn't starting out too good. The ribs on the connector were different.... not allowing the connector to plug in. Then I noticed down on the balancer.....that it had the 2 sets of interupter rings..... similar to the fast start cars...... hmm...... type 1 coilpack and fast start?

I later found one of the old 86 or so FWD 3800 with the round medallion in the top of the doghouse...... it had a module that my tester fit, however... it had a type II coilpack.

At the end of this outing..... I was really confused. Today after thinking about it.... The last car mentioned above probably put a type II coilpack and module on it at some point just like I currently am running on my GN. I don't think it actually came with it.

One thing I see on the donor car list "stickied" at the top of the page is that it does give engine code vin breakdowns for each year car...... maybe some of the cars I was looking at in the yard had the right year cars....right make/models.... but maybe the engine was a different vin code?

I thought for sure I was going to find at least 2 useable coilpack/module combos on my hunt yesterday.

 

[O SO LO]

Blazer406- The info posted in the sticky- is info I (as well as others) have gathered over the years and the related info from which it came is usually posted with it... whether it is 100 percent without error, I can't say... so use the info as a guide line- but generally the people that posted the info, I feel were reliable sources- turbofish38, comes to mind

 

[baby6]

For whomever reads this in the future, don't go through the hassle at the junkyard, I tried and tried to find the right stuff and it is a PITA. Whether it be the wrong "ribs" on the module or the coilpack ohms out incorrectly...yeah, just buy used stuff off of here or buy the chinese stuff new!