Exhaust - Appearance of Black Rectangular Tail Pipe

NUMBER: 92-T-146

CORP.REF.NO: 236605

DATE: November 1992

SECTION: 6F

SUBJECT:
APPEARANCE OF BLACK RECTANGULAR EXHAUST TAIL PIPE - PAINT EXHAUST PIPE

MODELS/YEARS:
1992 ACHIEVA WITH W41
(SCX) AND W44 (SC) OPTIONS

CONDITION:
Some customers may comment about the appearance of the black rectangular exhaust tail pipes on some Oldsmobile Achieva W41 (SCX) and W44 (SC) models.

CAUSE:
One or both of the black exhaust tail pipes may not be completely painted or may be completely unpainted.

CORRECTION:
Paint the exhaust pipes to get the appearance of the exhaust tail pipes to match. Use GM P/N 12345321, black, low gloss, high temperature engine paint or is equivalent.

Caution:
Refer to Cautions in Section 10 in the 1992 Achieva Service Manual and the paint container label for all applicable recommendations and warnings as personal injury may result.

1. Raise vehicle, refer to Section OA in the service manual.
2. Mask area.
3. Prepare area per manufacturer's recommendations on the paint container label.
4. Paint exhaust tail pipes per manufacturer's recommendations on the paint container label.
5. Remove masking.
6. Lower vehicle.

Parts are currently available from GMSPO.

WARRANTY INFORMATION:
Labor Operation Number:
T1893

Labor Time:
0.7 Hour

Trouble Code:
92