B0346 DTC For Buick Parkavenue

Buick Parkavenue Engine Specifications:
Engine Type :Multi-Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :V-Type Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :Naturally Aspirated

Your Buick Parkavenue engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code B0346 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the B0346 DTC For Buick Parkavenue.

Another consequence of B0346 Buick Parkavenue engine overheating may be a blown head gasket. Heat makes aluminum swell almost three times faster than cast iron. Thermal stress can distort the head and make it swell in areas that are hottest like those between exhaust valves in adjoining cylinders, and areas that have restricted coolant flow like the narrow area that separates the cylinders. The typical aluminum head swells most in the middle, which can crush the head gasket if the head gets too hot. This will usually cause the head gasket to leak compression between adjacent cylinders, or leak coolant into the cylinders.

B0346 Buick Parkavenue DTC Meaning

B Body Code - Problem is antilock brake system, electronic suspension and steering systems.
0 SAE - Generic
3 IC Module 4X Ref Circuit Intermittent, No Pulses
4 Control Module Throttle Actuator Position Performance
6 Transmission Control Module Reprogrammable Memory

The original multi-displacement system turned off opposite pairs of cylinders, allowing the engine to have three different configurations and displacements. B0346 Buick Parkavenue code had an elaborate diagnostics procedure, including showing engine trouble codes on the air conditionning display. However, the system was troublesome, misunderstood by customers, and a rash of unpredictable failures led to the technology being quickly retired.

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