C0255 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight DTC Code

Oldsmobile Eighty Eight Engine Specifications:

Engine Type :	Multi-Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :	W-Type Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :	Naturally Aspirated

Your Oldsmobile Eighty Eight engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code C0255 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the C0255 DTC For Oldsmobile Eighty Eight.

Another consequence of C0255 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight 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.

C0255 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight DTC Meaning

C	Chassis Code - Problem is controller area network wiring bus and modules.
0	SAE - Generic
2	Computer And Auxiliary Outputs
5	BBV Sensor Circuit Low Voltage
5	Cruise Inhibit Control Circuit

There are currently two main types of cylinder deactivation used today, depending on the type of engine. C0255 Oldsmobile Eighty Eight code for the pushrod design which uses solenoids to alter the oil pressure delivered to the lifters. In their collapsed state, the lifters are unable to elevate their companion pushrods under the valve rocker arms, resulting in valves that cannot be actuated and remain closed.