SCRAPPED 2001 MONTE CARLO SS

[@Jerms995]

That little twister is interesting

[@RhinoXpress]

bugs don't think so. to them thats like an EF5 tornado. :)

[@dmc16336]

I lost an ant to one

[@justsumguy2u]

That car is definitely worth putting an engine into, no doubt. I'm surprised that the 3.8 is bad with only 148K on it....I'm guessing the previous owner didn't keep up with the maintenance.

[@applepoop10]

Not a V8, not worth fixing.

[@kui5422]

Would love to see this getting power washed 😍😍

[@silasmcgee3647]

Arizona Activist The little whirlwind that floated past behind him was so cute😍 it's just drifting past like: hey what's up? Then floats on by just explore in the yard before dissipating into nothing

[@chevy6299]

Back home we called those little whirl winds "Dirt Devils". Love the body style of the Monty Carlo.

[@rosettenreiniger5754]

Nice to see such a beautiful car being saved :) Hope more of those kinda cars getting rescued from junkyards.

[@chriswatson7488]

Definitely would be nice to see a detailing video of this car, with a before and after.

[@pittfitter1832]

had a 2003 LS and i loved that car, was rear ended in it by a toyota camry, and the camry was totaled, and all it did to my monte was crack the rear bumper cover and bend my tailpipe a little, these were stylish, tough, great riding cars, keep up good work with videos, need to show more cars getting crushed, although i'm glad some of these classics are getting a new lease on life!

[@commodore665]

ah the good old 3.8 V6 , Iv'e had three cars with that engine , the best one was the L67 Supercharged version .

[@RickyB-jm9sy]

I have a friend that used to have one not sure what year hers was but it looks like this one. Her's was black on black SS Supercharged, it would haul ass, It was also a really comfortable car to ride in. I think it's really cool that a young guy like you is into the older big cars. I've had four different Town Cars myself, they are really awesome cars, I just wish Lincoln would have kept up with technology on them. I have a 2013 MKS now with all the bells and whistles I really like it, but there is no comparison with the ride of a Town Car.

[@kalm6565]

Always thought these looked sharp. Hope it's in good hands.

[@JayyMoneyy420]

i wish these cars were rwd

[@Sheehy223]

@@NerdyHillbilly No they absolutely are not.

[@NerdyHillbilly]

@@Sheehy223 I was making a joke. But the Dominator edition was actually FR layout

[@RealKansasMan]

That little dust devil going by randomly was funny and neat to see.

[@jimh309]

My favorite Monte Carlo was my first real nice car I ever bought. A 1977 - the last year of the big style. Power everything, swivel bucket seats and a moon roof. It came with a 350 4 brl but I think it didn't make more than 175 hp. Just the same it lasted for 200K! In those days that was a miracle!

[@carloselrey36]

What's up with that little whirl wind though lol never seen that before

[@davegosselin9327]

I personally like these cars. I own an 03 SS. AND It’s comfortable , good solid slick looking car. Don’t even mind that it’s a FWD, cuz I can drive it all year round. Fully loaded. And they don’t make these body style no more. Def classic iconic cars

[@kamilnowak623]

I love how you always show mileage, it's very interesting.

[@geraldcoe1123]

Glad that Jamie is saving this car!

[@JoeManLARockinEmpire]

Super clean to bad it's missing the owners manual overall it's a gem

[@jamesb1221222]

Tons of 3.8s in every junk yard. Buicks, pontiacs and chevys. If I had my way i'd wait around to find a supercharged 3.8 to go in. My old lady has a 2002 impala i bought her 2 years ago for a couple hundred bucks, recently found out the previous owner swapped out the 3.4 for the naturally aspirated 3.8. Found out by chance that the VIN programmed to the PCM didn't match the car and I ran the VIN on the GM catalog at work (didn't really know anything about these engines at the time). That car hauls ass

[@legendrovtv1122]

Very nice sharp looking car!

[@N-Scale]

I like the SS and it needed to be saved. Hard for me to imagine a 3800 going south unless they just didn't put oil in it. Thanks , Mike

[@UsefulEntertainment]

Mike Fifer they have a habit of losing intake gaskets and antifreeze gets in the oil. I've seen it happen to so many of them including mine. It sucks I lost all the main bearings so I dropped the pan, replaced them and it ate the new set over night. I had to get a junk yard engine.

[@gosportjamie]

+Useful Entertainment It sounds like a classic case of a basically solid engine being ruined by the cheap, crappy gaskets being used to build them, like the Cadillac Northstar and the Rover K-Series...

[@N-Scale]

I have heard of it but have had Many Buicks with 3.8 and some supercharged and some not and have never had that issue. I have had the silicone valve cover gaskets give up the ghost , but of coarse that is not fatal. Thanks , Mike

[@fixit4u73]

Oh great, blown motor and now it's been thru a tornado, too.....btw, how much did it get sold for?

[@ajhare2]

I have a 2003 Monte Carlo ls. It has almost 180,000 miles. It runs good, the traction and abs lights are on though. And the check engine light is on because of a bad o2 sensor

[@thomasshirley9134]

I have an 02, it runs well but it I think it needs a new o2 sensor.

[@rhinoharris]

Are you doing a follow up on this when it's clean and running?

[@slew2827]

I had the same one but an 02 transmissions are really bad in them

[@sissyannhaywood5912]

If it has an after market alarm it wont start with the hood up...We have 2003 ss I love it, the wheel wells are rusting out.. Looking for a body, it wouldve been perfect... nice to see it run..

[@Benb05]

That switch under the hood is for a auto start system it is to prevent a start up when hood is up

[@BigJon22091]

I've always thought these were cool cars. I'm glad it's being saved.

[@dansimon1100]

Always like the Monte Carlo I would love to have 1985 Monte Carlo SS it's one of my dream cars to own plus it's the year I was born

[@connorwhelan3403]

That engine is used in RWD Holden’s in Australia

[@monarch1957]

A good detail will make that car like new again. Good save. My room mate has a 96 Monte with a broken flywheel.

[@dudeidk1514]

That whirlwind haha

[@barela46]

That's a nice car overall ✌️🔴

[@grabber_blu_angel]

Seems like a pretty good car, if everything works it'll be a nice little score.

[@davegosselin9327]

The pipe tips can be changed out. Unless was welded but mine weren’t welded thankfully cuz the tips were rusty but not the exhaust itself 3800s are good motors reliable and normally bulletproof

[@mikeylegit3289]

Nice car! The person who scrapped it clearly mad a bad decision. BTW its looks like a nice car,I wouldn't mind owning one myself

[@stuartcrosbie8830]

Nice little diamond under that dirty exterior and interior looks in good shape just a freshen up and cut the paint put on nice rims and lower it just a little give the calipers a nice colour slight window tint maybe straight pipe it and he'd have a good flip car on his hands.

[@locomojo0485]

Never knew you could get an SS without the supercharged 3800. Kinda pointless to get the SS trim then.

[@davegosselin9327]

Only 40 hp diff from 3800 s/c & reg 3800. In SS models Mine has 3800 non supercharged and pushes a touch over 200hp stock.

[@tonyvasilofski6509]

And a lot more tork!! in the supercharged between the HP and tork you can definitely feel the difference...had both..still have the suppercharged one.

[@lawnmowerrock]

i like that f150, could you do a startup and walk around?

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

I’m buying one of these a 2003.i can’t wait to get it.

[@inmatejason]

That’s in great shape, I would have bought that for sure.

[@edwardtabor77]

Jay, where is your yard located?

[@mjmcomputers]

That will be a nice car with a good motor in it.

[@LiamDoesTech]

"Oh look, a fuckin tornado, thats pretty cool"

[@redneckbryon]

Definitely too nice to be scrapped. Since a good majority of the car is really clean how's the underside??

[@BuzzLOLOL]

FWD and EFI cars are so expensive to repair, most just get tossed when something breaks...

[@lostinspacerobinson1527]

I got a 2000, 3.4, did a lil, body work , and bam , runs great ! I need the spoiler..

[@christianduarte5291]

Where are you guys located?

[@mjmcomputers]

I bet the intake gaskets went bad and coolant got in the oil.

[@redd7188]

"The Full Monty"

[@louisrivera8582]

Nice car I own a 2004 chevy montecarlo ss 3.8 motor love the montecarlo

[@dcformee123]

May of 2001 would still make that vehicle a 2001 not a 2002 they don't switch till September

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

Is that on all cars because my January of 2002 jaguar is counted as a 2003 on the title and vin

[@bestcarreview5021]

Awesome 😃 👍 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo SS review .

[@hayden93]

Cool whirlwind

[@JazawaToad]

I have an 02 Impala and I've always thought it was funny to see just how identical the Monte Carlo is to the Impala for this model year series. I've done a lot of work on mine, it has 160,xxx miles on it and runs beautifully... but I've got to get transmission work done because the previous owner romped it and killed it.

[@bryduhbikeguy]

I like the 'new'look of the Monte,but miss the rear wheel drive.(Can't 'drift'a fronter)Btw,Yes,you could a 75.I did gas coil shocks and it was Awesome.

[@charlescummings2205]

I would love to see a complete restoration of the car

[@WhistleTeets85]

Has anyone ever seen one of these in dark jade green metallic? The only one I've ever seen that color is the '01 SS I currently own. Just curious how many came in that color.

[@Tom-cy5em]

It's hard to believe they sold it for scrap it will make a nice little driver

[@thomaselliott4562]

I liked the 73 through 77 models and of course the 80's Monte SS cars. Those earlier models were just begging for a 5.3 LS swap in my opinion. These were less pretty but certainly NOT ugly by any means. I'm negotiating a deal on a 2002 now so I can save it. Not the SS, is black with tan interior, and has the 3.4 but still worthy of preserving.

[@husiennajafee1620]

Holly wow this is good car jay Flow u from iraq

[@jasonnadeau1330]

I would like to see more of the f150 next to the Monte.

[@jimpierce6774]

How did they kill a 3.8

[@MXguy95]

Your guess is as good as mine

[@davidhawco4404]

Engine was Bullitt proff. I worked on the line in oshawa Ontario.

[@alexbennett6523]

Mine has 166k miles runs like a champ! And its a 2000. Pretty much rust free

[@TheWeeklyVibecheck]

Tbh if you do the oil changes on those engines regularly they shouldn't give you any trouble for a long time. I have a Grand Prix with a series 3 3800 and it's got 240,000 miles and it still starts fast and runs strong.

[@siucbset]

Lucas: Why don't you put some Lucas oil stabilizer in it and run it until it throws a rod?

[@ffhjvbuydb78eb]

I have a question. How is it an SS if it has a v6? That's like saying my camaro RS is an SS

[@MXguy95]

The biggest engine this generation monte carlo was a v6. It was just a "higher performance" v6. They even made them with factory superchargers. No your old RS is and RS for a reason. Low hp low options. This car being the SS was higher up in the trim line. SS doesnt mean it MUST have a v8 Foxy.. do some google searches on the monte's and see .

[@chevyfan1251992]

SS is relative to what car the badge is on. A Cobalt SS only has a four cylinder but it's still quicker than the base model. SS doesn't equal V8. It hasn't since the 70's

[@ffhjvbuydb78eb]

TheChevyFan I always think SS is the V8 like the camaro SS

[@sissyannhaywood5912]

Just like the grand prix has gt, se and gtp

[@craigwelcometochaos8462]

That will clean up good

[@vinsanjuan2177]

I just have my fisrt 2000 Monte Carlo and I love it and looking forward to have with the supercharger on it

[@Starman998]

Didn't the Monte Carlo SS and Grand Prix GTP have the same engine?

[@adamJeepstuff]

Starman998 every fwd gm car from the late 90s to mid 2000s had a 3800 lol

[@jeremyzampaloni4373]

adam25000 Jeep stuff some had the 3100 and the 3400 of the same yrs

[@TheWeeklyVibecheck]

The ones in the GTPs were supercharged. Some montes were too but those were very rare but to my knowledge, all GTPs came stock with superchargers

[@u1richh]

Not necessarily. Some SS' were supercharged, others weren't. GTPs were always supercharged.

[@chevyfan1251992]

GTP was supercharged each year but Monte was only supercharged in 04/05. But both cars used the 3800 until 2006 when GM introduced new motors for the chevy

[@Boston-lo3bq]

I like it

[@THEBEASTNAT3ERMW2]

My third car was a 2001 Monte Carlo SS same as this one. Beautiful body with great interior and everything still worked but I regret trading it into a dealership for 1k trade in value :(

[@TheMaddPCGuy]

If you need "quality" parts check out ZZPerformance.com they have all the parts you will need for any Series 2 and 3 3800. I would get rid of that plastic upper intake manifold and do a swap for the aluminum one off of a Series 3 motor. You will need a throttle body adapter "which zzp sells" because the series 3 3800 is drive-by-wire. The plastic manifolds can warp and allow coolant leaks in the motor. They made a better plastic design upper intake manifold. But go with the aluminum one. Way better. You just have to do some custom things to adapt the series 3 upper intake manifold to a series 2. Google it or search on KZbin.

[@andrewc5014]

can we see that f150?

[@michaelknoxville4087]

Hey Jay, what happend to this car? Does he get a good home?

[@MrWhizper13]

I need a trasmisiones for a monte carlos ss2001

[@adamJeepstuff]

Nice channel, what's up with that Grand Cherokee lol

[@MXguy95]

Which one? We have about 4

[@BasedJake1999]

It would've been a steal if it were a Supercharged 3800 Series II

[@garbage854]

Nice car :)

[@TJC450]

Doesn't look like it got the new ignition so make sure the new owner gets new ignition and keys from GM!

[@robertgroom4263]

Nice car

[@justinbelk2759]

Would of been better if they pit v8s in the monte carlos are the super charger that they had in the pontiac gtp

[@jesseterrell8411]

Rod bearings went bad. I had a series 2 3800 motor in a 2005 Buick lesabre that went at the same mileage. Oil was changed faithfully every 3k miles. GM done a shit job on the series 2 and the series 3.

[@ShaineBub]

So my aunt has one of those when she drove it off the lot if was fine a few miles the brakes stopped working and she rekt it and then she was noticed with cancer. so now she cant finished rebuilding it. if there is any monte carlo ss out there that ya'll wanna trade then let me know

[@masterofepic02]

how much for the 150 ?

[@yoseppijoe]

Nice car, I woulda bought it

[@TheAaron0101]

Can you do a video on the ford truck next to this car.

[@drewmoran9965]

Can we see the f150

[@OldCarAlley]

I have seen more blown 3800 GM V-6's, than almost any other engine. I think the lower end is weak, as that is what always seem to go on those engines.

[@joshhoover2749]

turbothrust348 but the 3800 are the better motors vs the 3100 in the luminas those are junk..

[@OldCarAlley]

I agree, I had a 89 Cutlass Supreme with the 3100, it was the worst car I have ever owned! Because of it, I will not buy another new, or newer GM car ever again. Nothing on that car was factory original by the time I got rid of it, some parts being replaced two or three times... or more!

[@JoeHynes284]

I had a friend who was a GM mechanic and he told me they had issues if, when you changed the oil, you did not prefill the filter, something about the pick up tube design on the 3800s being different and you would run the engine dry for too long. Dunno, I've always filled my filters before putting them on

[@WhistleTeets85]

Joe schmo most people who aren't schmucks kno to fill the filter with oil before installing. But then again, too many people are schmucks nowadays unfortunately.

[@memetastic5667]

I read a v7 on the dash. (awkward number for an ss lol)

[@PLATINUM2U]

148k miles and knocking?? Thats a miracle. My mother's pos malibu had a 3.1 v6 it knocked at 94k miles. Pos was always in the shop with engine and electrical problems

[@bellyisis]

I still have my white 01SS & I even show it. I have the NASCAR spoiler,functioning RAMair hood with only 103,000 mls. I ❤️ Montes

[@LarsonFamilyFarm-LLC]

3.8 motor is stout....even if the engine knocks....you can't kill them...unless you're purposely out to blow it.....i'd say that engine will go for another 40k miles as-is with knock.

[@marcsukhu7018]

Body is in very good shape, put a working motor in it and drive it

[@matthewsteinert1002]

Exactly same car as mine, except mines black on black limited edition

[@erickricharson5196]

Wow a 3800 blown with less than 350k miles. Those motors usualy run 3-400k miles easy. Guess someone did not take care of it.

[@jasonmgavitt2357]

Damn I have an 03 and mine doesn’t look nearly as good.

[@jaypenner101]

Mine has 220 on the speedometer and it’s limited edition

[@willf5768]

😁👍

[@timothysettle9116]

Decent looking car but a V6 front wheel drive SS... must be just for keeping the name super sport alive in the Monte Carlo line. A rear wheel V8 now that was a true SS