20 Most Recent 1996 Oldsmobile 88 - Page 5 Questions & Answers

you'll have to lay under the car and very carefully try to reach up to the latch. try grabbing the cable, there should be at least a piece of it there, with a pair of pliers or vise grips and pull it. it should pop open for you.

Have you changed the blinker relay? It is usually cheap and just pulls out like a fuse.

All I can suggest is to carefully check out the condition of all +12V power supply leads and ground connections, from the battery to the general power distribution bus at the fusebox.
Pay particular attention to battery terminal posts and any in line maxi power fuses/fusible links and associated connectors, terminals and connections.
Check you havent lost a ground connection between the battery, engine/transmission assy and the general body.
Also worth checking the alternator is working correctly, able to carry the normal running loads reliably. Battery terminal voltage should be approx 14 to 14.5V with engine running when headlights on, A/C blower motor running.
I assume the battery charge condition is ok when these problems occur.
Check electrical and physical condition of the actual Ignition/Accessory switch and associated steering column loom connectors.
Good Luck!

check to see that power is going in and out of switch. chances are the switch ic bad. an ignition switch handles about 50% of total power needs, for a vehicle. one major sign of a bad ignition switch is that dash lights do not come on. vehicle may crank but not start. no current to dash lights, fuel pump etc. also check the big fuse in fuse box for the ignition switch. have a good day !!

You may be referring to the engine cradle mount. We were just told ours was bad. Upon my own inspection, the 4 bushings/washers/bolts parts are worn/missing. If you look just behind front wheels, you will see those bushings plainly.

Hello there good man or woman

Lets start off like this there is 50 different things that can cause these issues but will start with the simple things in a list. So here it goes

1. bad spark plugs (carbon fouled,fuel fouled,oil fouled, heat glazed, or just worn out rounded electrode's )
2. spark plug wires (there is no simple way to check this but there cheap and easy to try)
3. distributor cap & igniton rotor (or coil pack if so equipped) could be corroded carbon glazed heat glazed again thought both rotor button and distributor cap are cheap and easy to change. If it is a coil cheap to and just as easy on both this is were plug wires connet to on the oppsite end of spark plugs.
4. coil pick up (this sits underneath distributor cap and rotor and is cheap and easy to fix aswell)
5. clogged air filter
6. bad pcv valve
7. bad egr valve
8. bad fuel pressure regulator
9.bad fuel pump or clogged strainer
10. vaccum line leaking or off

I know with all that being said may sound overwelming but most are easy to fix and cheap this is what i would so first do a good tune up this includes new spark plugs , plug wires, air filter , pcv valve,fuel filter distributor cap and rotor (or coil pack if so equipped ) .

That will most likley fix your problem

If it helps please leave 4 thumbs up and if it works a testomnial thanks

This might be antitheft related. The security system can shut down many parts of the car. Is there a light on the dash that says SECURITY when this happens? If so, check out this link http://vatspasslockpasskeysecurityhelp.yolasite.com/

this could be a tired sensor for the dash gage that may need replacing on the motor and giving a wrong reading that you see.

Take wiper arms off and reset them at bottom off windshield where you want them and reinstall.

does heater work on low settings

could also just be a fuel filter. you can change that and see if that makes a difference. if you have a trusted mechanic, he can do a fuel pressure check to see if your pump is operating at the right pressures.
there are also many other components that could cause this problem.

check your fuel pressure it should be 48-55 psi with key on engine off.If its not within these specs it will need a new fuel pump and filter.

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the first thing to do is to use penrating oil to lubricate the key barrel if the please replace the ignition swicth assemble,remove the steering column cover by a metal screw then remove the cover and remove the screw from the cylinder barrel remove the ignition swicth assemble then replace with a new one

may be some vacum leak.

try putting the old one back in and leave the code reader alone as they do not always read the right codes

Hi at the end of your air cleaner tube is a square box with 4 screws and a plug in it. This is your map sensor