20 Most Recent 1996 Oldsmobile 88 - Page 6 Questions & Answers

if u can not find the diagram, the pulleys that are smooth require the back of the belt while the pulleys with the groves require the ribbed side of the belt. hope this helps

Go to this GM owner site and download the owners manual it is all in there. You will need a yahoo ID




http://www.gm.com/gmownercenter/gm/

The security system (VATS/Passkey) installed on these GM cars is anti-owner more than an anti-theft. There are 3 parts involved: 1) The chip-key 2) The lock cylinder 3) The TDM (aka the brain of the system) if any of these parts fails or is even slightly malfunctioning, the car stays stuck where you are and you only get a dealer asking you about 1,000$ to fix it. And all the 3 parts have a quite short lifespan. Way too many people got in this situation (including myself). I don't recommend any partial solution or any used parts as it would happen again way too soon to be acceptable and if it happens 100 miles from home (like it happened to me....) it's a big burden. I finally made it to save my beloved 94 Park Avenue (with the same system that is installed in your car) with a solution that I found on the internet and that bypasses the entire factory security system, all 3 pieces altogether and you can even remove the TDM at the end and use 99c keys without chip. The product I used is at http://newrockies.com and is still working perfectly after 5 years. Don't go to the dealer!

most likely the Idler pulley. You can locate with a mechanics stethoscope , listen for the nose. the idler pulley is available from Auto zone.

change your spark plugs and wires and the cylinder 6 coil pack

Check to see if it is getting proper fuel flow with a fuel pressure gauge. Sometimes when defective fuel pumps get warm, they quit working.

In your 96, use the Prestone Dex-Approved red-orange stuff . but when you go to buy coolant ask them at the store or auto parts store. but cars requiring dex-cool all gm"s 95 to date.

See also CHLITONS book for your year, make & model -- you can find it at your library. The codes will be defined there...

Best Regards
Ck

most likely a blown tail light fuse. look under dash on drivers side for fuse panel. if the top covers gone that tells you location of fuse, you may have to pull them all one at a time to find the blown one. you may be lucky and have an owners manual in glove box if so, then it will have fuse location in that manual. hope this helps and thank you for choosing fixya.com

what size came off of it 9 16

The olny related to the brakes that has anything to do with the engine is the vacuum booster control unit.It uses engine vacuum to give the brakes the power assist. Its a large vacuum line from the intake maniflod to the booster unit. If the booster unit is leaking internaly you could have enough vacuum lose to stall the engine

Hello Richard

These models and other similar Gm cars had issues with spark plugs developing carbon tracking down the outside section of porcelain insulator. Usually on the front three plugs. If you see these black streaks on the plugs, replace them and the ignition wires as well. If you don't do the wires it will happen again.
The spark when the car is under load on the highway will follow this track down the outside part of the plug rather than jumping the gap on the end of the plug resulting in the bucking you are speaking of.

Also it could be the beginning of ignition coil failure.

To check this out you can spray a little water mixed with dish soap on the ignition wires, spark plugs and coils. This water will help show up a weak point in the ignition system as the water is a conductor.
When the water hits the weak point your car will begin to chug and misfire. If it is dark enough you also may see the spark jumping.

I hope this helps you pinpoint your problem.
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KL

When you have a service engine light it means the computer of your vehicle has detected a problem. The easiest and simplest thing to do is to go to your local parts store and most of them will hook up their computer to your vehicle and they will pull or read your codes for you free. Post the codes they find on here and we can help you diagnose your problem or lead you in the right direction for a repair. var fctb_tool=null; function FCTB_Init_6fdf388d6b3d4bfd81549c470e2bf97b(t) { fctb_tool=t; start(fctb_tool); }

sounds like ballast resistor on ignition coil small white ceramic thing with a wire at each end near or on coil remove wires and hold together and try to start car if works replace do not use with out one

Hello: The waterpump is on the passenger side of engine. Either the heater hoses are leaking or the waterpmp shaft seals or the radiator hose that attaches to the waterpump. The waterpump is located about in the center, its pulley does not have groves and the pulley is held on the waterpump with 4 10mm bolts.

Go to online of autozone and they have step by step and specs for almost all models and makes. May have to register.

P0107 map sensor circuit low- the map sensor sends signal to computer for control of fuel injection, it's on firewall side of engine, above right valve cover(firewall side) little black rectangular box with 3 wire connector and a vacuum line hooked to it. if it's vacuum line is ok -there is another connection at other end of hose/plastic tube make sure that vaccum supply to sensor is good, if it is, sensor probably bad can check out but not outside a shop or a computer diagnostics. if vacuum supply is good i'd probably just try a sensor

if you dont care about springing for parts then i would try a new relay switch first and if that doesnt solve your problem then replace the fuel pump itself, but seeing as its a 96 and depending how many miles it has on it it could just be the fuel pump itself, i would be able to help alot more if you could be more specific, eg. how many miles on car, specific problem, will it start, does it stall etc.

You mean the horn blows anythime? For the a/c and radio I would ck the ignition switch, the horn may need a horn pad. See if you can barely touch the horn pad and see if the horn blows. If so the pad is bad.

Its a EGR Valve( exhaust gas recirculation) that is an emmisions device it recirculates exhaust gases back thru the engine to be burnt again to make the engine run cleaner and to help cool the combustion chamber...If the valve sticks and exhaust gases are going back into the enging at the wrong time that would cause your concern..sometimes you can remove and clean the EGR VALVE and ports.and sometimes you will have to replace the valve Hope this helps Good Luck