20 Most Recent 1987 Oldsmobile Calais Questions & Answers

Karl, have you confirmed good fuel pressure? It sounds like a weak fuel pump to me. Is your Check Engine light on? If so what are the codes in the computer?

fuel filter or fuel pressure regulator

if it has a distributor yes if its a coil pack ignition system no as the time is pre-set in the ignition module.

the fuel filter is located either foward or rearward the the fuel tank depending on what motor you have. you will need the tool set j37088 to remove the fuel lines from the fuel filter.

Everyone is missing the main thing here, you just WASHED the motor. You got water in the ignition system. It would be helpful if I knew which motor you had, 2.3, 2.5, or 3.0. If you have the 2.5 or 3.0, you should remove the distributor cap and spray some WD-40 in it, let it dry, and reinstall. WD-40 was a military invention, and the name stands for Water Drier-40th formulation. It was designed to displace water and lubricate to prevent rust where the water was. If you have the 2.3, you will have to remove the 4 bolts that hold the cover on the top of the motor, unplug the electrical connector at the end of that cover, and lift it straight up off of the motor. Underneath the cover you will find what they call the coil cover. This actually acts as your spark plug wires, distributing the energy from your ignition coils (there are 2 under the coil cover) to the spark plugs. There are 4 "boots" that probably stayed on your spark plugs when you pulled the cover off, you will need to remove them from your spark plugs and put them back on the coil cover when you are ready to reinstall it. You will find 6 VERY SMALL BOLTS holding the coil cover on the main cover, remove them and the coil cover will easily come off. Dry the inside of this as stated above with the other 2 engines, allow to dry, wipe it out and return it as you removed it.

Code 44 is for the O2 sensor staying on lean, and code 45 is for the sensor staying on rich. The sensor is supposed to switch back and forth several times each minute if it is working correctly and the computer is controlling the fuel mixture.The problem could be the sensor or a fuel problem such as an injector. The O2 sensor would need to be tested.

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if a motor is making compression it is pulling a vacuum. did you ck all cylinders or only one reck all then ck timing a few cylinder will pump up with timing off and wont pull vacuum.

if no dash lights 30 amp fuse near the battery ie main egnition fuse

Sounds like it's either got an air restriction somewhere or it's just running rich.

change the fuelfilter shounds pluged or the pump may be going.goodluck

The turn signal flasher is located behind the instrument panel, on the left side of the steering column bracket.

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I do not know if you still need this information, but I am going ahead and answering it anyway. You may want to Print the Diagrams for future use.

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the fuel pump is located in the gas tank

you should first remove the door panel and then you will have access to everything in side the door

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