20 Most Recent 1983 Oldsmobile Ninety Eight Questions & Answers

go to net ..look at belt diagram 4 ur car > there's a lot of clearly diagramms for oldies.usually it shows this information on the tpo of the radiator systen in fron on u underhood

The fuse will be marked "htr A/C".It might be on the very top row of 2 fuses or it might be in the center next to "B/U horn". There is also a resistor on the heaterbox beside the heater motor that goes bad quite often. It could also be a worn out fan switch inside the car. I would replace the resisitor first.

maybe you have dimmed them when you last cleaned or you have a wireing prob

Is it the illumination lights? If so, that sounds like a bad headlight switch-when you put the park lights on (first click), it turns on the dash illumination lights.If it is warning lights or other lights on the dash, it could be a bad ignition switch.

There shouldnt be a speed sensor of any kind on that model. I beleive you only have a speedometer cable.

look under car on drivers side on the frame. it will be a round canister with a fuel line coming from gas tank and one coming out towards the engine. there should be a round clamp holding it to the frame. depending on what brand it may even read fuel filter on it.hope this helps and thank you for choosing fixya.com

The one that doesn't light is connected to a wire or a switch that is shorted. You will have to trace the wire leaving from there, find the short and insulate the bear metal part.
If the wire is intact then the wiper switch is defective, you will have to replace it. You can get it very cheaply at a breakers yard, you really don't need a brand new one.

thats a bad thing,the oil filter needs to be changed to stop the leak.if not, your motor is in danger!! after changing oil filter if still leaking, it may be oil pan gasket

go to a olds, dealership and tell them you need a printout, of the vacuum lines on your car. they should give one at no cost.

You will need to put on a CC. you legally cant pass emissions without it. I hope this helps please rate thank you

check for vacumn leaks the carberator base gasket also check all vacumn hoses and check the vacumn advance on the distributor

Check the wire to the sensor.

Its the same system to the light. You could take the car to Sears or an other large auto parts store and ask them to check the chargeing system.They check it for free. Or if you have a volt meter, with the engine running check the volts at the battery. It should be from 12-14 volts. As long as it says 12.5 volts up to 14 volts then your alternator is chargeing and could be you battery is bad.

First disconnect neg batt cable, don't forget this or possible air bag deployment.
Remove airbag screws behind steering wheel.unplug the plug for bag and horn. Remove steering wheel nut.pull wheel. usually you can grab both sides of wheel and vigorously **** one side and then the other or use a puller.

Notice two marks on wheel and shaft for reinstall line them up.now you are looking at a white turn sig switch.remove the screws remove sig lever pull straight up on switch enough to lay aside out of your way. Now there is a lockplate there.you will need to press down on plate and remove lock ring (they make a tool for this called lock plate depressor) remove plate. There is a torx screw right in front of you remove this. Now lock will pull out.

Good luck.

sounds like a problem with the heater blender valve

fix the first code first. disconnect battery to reset computor,then see if the other code comes back.

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