20 Most Recent 1985 Pontiac Fiero - Page 7 Questions & Answers

we see this quite often, the first thing to do is service the transmission, remove the transmission oil pan and clean it out if there is more then a tee spoon on metal on the magnet in the bottom of the oil pan then there is something wrong inside the transmission and will require you to replace the transmission, but if there is only a little metal and trash then clean the pan and replace the filter inside the oil pan and refill with new fluid and a qt. of TransX ( its like majic juce in a can you can get it at NAPA or napa.com )if after around 100 miles or so the problem goes away then service the transmission again and you should be good to go, if the problem does not get bettter or go away in a 100 miles or so then plan on replacing the transmission.....as far as the cruse system does it only not work in drive? or does it not work at all? we used to replace allot of cruse switches on these modles and quite a few cruse servo's......good luck

let me know if there is any thing else i can do for you.

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Hi,
Locate the cable behind the hood opening lever, use a vise grip, pull the center cable(wire) and it wil open ur hood!

The firing order for this car from right to left is:- 4 Cylinder is 1-3-4-2. and V6 or 6 Cylinder is 1-3-6-2-5-4

Go to the passenger side underneath youll see a brown tab there youll gound that wire and the ck eng lt appears as it is grounded here you now have base timing and this is when you time the vehicle.,I hope your doing this for maintance because the inside distributor the reluctor shifts and causes all type of problems

Well, It is hard to say. If the mechanic had to run a wire and a fuse to get your radiator fans to work, I seriously question his ability to repair cars. That is not REPAIRING a car, that is RIGGING a car - and I really hate it when I have to figure out what someone else has done to the thing in an attempt to get things to work. My guess is that he simply found a fuse that is hot with the key in the ON position and tapped into it. - definately not the way to fix a high-amperage circuit like a radiator fan, but I have seen similar and probably worse things on automobiles in my day. Sorry if I sound really cynical, but I have seen vehicles burn to the ground because of incompetence like what we are talking about here.

When you are serious about repairing your radiator fan circuits, I can help you fix it correctly, If it has not been completely BUTCHERED!

Check the fluid level in the pump first. Then check the tension on the belt. If they are ok then you need to replace the pump

replace the oil pressure sensor on the engine for the fuel pumps prime comes from the circuit before the relay takes over

Your vehicle has the diagram picture on it, it will be either be on the engine itself or will be on the door panel, however here is the link for the 88 pontiac it should be exactly the same. copy and paste the address into your address bar.

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possibly a bad fuel pump, check there first. Have someone spray an ether based aerosol cleaner into air intake while starting, if car runs while spraying then your fuel pump is bad and needs to be replaced.

Look for the LORD he will help you.

1987 Pontiac Fiero
2.5 liter L4 1987 Pontiac Fiero
2.8 liter V-6Please rate this help.....Notice there is v6 and 4 cyl makesure you get the write one

1987 PONTIAC FIERO 2.8L 6-cyl Engine Code [9]
All TEMPS......5W-30 SAE 5W-30 is preferred.

CAPACITIES: Engine, without filter..........3.8 liters, Add extra oil when replacing filter. After
refill check oil level. Oil Drain Plug.....15-20 ft/lbs

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Do a web search for Pontiac Fiero parts. There are some replacement one's out there. The best looking one's are from a company called PISA.