20 Most Recent 1988 Cadillac Fleetwood - Page 6 Questions & Answers

Okay on the back of the seat does it look like a whole cover on the back part of the seat there you need to take it off. before that pull it up push the legs in together and see if that pops it off.Now if that dont work do you see the indentation on the leg okay pull away from that direction and pop up and out. did it work .

what year? what model? Only 5.7 Caddy I am aware of was a diesel engine used in the late 70'2, early 80's, in Caddys and Oldsmobiles. No distributor cap at all in those.

how long does it stay on for or does it jus never shut off if it doesnt shut off at all you might have a problem with your relay

possible bad turn signal multi switch

On an "old girl" like those, your best bet would be to try any of the many Cadillac forums.

check fuel /fuses/spark/

Sound like you have valve problems,take a compression test,this might help find the problem

looks like any other car fuse

First check the fuel pump serviceability, then get the car for a computer test to identify any damaged sensor.
sammyc47

There is a sensor in the oil pan that tells when the oil level is low. The same with the coolant reservoir. The problem is going to be the sensors. If you replace the sensors that computer will not think that the oil or coolant is low, unless it really is low.

If it's up front and splits to the fronts as well, it's a proportioning valve. The one at the rear on the diff housing probably has a specific name but if you tell a parts man what you need and tell him what / where it's located he can help you. usually that block is part of the hose between the body and the diff and you'd actually need the hose, unless they come apart. Likely they just call it a "t" fitting.

Hi there,

Locate and remove two (2) phillips screws that secure the top of the plastic panel that surrounds the radio. The plastic dash panel will pull off once the screws are removed as shown in the photo above.
The front of the radio is held in with two (2) 7mm bolt screws at the top of the radio. Remove the 2 bolt screws.
There is a hidden radio that secures the rear of the radio and is located under the radio. Pull the ashtray to its extended position. You will need to lay on your back or side and look behind the ashtray, up to the bottom of the radio.
Once the ashtray has been pull to its extended position, you should be able to locate and remove one (1) 7mm bolt screw as seen in the photo above.
Once all screws have been removed, the radio can then be removed. Pull firmly on the radio to remove it from the dash. The radio will most likely resist pulling from the dash. The antenna cable which plugs into the rear of the radio is very short and gives the radio resistance when trying to pull the radio out of the dash. Continue to pull firmly and the antenna cable will unplug itself as the radio is pulled from the dash.
Unplug (1) blue, (1) white, and (1) black wire harness connector(s) from the rear of the radio. There will also be wires extending from the rear of the radio with a plastic connector attached to the wires about 4 inches from the rear of the radio. Unplug this small connector. The radio can now be completely removed from the dash. Set it aside. You will need to remove the plastic brackets attached to the top and bottom of the GM radio. This will be shown in detail in the "Mount New Radio" section.

Hope these helps....

could be coil chech for spark and check for gas to engine could be fuel pump

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2 possible causes:
1. you have dirt in the tank that's clogging the sump when the fuel gets agitated - leaving the engine stopped allows the dirt to go back on the bottom, unclogging the sump of the pump. The tank will have to be taken off the car, emptied and washed thoroughly.
2 - the wires powering the fuel pump go loose when heated and cut off the power - this is easy to test : when this happens just unhook the fuel line from one of the injectors and put the contact(no engine starting), it the pump is still working the fuel should gush out. Clean the contact with wire wool and crimp them a little more.

try working if you can get the hood open? do you feel ristance when you pull on the relise if it is not the cable then maybe just some wd40 to flush it out and some good graphit lube to keep it going if you don't feel any restance when you pull the relise then the cable is broke internaly ot has come unhoked from the relise

The fuse box is under the dash on the driver's side directly above the dimmer switch. You can get repair manuals at faxonautoliterature.com. They don't list an owner's manual but the repair ones are original GM dealer books. Hope this helps.