1985 Oldsmobile Ciera - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

There should be a filler hole in the power steering unit itself

You can pull the fuse, disconnect the horn relay, or unplug the horn itself.

They used to have a chrome ring on the steering wheel. Hope this helps.

Try replacing the horn relay. The Horn Relay is located in the Convenience Center. The Convenience Center is located behind RH side of I/P, near the shroud.

It is very similar to changing the blinker fluid.

Check for a corroded & broken fusible link

May be near the battery pos cable or after the starter

Sounds like a faulty or dirty idle air control valve.Take valve off and clean it with a non-chlronated brake cleaner and a wire brush or replace it.Then you need to reset the computer by pulling the ECM fuse or take the ground cable off the battery for 30 seconds and this will reset computer.

Hi, you need to check fuel pressure. and check and see if injectors is firing

CHANGE THE IGNITION COIL THERE WERE ALOT OF PROBLEMS WITH COILS AND MODULE BACK THE

The injecters may be bad, or not getting power.Check wires to injecters @ throttle body to make sure they have not rubbed bare .

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there is a bracket the alternator sits on that can be adjusted. adjust it down and remove the belt

If this is like the one I did,(you dont say which engine you have) I remove the bracket the alternater sets on.You then can have access to the back part of the engine.Remove the battery pos. wire so you dont have sparks if you touch the pos wire on the alternator.You might want to change the back spark plugs while the bracket is moved.

Under the drivers side dashboard, some were behind the glove box, and there may be one under the hood of the car in the engine compartment. Any GM dealer can direct you to the exact location on your car. Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/sean_54c3a3dc48a7773c

I have 4 diagrams....all for 1985, all VIN "E", and 2 are federal cars and 2 are for California cars.....I will post the first two Federal car and then the next two will be the California cars:

Sounds like you need wiring schemes or component locations. If you check this link you will get what you need. http://www.eautorepair.net/ Hope this helps

take a wrench or ratchet back off tensioner take belt off install new one same as old one came offits very easy to do

there is a button on your brake pedal lever that while braking gets depressed, and turns on your brake lights. Now this component is a plastic piece that can get knocked loose rather simply. You either need to re-secure this component, or replace it

(you can get this part at any junk yard for nothing more than some pocket change)

it will be on top of distributor in the cap

Mine was the centrebearing which in turn failed broke the rubber coupling at the gearbox side and snapped the tailshaft so be careful driving