86 Caddy Deville. Service Soon & Service Now Amber lights are Not functioning. Don't know if bulbs or circuitry is problem. Therefore car cannot pass smog. What is easiest way to get to that specific instrument cluster?

SOURCE: service engine soon light came on and stays on

The warranty company was able to find a used transmission for $900 which was still under warranty and it will cost 11.5 hours for the install, plus shop supplies and diagnostic. Total cost about $2000. I drove the car for probably at least 10,000 miles and it was leaking a small amount of transmission fluid even after I fixed a seal (waste of money) before getting it fixed. I didn't see the fluid though on my garage floor though as there is something that would catch it.

Cadillac dealer stated this is a known problem with the clutch assembly and that there is a bulletin out on it. The reason the car stalls is due to the transmission not the engine. When the car is at a light or the like there is apparently too much strain from the tranny and it stalls the engine. My car didn't get that far, but after reading a bunch of stuff and looking up the codes it appears to be the case. Of course you could get lucky and the solenoid is just bad, probably not though due to the bulletin.

You can read the codes and clear the codes easy enough. If you don't know how there are many posts on the net.

honeymokey

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• Posted on Apr 14, 2009

SOURCE: I have a 1989 caddy sedan deville. The smog pump

Replace the pump as it does other things than just pump air into the exhaust. I helps in cold starting and keeps the engine from backfiring during deceleration. You can cause the converter to fail also. I have a service manual and it tells you to first loosen the pulley bolts on the pump first then remove the belt and pulley. Remove inlet hose and outlet hose then the mounting bolts .

Jason Phillips

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• Posted on May 23, 2009

SOURCE: my check engine light does not flash when i turn key before start

bulb is probably blown... you have to remove the instrument cluster to change the bulb

SOURCE: 1998 cadillac deville instrument cluster lights

Hello: Check the fuses in the fuse box under the hood, drivers side also check the fuses in the trunk fuse panel on the drivers side. If the tail light fuse is open that will keep the instrument lights out also.