This 2003 Cadillac STS came in with battery issues and this is what I found under the back seat where the battery is located. That is a lot of corrosion from a leaking battery. A battery needs to be looked at on a semi regular basis and inspected for corrosion, loose connections, loose mounts and … Continue reading “2003 Cadillac STS Battery Tray Corrosion”
This 2004 Cadillac CTS came in with the complaint of no stoplights. I decided to start by checking the bulbs. To do this I first had to remove the black plastic nuts that also serve as hooks for the cargo net. After the nuts were removed I pulled the trim panel up that goes across … Continue reading “2004 Cadillac CTS No Stoplights”
This 2000 Chevrolet Silverado came in with the complaint that the a/c was not getting cold. A quick visual inspection found that the a/c belt was gone. Most owners do not even realize there is a separate a/c belt. In order to replace the belt, the primary serpentine belt has to be removed. This requires … Continue reading “2000 Chevrolet Silverado, Changing The A/C Belt”
This 1996 Pontiac Grand Prix came in on a hook with a no crank condition. In the automotive world a “no crank condition” is the starter does not work and a “no start condition” is the starter works but the engine will not run but I digress. The first I noticed when I tried to … Continue reading “1996 Pontiac Grand Prix, No Crank Condition”
This 1992 Cadillac Deville came in with no blower operation. I checked at the blower motor which is on the right side of the picture behind the bar that goes between the two front strut towers. No power was present with the key on and blower set to high. The blower power module is behind … Continue reading “1992 Cadillac Deville, Blower Inop”
This 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham came in with the complaint that the air conditioning compressor would not turn on and the weather is starting to heat up. I checked the refrigerant level and found it low but not low enough to cause the compressor to not engage. I have been down this road many times … Continue reading “1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, A/C Compressor Does Not Come On”
This customers car has been in my life for way too many years and the last few times I have had the car in for repairs I have noticed and commented to the customer about a very noisy speedometer cable. The customer finally said she has also had enough of the noise and now I … Continue reading “Replacing a Noisy Speedometer Cable On a 1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham”
This post is for replacing an ignition key tumbler kit in a 2003 Chevrolet Impala but it applies to most General Motor Vehicles from the late 1990’s to 2007 With a small screwdriver depress the retaining pin, rotate and pull the tumbler assembly from the sensor housing. The retaining pin can be seen in the … Continue reading “2003 Chevrolet Impala Ignition Lock Cylinder Replacement”
This 1989 Cadillac Deville came in with the park / tail lights staying on. This is a fairly common problem on 1980’s and early 1990’s Cadillacs with Twilight Sentinel headlight systems. The Twilight sentinel module is located on the rear of the dash panel behind the headlight switch. The following picture is taken from the … Continue reading “1989 Cadillac Deville Park / Tail Lights Stay On”
This was not a particularly difficult problem but I thought it was interesting. Engine would die out on acceleration and felt like it was running out of fuel. Customer said it happened all of a sudden. Checked fuel pressure at service port located at rear of throttle body. Fuel pressure was at 5 – 6 … Continue reading “1985 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham Low Fuel Pressure”