This 2006 Pontiac G6 came in with the SES light on and code P0449 stored. There was also a symptom code of 00 present. The canister vent solenoid is located at the right rear of the fuel tank. On the top side. You can barely see the red connector with the blue retainer. Click on … Continue reading “2006 Pontiac G6, P0449”
I had already replaced the fuel pump in this 2003 Pontiac Grand Am and while I was letting it run, I decided to check the amperage draw of the new fuel pump. I had already installed a fused jumper wire so I had easy access to connect my low amp probe. The picture above reads … Continue reading “2003 Pontiac Grand Am, Fuel Pump Test”
This 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with a faulty coolant level sensor. The radiator was full of coolant, the light was on and it would go off when the sensor is disconnected. The sensor is in a pretty difficult place to access for replacement but there is a trick. The sensor is the grey … Continue reading “2002 Pontiac Grand Prix, Changing The Low Coolant Sensor”
This 1998 Pontiac Grand Am Gt with a 3.1 Liter V6 came in with a surging idle and service engine soon light on. I checked codes and found a code P0171 stored for Fuel Trim System Lean. Sounds like a vacuum leak to me. I tested with propane and found that by adding fuel near … Continue reading “1998 Pontiac Grand AM GT, P0171”
This 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix came in with the Service Engine Soon Light on (SES) and a code P0125. The code refers to an engine coolant temperature excessive time to enter closed loop fuel control fault. Simply put the engine did not come up to operating temperature as quick as the computer thought it should. … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Grand Prix Code P0125”
2001 Pontiac Grand Am with 2.4 liter engine was brought in with the SES light on and a complaint of tip in acceleration problem and rough idle. The codes that were stored were P0105 for a MAP sensor malfunction, P0172 for a system rich fault and P0300 for a general misfire fault. I opened the … Continue reading “2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Codes P0105, P0172 and P0300”
A customer friend called and asked if I knew a trick to changing the serpentine belt on his car. I told him to bring it by and we would look at it. The belt is inter weaved with the front engine mount and we found it requires removal of a spacer . The spacer is … Continue reading “1999 Pontiac Bonneville, Changing The Serpentine Belt”