20 Most Recent 1996 Buick Riviera - Page 7 Questions & Answers

i would just follow the route of the ones on there. or just reroute the new lines and make sure they will not get pinched or ripped off

could be your motor mounts are bad or are going bad the rubber mounts weaken over time and when u shift the engine tilts farther then it should when it shifts from park to reverse or park to drive. Its also a good idea to check your transmission fluid level with the car running and pull out the dipstick. if the level is fine and ur ****** isnt slipping then its prolly not the ******.

SOUND LIKE IGNITION SWITCH KEYLOCK CYLINDER BROKEN.

could be a leaking fuel injector or fuel line.
dangerous to ignore.
Could be a charcoal filter that needs repair

There should be a belt diagram under the hood on your fan shrowd if not a repair manual. Good Luck

Hi John. The fuel pump is located inside of the fuel tank. You can try taking a rubber mallet and hitting the tank while someone tries to start it. Sometimes they get silt in them (it's 15 yrs old) and it's stopped working. The car may start while trying it and it'll give you a good indication as to if it is a pump problem.

sounds like ignition key cylinder is bad

The 1996 Buick Riviera SC has two belts. An inner and an outer belt. The outer belt is for the supercharger and the inner belt is the drive accessory belt. Rotate the tensioner pulley (idler) and remove the outer belt first. The do the same to remove the inner belt. Check all make pulleys and make sure they are free of any debris or oil.




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Route the belt according to the diagram above leaving the tensioner pulley for last and maintaining tension on the belt with your hand. Rotate the tensioner pulley enough to slip the belt on. Inspect your belt and make sure it on correctly before you start to put the outer belt on. Repeat these steps for the outer belt.

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Usually located in the fuse box on the drivers side. It will look like a little round silver tin can..........Hope this helps.

Bad clamp or hose, or even a crack in the elbow,, clean area with engine cleaner and post a better description

The fuel tank does not have to come out.Just go in the trunk and remove the spare tire and remove the trunk liner.You will see an oval towards the front of the trunk with about 5 bolts on it.Remove these bolts and then you will have access to the fuel pump.It is better if you drain the fuel or at least partially drain it so you don`t get it all over the vehicle.Remember fuel is very flameable,do not smoke or have any spark near fuel tank.Hope this helps and good luck.

It could be the intake gaskets, or it could be that the upper intake is starting to fail. Both are common problems. How fast are you losing coolant? If it's fast, then it may be the upper intake. Also, how many miles are on it, and has the upper intake been replaced before? It may be due for a new one.

Anyway, the procedure for doing the gaskets and for replacing the upper intake are exactly the same, except that if you replace the upper intake, you put on the new one instead of reinstalling the old one. I've done this with mkaake over a couple of days. There's a lot to remove and replace, but nothing that's especially hard to do. Have a service manual of some kind on hand, and do some serious research before you take it apart.

Parts you'll need:

1) Upper intake gasket set
2) Lower intake gasket set (make sure it's the new upgraded version, with metal inserts)
3) Plastic coolant elbow (it's under the alternator, and rarely comes off in one piece. It's also a dealer part, so if you're doing this on a Saturday and the dealer is closed... you get to wait until monday to put it back together - unless you get one ahead of time)
4) Fuel injector O-rings (might as well replace those while you've got them out anyway)
5) Carb/TB cleaner - several cans (you'll want to clean up the upper and lower intakes, and the TB while you've got them off)

That's all I can think of right now. I also don't know prices. Maybe someone else will have that info.

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