20 Most Recent 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera - Page 5 Questions & Answers

I can elaborate on this also. I have a 1992 Oldsmobile Ciera with 157k miles.

The blower motor had been losing it's bearings for a while and really lost them about a week ago. I bought a new blower motor; installed it (which can be done by loosening the power steering assembly by removing a couple lower bolts underneath the power steering resevoir. One is a "double hex bolt" which a nut, then 3 ground wires, then another hex head which will remove this bolt.) Also you need to remove a stabilizer bar the is connecting between the p/s pump and the rear cylinder head. Removing these bolts should allow the power steering assembly to be moved toward the front of the car, giving enough clearance to remove the blower motor.

We installed the new blower motor, tested it, it worked, but the relay started clicking like crazy. It was the second relay from the left on my car; you can tell which one is for the blower motor by lookign at the color of the wire going into the blower motor and looking beneath the relay panel for the same colored wire (on my car it was purple).

We put it all back together, went to test it again and it wasnt working. We then went and bought a new relay, which restored the blower to working condition. 2 minutes after we left again, it blew the relay. We then exchanged the obviously faulty blower motor, and purchased a new relay, and the car was restored to 100% functional.


In this person's case, it sounds like they just need a relay, but I just wanted to elaborate to help get this information more readily available. I feel like it would have helped me if I had it before I tried this repair. (which we got down to about a 15 minute job after the 3 times we had to do it)

Are you sure you replaced the speed sensor in the transmission ?You could try unplugging the sensor to see if that affects the engine speed.It sounds like you disconnected a vac hose or a wiring harness some where. A large vac leak would cause the engine to rev high and so could a wiring problem.

the filter on fuel pump might be clogged as well or fuel pump needs replaced

Have you been adding a little more antifreeze recently if so check the floor on the pass. side,if it is wet your heater core is leaking.That will also cause the excess moisture on the inside mostly on the winshield.

Hello,

The crankshaft position sensor on a 1989 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera is located inside the engine compartment. On the Ciera's bottom of the engine block is the oil pan. The crankshaft sensor is on the side of the oil pan.

Take care.

sounds like a timing chain or timing belt if i had to guess,but unless you are a car buff something that old is not worth repairing.

I would check the camshaft sensor.

You can ohm them out that is one check and the only other thing you can do is check the spray pattern. What is the problem?

Did you test the components before you replaced them ?Have you checked the fuel pressure at the injectors ?Did you replace the fuel filter when you replaced the pump ?Is the check engine light on ?

Could be a spark knock due to bad gas or a problem with the ignition timing, or an internal engine knock from a piston or rod bearing.

Take it out and inspect the plastic gear,if good replace sensor

Working on Mom's car for three days now I've just about pulled all my hair out ! The dam thing would bog as i tried to accelerate over 700 RPM. We replaced the MAP,TPS,FUELPUMP,and i ohm-ed out everything under the hood, and then i found it!! The CRANK POSITION SENSOR had cracks around the base of the sensor and had oil seeping out.Check out pic.I hope this could be of some help...

Could be the master switch in the driver's door, a fuse or relay.

If it cranks but won't start, you will need to find out if it has no spark to the plugs or no fuel to the injectors.

FRAME RAIL BY PASSENGER REAR DOOR OR BY THE FRONT OR THE TANK