20 Most Recent 1997 Oldsmobile Regency Questions & Answers

most likely a failed flasher can or flasher control module

When did you last replace trans filter and fluid? Ever? Star with that if you haven't done it.

several possibilities. Todays gas is prone to gum up if not used up within a month or so, and if it does, it can cause the sender unit in the tank to stick. More likely, though, is a poor electrical connection, either in the dash cluster where the main harness plugs in, or in any one of the several connectors between the dash and the tank. The gauge itself can have a cracked wire, and older cars had an instrument cluster voltage regulator but I think they stopped doing that. Not much help I guess, but the idea is you must run some tests. When the gauge is not working, you can find the wire going to the sender and short it to ground. If the gauge rises the sender is probably the problem (unless the tank is empty, lol). If the gauge doesn't move, either it has failed or the power going to it has failed. Really simple circuit= 12+ to one side of gauge and other wire to sender which is a variable ground.

Well, if one of the tire balancing weights has been thrown off the tire, the tire will be imbalanced and that will show up when you drive the car. If not that then there is something seriously wrong with the front end of car. U can try putting the front tires on the rear. If that clears it up, at least you know it is not the front end and there is a tire balancing issue. If it still does it , better have that front end checked out asap.

This 3.8 V 6 is at back engine under alternator ,remove alternator to easy get there,is hard to put back with alternator on.

Top hose is input from the engine and bottom hose is output from the radiator. The engine heats up and the thermostat opens allowing coolant out of the engine through the top hose and into the radiator. The coolant flows down through the radiator out the bottom hose, into the water pump and back into the engine.

In plain site-- in front of the power brake booster-- on drivers side Been there on all left hand drive vehicles for 70 years

check the easy things first, air filter clean and no restriction on air getting to it,temperature staying normal on a run once warmed up(gauge dropping cold when driving indicates a thermostat stuck open),tyre pressures correct, alignment correct(see tyre edge wear to determine if out),no brake drag-wheels jacked off the ground should spin easily(auto trans in neutral-engine off-safely braced),sparkplugs worn or gap incorrect/ wrong grade, oxygen sensor faulty(will need to be checked by tech with a data reader), oil way past service due, timing out, if engine on carburettor(should be injected though)choke stuck closed. Just work through the easy steps first as they can all add up to fuel excess

Type: OBD PO171 That is how you look up codes Won't be flooding it is fuel injected That code won't cause a starting issue, just a slight lack of performance & some control over fuel trim

An employee of GM once told me that the security light will stay on solid instead of flashing if it's a TDM issue. http://vatspasslockpasskeysecurityhelp.yolasite.com/

An engine needs 3 essential things to operate;Spark,fuel,and compression.Determine if you are getting spark from your spark plugs,determine if you are getting fuel by smelling the spark plug center electrode for a fuel odor.compression can be tested by doing a leak down test in tune with each of the cylinders.good luck!

The fuel filter is under the car between the gas tank and the engine.I would check the fuel pump relay the next time it fails to start.

If the engine does not crank, and assuming the battery is charged and the security light is not on, the three most common problems are a faulty starter, neutral safety switch, or key switch.You would need to know if the starter has battery voltage when the key is in the start position the next time it will not crank.

Keep working it around till it can be removed. I recall some where you had to bend them a bit nearly to the point of breaking them before they could be removed.

loose engine/transmission mounts.

where the engine and transaxle are connected

sounds like a blend door problem. there might be a video online that will show how to repair that.

try reading up on it in your owners manual. i have a buick la saber the same way

YOU HAVE TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET YOUR CODES RESET TRY ADVANCE OR AUTOZONE FREE DEALERS 99OR YOUR ALTERNATOR WAS THE REAL ROBLEM AND IT IS NOT PUTTING CHARGE TO YOUR BATTERY STILL GO TO AUTO STORES THEY WILL NORMALLY CHECK THAT STUFF FREE OF CHARGE