20 Most Recent 1996 Chevrolet Camaro - Page 8 Questions & Answers

The head gasket location is under the cylinder head to get to it the intake manifold has to be removed,then the valve cover there the cylinder head comnes out, you have two cylinder heads one on the left and one to the right.

I don't belive there are on that engine .Although i could be wrong i don't have that manual in front of me. Pull one of the valve covers see if there are sloted studs and lock nuts on the valve side of the rocker arms. If not you have a stuck lifter. If so the adjustment would be 17 thousands for the ehxust and 15 for the intake but it needs to be done in sequence .Call the chevy dealer it has to be done correctly or you will start throughing rods through the hood. Im 90 %there not and its a lifter

CHeck and test cam and crank sensor; You will have to pinpoint what the engine is missing...- Spark- Fuel- CompressionAll three of these are tested when the engine is being cranked over. There are two way of checking for fuel. Fuel pressure and fuel trigger. Both are very important and must be present for the engine to start. Fuel pressure is self explanatory. You just hook up the gage and see what the reading is. Fuel trigger is check with a noid light. The injector gets unplugged and the noid light gets plugged in to the injector clip. With the engine cranking over, this light must blink. This is the signal to the injectors from the computer. You can have all the fuel pressure in the world, but it wont matter if the injector is not pulsing gas into the cylinder like it should.Compression tester, spark tester, fuel pressure gage and noid light are all accessible at your local auto store. All three tests play a very important part in diagnosing a no start condition. Be extremely careful when doing these tests.Hope this helps; also keep in mind that your feedback is important and I`ll appreciate your time and consideration if you leave some testimonial comment about this answer.Thank you for using FixYa, have a nice day.

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check the compression is that checks out check your spark plugs and alternator and ensure that the spark plug wires are in the correct fring order in the block and on the distributor

4-speed auto or 5-speed manual, and I believe there was a 6-speed manual that was only available on the 5.7L V8.

Try this Website for pricing. Car-parts.com is a multi-list for Salvage yards. They have complete contact info and prices, sometimes mileage, and sometimes grade the parts for quality.They ship to you or you can go to them. They often show a photo of the actual part you will get. You just put in a FREE parts request and their members Email the results to the Website and the Website displays it.I hope this helps you. You can usually read the Axle tab or your info is on the doorjam and include this for the correct gear ratio.

If your oil and coolant mix it means your head gasket is blown. If it is just an orange or beige paste that you are seeing in the coolant reservoir or radiator thats not oil.

Hello! A few necessary items to successful troubleshooting; What engine is in the vehicle and, since it's a 1996, it has OBDII diagnostics and a Check Engine Light...Is the light on?...If so do you have access to a scanner to find out what trouble code or codes are stored?...Lastly, have you checked for spark? Because your saying it doesn't "seem" to be getting spark...Hate to hit you with a lot of questions but without these particular pieces of information it would be difficult to narrow down...Please add any thing else that seems important...Awaiting your reply...Guru...Saailer I’m happy to help further over the phone at https://www.6ya.com/expert/david_6df67de3b14de867

Start out by checking for vacuum leaks.

The wrong fluid, like F type Ford transmission fluid would cause malfunctioning. But, I doubt that whoever changed the fluid made this mistake, because GM uses Dexron II or Dexron III fluid which is used in the majority of cars on the road. Did you have it flushed and refilled with fresh fluid, or was the filter changed at the same time? My local certified transmission shop recommends flushing and filling over the more conventional filter and fluid change, because it seems to get more clutch dust and sediment out that way. Good luck on your repair.

Replacing the Optispark Distributor is a real pain in this year and the LT1 engine.Here are the steps Remove accessory drive beltRemove air intake hose to engineRemove Radiator fans (unplug wiring harness first)Drain the cooling systemRemove water pump (unplug water temp sensor first, tie hoses back out the way)Remove Crankshaft balancer (you can get around the hub).Remove Optispark cap and the rotor, the remove the bolts that hold the distributor to the block Reverse to assemble.

Different states have different rules about this, call your local state office that runs the inspection program and ask them, in my state it is the Air resources board. If you just do it you may have to remove the pipes to pass smog inspection. You can never run true dual exhaust, you must retain the original catalytic converters, and on this car you have one main catalyst. You can however split the pipes out of the main catalyst and run duals that way, it will not improve performance very much but it helps.

There is a fill plug on the side if the transmission, you must get under the car to see it, it is a pipe threaded plug, it should be a 3/4 pipe plug, it will be either an Allen recessed head plug or a square drive standard pipe plug. To check the level pull the plug, put you pinkie finger in the hole, the transmission lube should be just below the threads of the plug in the transmission case. If the fluid needs to be topped off it uses ATF type DEXRON VI, (replaced all earlier DEXRON types) yes manual transmissions uses ATF also.

The fuel pump is inside the gas tank, to access the pump for replacement you must remove the gas tank from the car.

Sounds like a head gasket issue. Check the oil. If its gray in color you have a blown head gasket possibly.