Seat belts Thanx plenty for the advice in the brake system on the '93 olds cutlass cierra. I may have overlooked the need to have them turned and managed to complete the job myself. I now have a very strange problem due to the crazy inspection laws here. My olds failed because the front drivers belt did not fasten as securly as the inspector would have liked. He said I could remove a belt from the back seat and use it for the front only I cannot seem to get the existing front seat belt off. The rear was held on with a bolt but the front needs to come off using an alan wrench yet I can find no way to get it loose, I had thought that the alan wrench was needed to release a locking mechanism and I should be able to pull it off with no problem. I have thought and thought on this and am at loss once again. Any advice? jin

check the cable and shift linkage to and at the transmission

You would need to remove the instrument cluster to get to the back side where the bulbs are.

Change the Fuel Filter first, than check the Fuel Pump.

Your Vehicle Speed Sensor has failed and needs to be replaced.

Here is an example of the part at Autozone...
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/catalog/parts/partsShelf.jsp?categoryDisplayName=Engine+Management&fromType=parts&fromString=search&parentId=59-0&currentPage=1&filterByKeyWord=speed+sensor&isSearchByPartNumber=false&navValue=15900430&categoryNValue=15999999&fromWhere=&itemId=430-0&displayName=Vehicle+Speed+Sensor&searchText=speed+sensor

it is located in the gas tank

Behind the headlight, you should see the nylon bulb holder. Turn it counter clockwise, about a 1/4 turn, and it should come out. Pull the old bulb straight out, and replace it with the new one. Don't touch the glass part of the new bulb with bare fingers, or you'll be replacing it again. Use cotton gloves or a paper towel. Put the holder back in the headlight, turn it clockwise until it locks.

I'm not sure that they are an exact match, but the equivalent GM vehicles for the Cutlass Ciera were the Chevrolet Celebrity, the Buick Century, and the Pontiac 6000.

Yes, It will Work. Just make sure that the Place where you get the Belt will allow you to Return the Belt if it will not Fit. Sometimes you may need a Shorter or Longer Belt. Please Rate My Response! Thanks!

OK Jin, 1st I'd like to know if u know what kind of shape the brake pads are in, are they wearing evenly, (inner and outer, and both wheels) are they grinding metal on metal? If everything is wearing evenly, and u haven't gotten to the point of metal pads (brake lining worn off) grinding on the rotors, u can probably get away w/ just changing the pads, although to do a quality job, you should also remove the brake rotors, have them cut (ground down perfectly smooth and flat) by an auto shop (about $18 each in my area), and bleed the brake system to flush out the old fluid so u have new fluid in the system. You also may need calipers if break pads are not wearing evenly. Let me know condition of brake pads and other above questions, and I can give u more info. I'll be on the road tomorrow for 15+ hours tomorrow, so be patient for a reply! countrycurt0

Passenger seats are usually manually operated from a latch or bar under the front of the seat. the seat back should have a lever between the door and edge of seat to make adjustment pull up on lever push back on seatback.