The oil light being on indicates low or no oil pressure. Low oil pressure can be caused by: Engine is too low on oil. Oil filter is plugged up. Oil pump has failed. Oil pressure switch has failed. You should not run the engine until the oil pressure problem is solved, major engine damage may occur otherwise.
The tapping may be caused by the hydraulic valve lifters being out of oil.
A loud knocking noise may mean your engine bearings are already burned out.
The spark plug gap for a 1986 Chevy Celebrity with the 2.5L 4 cyl engine is .060".
Does your 1986 Chevy Celebrity have the 2.5L 4 cylinder engine or the 2.8L V6?
If it is a 2.8 it has 2
Open trunk and remove panel at rear, remove butterfly bolt and tail light assembly should pop out for accessibility to bulbs
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Replace the seat belt.
Please clarify your question as in front or rear axle.
On the V6 the ignition module is under the distributor cap.
There are two different steering wheels available for a 1986 Chevy Celebrity. One was the standard steering wheel, the other came on Eurosprt models. They are quite different so I need to know which one you have to answer your question.
The transmission oil goes in thru the dipstick tube.
On a 1986 Chevy Celebrity V6 the sensor that operates the gauge or temp light is on the head by the firewall at the rear of the engine. There is another temperature sensor on the water outlet. There is another temperature sensor that controls the cold start injector it is on the intake manifold next to the fuel rail. Fuel injected models only.
The fuse is in the fuse block and is the same fuse as the radio. The fuse block is under the dash on the right side of the steering column.