go inside the trunk unbolt the top. go under the car and unbolt the bottom bolts. FYI, the 04-and up GTO shocks are a simple bolt on for an upgrade, I used the KYB gr2's. stiffer ride however, means loosing the auto leveling.

If it cranks but doesnt start it could be your fuel pump relay or your fuel pump could be bad.

The Cadillac Catera, while a beautiful car, suffers from listed "recall" issues regarding failed bearings in their DOHC timing belt tensioners. (There are two) The L81 V-6 engine designed (used in this car as a 3.0, and 3.2 liter offerings) suffered of this mostly because the valve to piston clearance is "crush" configuration so that when the belt slipped or broke, the engine was damaged. (Holes being punched through a piston or bending a valve, thereby cracking a head) They are a distributor less engine, so the problems you are having could be indicative of bad spark plugs or wires, fuel filter flow, (dirty fuel filter) or regrettably, a stretched or worn timing belt/ tensioners. It would be advisable for you to take it to the dealer to have them check to see if it was part of the recall, or to your local mechanic for repairs. Other issues like the failing of sensors or the computer modual are beyond the scope of a "Shade tree mechanic" so it isn't recommended that you attempt to make these repairs yourself.

at the top behind brake pedal, don't remove the lower switch it for the cruise control

The S button on top of the gear shifter stands for sport mode. it makes the car shift smother in faster take off

on the driver side between the dip stick an oil cap under the head gasket it might be easy to acess enter threw the wheel whale

The marks should be on the timing cover, there should be 4 grooves on the timing cover at the top, 2 on each side, then you align the cam gears with the marks. Make sure the numbers on the gears are in their respective places- 1,2,3,4.

The rear metal timing belt cover has a notch behind each of the camshafts. Use these notches to put the mark on the camshaft gear starting from passenger side with the #1 on the camshaft gear, then 2,3, & 4 in order. On the crankshaft you must remove the 6 bolt holding the pulley and remove pulley so that you may access the mark on the bottom gear. One you locate that mark that one should be aligned at 6 o'clock position with a recess on the front right underneath that gear. At this point cylinder #1 is at top dead center. If you had removed the timing Gears, Install the gear so the alignment pin on the cam is in the correct, numbered alignment slot on the cam gear, to prevent a 180 degree out cam timing.

If you are refering to control of the blower moter, defroster, heater controls, everything related to climate control. It is in the top portion of the central trim section that surrounds the radio, its called the ECM.

Your oil cooler is leaking, Caddy dealer quoted $2500 to completely repair, (they recommend new hoses when this happens). i got the parts on eBay for about $400, get the complete kit, and it is a semi-advanced repair. the oil cooler is located in the bottom of the V in your engine, so you'll be taking lots of parts off, and remember to mark all your vacuum lines.

On my 97, I had to take the inside trunk cover off. It's held on by plastic buttons.
Remove all buttons, you can get a fork tool at any parts store. They pry out. You will use these to reassemble save. Remove the cover boxes for the turn signal lights. Remove pull strap.

Once you have the cover off, there are holes in the trunk, look for long threaded small bolts, they will line up with the light assembly. Im not sure what size the nuts are, but a deep well socket works best to remove all the nuts. The light may require a bit of persuasion to get out. Remove light, find power plug, carefully disconnect, take note of how power plug comes out. Once light is out, clean the dirt away from where it was seated.

I unplugged the old light and tested the new one before I took it out.

Install new light. Make sure you have it right side up. Thread nuts on by hand if possible, then use ratchet. Careful not to over tighten. When putting the plastic buttons back in, start them with your thumb, then I used a rubber mallet to seat them back in.

It's not very hard to do. When removing the nuts, be careful not to drop them. It's almost impossible to get em out of the trunk recesses.
Time needed is maybe 1 hour.

Tools: small ratchet, 6 or 7 mm deep well socket, fork tool. I used the one I bought, then returned it after I finished. Just tell em you didn't need it.

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I don't think so. Mine only holds just over 12 gallons. In fact that is one of the original complaints that reviews gave the Catera, too small of a gas tank.

On the drivers side low on the motor and to the rear. It is the only wire in that area. It is held on by a single bolt. Len On the drivers side low on the motor and to the rear. It is the only wire in that area.

So far no one answers this question because you can't explain the steps in one page. If you want to do it by yourself, buy the service manual. Or have a mechanic to do the job.

22 military time is the equivalent of 10 pm.

it is located under the engine It is located on the driver side of the car, in the engine block, Lift the car and safely support the vehicle. Slide under the car behind the driver side wheel. You can see it with 1 mounting bolt, its located near the base of the engine block next to the oil filter. It is very difficult to remove because the wire runs so tightly between the exhaust pipe.

The fuse is second from left in fuse bank under panel under steering wheel. There's also a fog lamp realy I bougth from NAPA but haven't yet found (it's not shown in owner's manual.) I've also read the muti-function relay way up under dash by drivers side far left air vent, may have somethiing to do with fog lights.

The thermostat is under the fuel injection which needed to come out. I also have the intake out and still haven't figured how to get to the thermostat. your in the right track you also have to take the fuel rail and the lower intake off then you also have to take the timing cover and the camshaft sprokets of to get to the rear timing cover take the rear timing cover off then you will see the thermostat housing sitting right on top the block between both cylinder heads

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No the cts- v has a six lug rim.

There is no dipstick to check the transmission fluid on a 1998 Cadillac Catera. It can be checked by opening the fill plug on the side of the transmission. If you are at that point you might as well change the fluid if you have over 70000 miles.

I had the same problem with my 98 cadillac catera. I was told to manually open the door with the key and it should should off. Mine works on occasion. So when you go to open your door and the alarm goes off shut the door lock it and then unlock it manually again.

the fuel pump relay goes in the motor comartment fuse block located next to the batery, the relay #20 should be, or in other words, most of the time you find 2 purple relays, one on the left is the main relay, the one in the right is the fuel pump relay ( from the driver side point of wiew facing the motor), you can pry it open and make the pwer contact manually and disconnect the filter and see if you have gas coming from the gas line. that will make a quick diagnose,ha ha ha ha. Reddragon

The oil pressure light is on due to the fact that there is no pressure from the oil, fill it up, and if that does not fix it, check for faulty wiring. P.S. There is no such thing as "Blinker Fluid."

it's under the steering wheel, just push the button under your steering wheel , and you'll see your fuse center ,about 20 fuses with different forms.