Car Electronics and Lights

The oxygen sensors in a 2005 Chevy Malibu are in the exhaust system. You'll find them at the end of the down pipes and behind the catalytic converter.

there's a tensioner fairly obvious on the left side of the engine. The tensioners often lose strength on these engines. they're about 15 bucks depending on where you go. loosen the bolt on the swingarm of the tensioner and remove the belt. Re route the belt the same way. When you retighten the bolt on the tensioner and it will bring the belt back to the correct tension.

If the battery light comes it could mean your alternator is not putting out enough volts to keep the battery charged. I would take it and get the charging system tested, they usually do it for free at AUtozone. If your handy with a voltage meter and know the wires to touch you can see what your alternator is putting out. But you won't be able to put a draw on the system the way they can at AZ. I suggest you take it there before you are left sitting stranded at night in the dark. That's not a good thing. If the battery light comes it could mean your alternator is not putting out enough volts to keep the battery charged. I would take it and get the charging system tested, they usually do it for free at AUtozone. If your handy with a voltage meter and know the wires to touch you can see what your alternator is putting out. But you won't be able to put a draw on the system the way they can at AZ. I suggest you take it there before you are left sitting stranded at night in the dark. That's not a good thing. It may be a simple thing like your belt is too loose slipping in the pulleys.

a speed sensor tells the vehicle computers how fast the vehicle is going, and also possibly operates the speedometer. If it is a wheel speed sensor it tells the anti-lock brake system how fast the individual wheel is turning and activates the anti-lock brakes in case of a skid.

Ohms is a measure of resistance. When the electricity passes into the speaker, some of it is 'resisted.' The ohms rating of the speaker is how much is resisted, and an indication of how much energy it takes to drive it - the higher the ohms rating, the more difficult it is to drive.

First you have locate the knob or the dial controls. This is what brightens the lights on your dashboard. Then you need to check the fuse that controls the dashboard lights. Most of the time the fuse needs a simple replacement.

generally starters are located by the transmission so they spin the vehicles flywheel and start the vehicle. so check around the tranny in the front

the starter is under the intake on the 2.4 liter. look between your valve cover and the firewall.easiest way to change it is pull your intake,mass airflow sensor,etc

I believe u can remove the air intake box and a couple of hoses and pull the starter out that way easier, but you will still have to get under the car to get to the starter to unbolt the it

in the fuse box either in the engime compartment or on the driver side under the dash near the door there is a fuse box also.

First, sheck if your fuse is working after that see if any of your sterio cables are touching and if they are separate them and put black tape and then pop your hood and see if the tail light fuse is working and if its no change it. that what i did and it work on mine.

I had all the lights on my dash go out and discovered it was the dimmer swith. The connection had become corroded and I was able to replace it with one from the local Pick-n-Pull for $2.99. My local parts store said it would be $102.50, not including tax, IF they could get it. Best of luck to you!

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The door sensor is an integral part of the door latch mechanism. The sensor cannot be replaced independent of the latch. A sensor appears on each of the four doors, as well as the tailgate. WD40 sprayed on the sensor sometimes frees it up (you must remove the interior door panels to access -- it's part of the latch and difficult to see because it's well hidden inside the door), but just as often, WD40 won't cure it. You can also remove the 15Amp fuse in position 14 in the box located beneath the driver's side of the dash. This will disable the interior lights as well as the running board lights (good), but it also disables the power windows (bad). This will, however, solve the problem of the lights remaining on after the doors are shut and running down your battery. The only true fix is the replace the affected latches. They sell for approx. $55 on the Web, and unless you're mechanically inclined, and very patient, you should have the dealer do it for you (expensive). Malfuntioning door sensors are a very common problem on Expeditions, Explorers and Windstars.

If you are having starting problems replace the starter solenoid switch attached to the short positive battery cable. Well, it could be the starter solenoid, but if you can wiggle the gear shift while turning the key and get it to start, it is definitely the neutral safety switch...oldest electrical gremlin in the book. Climb underneath and look for the linkage between the shifter and the transaxle. Have somebody move the shift (battery negative disconnected of course) to help you identify it. The switch in most front wheel drive vehicles is mounted on the transaxle and is identifiable by at least one electrical wire and the shift linkage as well as being obviously adjustable by loosening a bolt and rotating the switch. Be careful that you don't adjust it so that it will start in any gear except neutral or park. Adjust..test..adjust..test..etc. Jolly good fun.

A diode is made up of a P-Type and an N-Type semiconductor. P-Type has "missing" electrons (in a sense); N-Type has extra electrons (in a sense). This means that if you have current going through the two semiconductors from N-type into P-type, it should be easier than normal to apply the current because there is a potential difference between the N-type and P-type because of their relative "positivity" and "negativity". ...but if you reverse the voltage, then you are going against this potential difference and hence the voltage is impeded, resulting in a 0 current (in theory). This will only happen until the reverse voltage exceeds a threshold ampage, at which point the current will shoot up (in reverse).

passanger side near. open the door. it will be on the dashboard when you first open the door. a panel on the side of the dash should say fuse panle. look on the back of the panel and it should tell you which fuse is the one for the radio.

In normal residential use it is 20 Amps.

That depends on alot of things such as the wire insulation, ambient temperature, etc. Standard NM 12/2 (Romex or equivalent, which is likely what you are asking as it is the primary type used to wire residential) is rated for 20 amps, 14 gauge is 15 amps, 10 gauge is 30 amps.

Okay.....you lift your hood up and then reach near the head of the hood when you do feel for the headlight....then go and unscrew the headlight but be very careful not to toch the headlight or you will ruin the brightness or if you are too afraid to go to a shop and have them fix it

A CB radio is a wireless transceiver that operates on the frequency band called Citizen Band, CB. This band has been reserved for the public. In some countries license is required and in some countries no license is required to operate CB radio. The maximum power limit is 5 Watts. There are 40 channels around 27 MHz in this band.

Its very simple to bypass the parking brake on Kenwoods. All the parking brake wire is is a ground wire. So, all you need to do is take the parking brake wire and either ground it or join it to the ground wire on the harness by soldering or whatever you wanna do.

The SRS light flashing indicates there is a problem with the air bag system. It may or may not be functional. This is not a DIY repair. Take it to a professional.

There should be a switch located on the shaft that the brake pedal is attached to. Check the wiring and listen for a click when the brake is depressed. If everything seems okay, use a wire to jump across the two contacts and see if the brake lights go on. If this fails, then you have a broken wire somewhere in your brake light circuit. Good luck.

Not all 2000 saturns have been recalled or so Im told I have a 2000 Saturn ls2 that ignition just stopped suddenlly one day turned over and nothing (good thing I have remote start)but when trying to get it fixed with recall they said there were very few affected by recall;;;let me know if you come up with ANY solutions,,thanks

Dont replace it!!! Take it to Saturn - ITS FREE - WAS RECALLED, goto the dealer and I am almost sure they will do it free of charge.

You might want to check the fuse box in the engine compartment. My headlamps would turn off at random, sometimes while driving. I used to open the hood and shut it and they would come back on. Then I figured out that there was something loose at the fuse box in the engine compartment and jiggling the wires solved the problem for good.

You need to purchase a new motor. You can purchase one at a dealer, a parts store, or even a junk yard if you get lucky. If you don't know how to fix this yourself you should take it into the shop to have it done properly, and if you still have a warranty the dealership should be able to get you into their service department. Good luck.

There are two screws under the dashboard top plate, and two nuts at the windshild wiper post. That's only if you want to do it yourself. put 'masking' tape on both sides of you present wiper positions. About 2 hours. Care on the screws that hold the dash plate should be observed. It's plastic and fragile.

The relay that handles the turn signals is separate from the relay that handles the hazards.

Most likely you have a burned out turn signal relay. Most likely the relay is located in your fuse panel and is a very inexpensive item to replace.

turn signals and hazards have separate flasher cans both look the same and are generally in the fuse box replace the hazard flasher can. they cost about 2 dollars at auto store

HOUNDDAWG ADDS:

There may be a lamp with one of the turn signal elements burned out. If one is burned out turn signals may not work even though the lamp appears to be working when the lights are on.

Otherwise replace emergency flasher or possibly turn signal switch in steering wheel.

gaffer0118 adds:

I had the same problem on my 2003 Saturn L200. When I cycled the Hazard Signal/switch for about 30 seconds, both left and right turn signals once again worked!!