Chevy Astro

Engine diagrams can be used as guides when it comes times to making necessary changes. An engine diagram to a 1999 Chevy Astro Van can be found in its maintenance and repair manuals.

Just northeast of the starter fluid container

Check the steering arms, the tie rod ends, and the ball joints for wear. Any of these will cause the problem.

I assume you mean you want more than one keyless entry pendant to work the same van. If the pendants are the same make and type, it should be possible. Consult a local Chevy dealer.

You can find out from the manufacturer online how to program them. It has to do with the brand of remote control switch.I've done it before!! good luck

PVC is a type of plumbing pipe, not a valve on your engine. PCV valve would be connected on vaccum hose by intake. If you find it, remove and shake or look for little ball looking thing in bottom. If it makes rattling noise that is your PCV

the cost will vary, depending on whether you have a 4 cyl. or 6 cyl. engine (one head to do- vs. two heads on a V-6)

If you do much of the labour yourself and get a friend with a troque wrench to help, you should be able to do a 4 cyl. for as little as 400$ (that's even including Milling the head/new head bolts/and some new minor parts that are inexpensive and easier to replace once the head/throttle body/hoses are all unattacthed to do a head gasket job. You can probably get a 4 cyl. done for around 1000$ at a local garage(dealership will be around 1350$) A 6 cyl. done yourself should only be around 500$/local garage around $1100 and a dealership could be as high as 1650$. There are steps to make it cheaper i.e theehad might look okay and a friend or Mechanic might tell you that you do not need to mill the head (or check it for cracks- this depends on the severity of the ehead gasket ---bad leak or blow !!) The reason I know some of this is that I have been through it three times and have been able to keep the cost down by getting a friend's help, and once by doing almost 90% of it myself !!! p.s.-don't forget to get the intake manifold checked for cracks !! good luck!!!!!

1. EGR Valve should have been replaced or may need replacing due to carbon build up (if idling funny)

2. Fuel line inside Plenum my be cracked or brittle due to heat. If you smell fuel from inside cabin, this may be the cause. Not too bad of a fix

3. Engine block plug may be leaking from the rear of motor

4. Check alternator

5. Worn Idler arms may cause loose steering wheel.

6. Most likely the ac will not work through the vents and the rear. Cause, I don't know.

7. I bought a 1995 Astro for 1300 with 134K on the odometer...and I still feel like I got taken but if its in good condition and you plan to keep it for awhile then get it.

you must remove the taillight, interior from the right rear side, take the nuts off that hold the outside panel on that is over the track that the door rides on, on bolt the roller from the top and bottom of the door, slide the door backwards toward the rear and the door will come off with the center roller attached to the door. Good luck

If battery is ok
Check for loose or corroded battery cables
Check for broken ground wire
Engine seized?
Bad starter solenoid?
Blown fusable link?

Good idea to do so

On a 2004 Chevy Astro, the camshaft sensor is located in the front of the engine. It is on the left side of the timing cover behind the camshaft sensor.

The 2001 Mitsubishi Montero Sport 3.0 liter engine valve cover torque specification is 40 pounds. You do not want to over torque the valve cover bolts, as you may ruin the valve cover gasket.

It is in the fuse panel under the drivers side of the dash. There is one circuit breaker for the seats/locks. it is a 30 amp one. the other fuse/circuit breaker is the one for labeled cigar lighter. it is a 20 amp one. I believe it is fuse number 13.

read owners manual

The owner's manual says to use the sticker on engine's bay, the sticker on my astro 1986 is missing, and I know timing can be adjust because is lacking power and few others............there must be a place where we can get the right timing 12 degrees 20 degrees..................

Usually if the signal is blinking fast, it means there is a problem with the circuit. Usually this is caused by a lightbulb going out. They've engineered the cars to blink fast to let you know that the bulb might be out, since you usually can't see your own turn signals. I'd try replacing the rear taillight bulb first to see if that fixes the problem.

You'll have to take it to a dealership and ask to have a transmission flush. It used not to be possible to get ALL the fluid out unless the transmission was completely removed from the vehicle which could cause other problems if all the outer seals were not replaced.You could get most of it out by draining the pan and the Torque Converter. However, there is no longer a drain plug on most torque converters these days so a flush is just about the only way to do it with the transmission still in the vehicle. It is a fairly new procedure that is now possible thanks to the new flushing machine which hooks up to your cooling lines (the metal tubing that runs from your transmission to your radiator).

Hey Robert==I have been a mechanic for MANY years and as stated, the flushes havent been around very long. I have changed just 4-6 quarts of fluid for many years and have had no ill effects from just changing that much especially if it is done every 30,000 miles. This is MY 2 cents worth. Good luck, Joe

if disk brakes, u can install while on vehicle just knock out old lug bolts with a hammer and insert new ones in same place if drum brakes. u need to remove brake drum then the lugbolts can either be knocked out of axle all lug bolts have a fine spline on them and are little bit tapered the spline is to stop them turning when loosening or tightening lug nuts

I have found that usually the problem is the rollers freeze up on the door. You can take the door off by taking off the trim piece above the track with a phillip screwdriver. Take the door off by removing all the small bolts holding the 3 bracket arms connecting to the door. Clean and grease up the rollers, spray the tracks with WD-40. Reassemble. Done.

Should reset itself when fluid is added unless sensor is bad

Emission related vacuum routing can be found on a white sticker located in the engine compartment.

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take it to a garage!!

A 1995 safari van transmission does fit into a 1997 astro van

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