Chrysler Sebring

I just did it myself last weekend. The parts (Distributor, Cap, Rotor, and new spark plug wires) cost right around $300. I would add $600 to $700 in labor to that. So total right around $1,000.

The 1998 Chrysler Sebring has a timing belt.

A stereo wiring diagram for a 1997 Chrysler Sebring can be found in its maintenance manual. It can also be found in its repair manual.

Most likely their is a short or an open in the wiring harness to the ECM

its under the dash on the passanger side, look for it next to the blower motor, it has 5 or 6 wires and is held into place by 2 small screws 8mm if I remember right, its a 15 min job

I have the 2.7 in '02 convertible. Remove plastic splash guard underneath the car. OP sender is BEHIND a metal heat shield on back side of engine. Three bolts remove it. I had to get the Haynes Repair Manual to find it. Good investment for a do-it yourselfer!

I just did this job on a 2005 Sebring. Not sure if the 2001 is the same or not, but if it is, you need to remove the control arm and have a shop remove the old ones and press in the news ones. Those things are pressed in there EXTREMELY tight. I tried to use a ball joint press on it while it was still in the car and it bent/ruined my ball joint press. Unfortunatley, removing the control arm is not easy either. The back part of the conrol are you have to drop the brace that connect the 2 subframes together, which there are brake lines attached etc... That job is a royal pain. If you can, just pay your local Chrysler dealer to fix it.

u need to use a volt meter and set t.p.sensor and adjust the cable unless u can flash comp.

Every car made since 1996 has OBD-II.

Please read the "On-board Diagnostics" article on Wikipedia.

All cars with OBD-II perform a test of the evaporative emissions system regularly.

Gasoline evaporates, and if the vapors are not captured and used, they will escape into the air, which is harmful to the environment and human health.

If the gas cap is not tightened enough, the car will fail it's own test. (generally, you will hear and feel a clicking when the torque limiter in the gas cap engages, indicating the cap is adequately tightened)

My advice is to tighten the gas cap adequately, clear the code, which will turn off the "check engine" light. (if you do not have the proper scan tool to do this, the code can be cleared by disconnecting the negative battery cable overnight, however you will lose presets such as the radio station presets and clock time, also your car will have to re-learn the necessary fuel trim, so it may feel slightly 'different' for a few days.

Any cracked vapor hose between the tank and engine will also cause this code.

it doesn't have one

Check your codes I had a similar problem and it was solved buy replacing the MAP sensor

Most leasing companies allow between 12k and 15k miles/year. The value will drop quicker when you go over the average number of miles per year (12k-15k).

Trouble code P1684 means: The battery has been disconnected within the last 50 starts

The abs light stays on when there is a failure. It can not be shut off until the problem is fixed. The trouble code in the computer is read with a scan tool.

The abs light stays on when there is a failure. It can not be shut off until the problem is fixed. The trouble code in the computer is read with a scan tool.

The water pump is inside the passenger side of the engine, driven by the timing belt or chain.

This could be a few different things.

Check the cooling fan wiring, check for bad relays, check your coolant temperature sensor. I'd lean towards a bad coolant temp sensor, but the other 2 items I mentioned are free to check and not too hard!

In the early 1996-1998~ Sebring Convertibles with the speakers above the passenger armrest the grills are simply removed with a thin screwdriver or butter knife. the Phillips head screws are revealed once the grille is removed. The wire from the head unit clips directly into the speaker, you either pry up or push on the tab that is holding it and pull back. You may want to either clip the connector off if you are not using OEM style speakers, or you may want to purchase an adapter for your new speakers. Replacement is the reverse of removal.

You may need to make the clips on the grille back into a point. One has a small hook that holds the opposite tab to make a point. If you cant get the grille back on the tabs have probably come apart and this simple procedure should allow you to reinstall the speaker grille.

It may, the drain holes are critical in sun roofs and all automobile doors.

I have a '98 and had to take a thin flat screwdriver and place it in between the metal rails that are underneath the doors that run along the whole side. There are maybe 4 slots where the rails come together. Mine were clogged with dirt and debris so poking the screwdriver up in between the rails released the water and it has not had an issue since.

You could start by reading the owners manual if you have one. If not, insert a small diameter rod (a ball point pen tip works fine) into the small buttons on the right side of the clock display labeled H to change the hour and M to change the minute.

The bell housing is the part of the transmission case that bolts to the engine.

"Pull the trunk liner? If so, what a poor design! " I just did it yesterday. The tools needed are a flathead screwdriver and pliers. Surprise, pulling the trunk liner IS what you need to do. When you remove the push pin properly you can reuse it to put the trunk liner back. You should see three plastic wing nuts and the harness connection to the tail light assembly. You need to remove these to take out the assembly. When you do be sure not to remove the other wiring. The socket for the bulb needs to be turned about 60 degrees and it should come right out. Take out the old bulb and put the new one in. The store sold me a packet of dielectric to put on the terminals to help protect them. (It was $1.00 so why not?) Replace the bulb socket in reverse to the way you took it off. Replace the assembly as it was originally in. Put on the wing nuts and reconnect the harness. Replace the liner and you're done.

facing the front of the vehicle with hood up, it can be found to your right just inside radiator housing.

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* Heater core leaking? * Evaporator drain plugged? * Windshield seal? * Door seal? * Water backed up from clogged drain holes