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Oldsmobile Silhouette

The Oldsmobile Silhouette was a minivan built by General Motors from 1990 to 2004. Offered in 3-door or 4-door minivan, its second-generation model was powered by a 3.4 L V6 engine and featured 4-speed 4T65-E automatic transmission.

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How do you change a windshield wiper on a 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette?

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Turn engine off while wipers are in mid swipe. Then you can access it. Depress clip at center of blade and pull down. It will slide right off. Or...go to your nearest Auto Zone / Advanced Auto, when you buy it they will come out and put it on for free.

How do you change the fog light in a 2001 Silhouette?

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try changing the fuses for the blower or maybe the motor blower itself or the blower resistor.....................

How do you replace oxygen sensors on 2000 olds silhouette?

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There are four Oxygen sensors for this vehicle. There are two before and two after the catalytic converter. One each on the left and right side of the engine as you face the front of the vehicle as if you are sitting in the driver's seat. I have a 1998 Infiniti QX4 which is the same engine type as the 1999 Infiniti QX4.

Items needed:

1) 4 Oxygen Sensors: Best to get the direct fit version This is the simplest so you do not cut and splice wires which may be confusing if you are a do it yourselfer as well as not to have any bad connections. You can obtain the part from an auto parts store or on line, as I did. If you order on line pay attention to obtaining the four correct parts (2 before left and right) and (2 after left and right) of the catalytic converter. The cost of the sensors range from around $165 to $280. Some manufactures include the wire clips so read what it comes with. Do not remove the sensors from the boxes, like a kid with a new toy, as you will need to know which part goes were later. Your order form or sales part form may let you know what part number goes where. If this is not the case, for you, when you remove the part from the vehicle measure the length of cable and compare the electrical connections shape and match them.

2) Rent at your local parts store an Oxygen Sensor socket kit. Which consist of 3 tools. You will need two of the three tools. Cost is a down payment of $10 - $20 which is usually returned when you give back the tools. You can buy the kit for around $25.00.

3) Packet of Wire Ties 4 inches in length and about 1/8 inch wide if the clips were not included with your sensors. I found that I needed the ties anyway.

4) Socket set with a flexible ratchet head, pliers, wire cutter, (#10, #11, #12) small open and box end wrenches and a large flat bladed screw driver.

5) A wire coat hanger that will be destroyed.

6) Flash light as needed

Procedure:

Disconnect Battery, set brake to prevent car rolling.

Remove and replace one sensor at a time. Unfortunately there is not much room behind the engine and the cab just do your best and take your time.

Start with the easiest: Remove the passenger side before catalytic converter sensor. Find the sensor, it is in plain view; follow the wire to the connection location at the passenger side top of engine. All four of the connections are within 4 inches of each other on the passenger side top of engine.

There is a clip on the under side of the connector. Pull down gently, just a little, on the clip while sliding the connector that is part of the wiring harness away from the connector (toward front of engine). It should come off easily. Once off jiggle and slide forward (toward front of engine) the sensor connector off a metal tab.

Now follow the disconnected connector and wire to the wire clip that holds the sensor wire to a secured attachment point. Use the pliers and flat bladed screw driver to remove the clip from the attachment point.

Use your rented Oxygen Sensor socket and flexible head ratchet to remove the Oxygen sensor. (Remember lefty loosy, righty tighty).

Replace with the new sensor, fish the wire and connector following the same route it came out of. Slide the new connector on the metal tab and push the connector that is attached to the wiring harness onto the new connector until you feel or hear a click. Connect the wire clip onto the wire and then on the attachment point. If you do not have clips use the wire ties until firm and clip off the excess.

Second (Harder) but on the same side: Remove and replace the passenger side after catalytic converter sensor using the same procedure as above. You will need the second tool that came with the rental kit as there is not room for the large socket. This is where you will need the hanger to fish the new connector up from under the vehicle. Be careful not to pull too hard and disconnect the wires from the connector. I could not remove one of the wire ties that is above the exhaust so I had to clip the old sensor wire and use wire ties to secure the new sensor wire to the old portion of the wire as high as possible away from anything hot.

Third (Easy): Remove and replace driver's side after catalytic converter sensor using the second method. There is more room and two clips where I used the flat bladed screw driver and pliers. This electrical connection is a few inches away from the first pair. Just follow the wire from the old of course.

Fourth (HARD or What a Pain!): You will be removing and replacing the driver's side before catalytic converter sensor. You will need two hands for this and there is very little room from the dip stick area. Remove dip stick, remove rubber breather tubing from one connection point (hard to describe location but it is just above dip stick tube). You may need to unclip the acceleration cable from its three holding clips. Put a rag or cloth over the dip stick tube so you don't cut your self. That will be the area that your left hand will go down to the sensor (it is very tight). Next to the wheel wall and the cab wall is an electrical sensor. Remove the two bolts connecting this to the wall with the number 10 and 12 wrenches. Push the sensor out of the way. Fish your socket and flex wrench down this hole (next to the cab wall) with your right arm. Remove the old oxygen sensor. You may need to use your left hand down that tight area. Be very careful not to cut yourself at the dip stick tube is sharp. Replace with the new sensor and follow all the procedures above. Reconnect electrical sensor that was next to the cab wall, reclip the acceleration cable if removed, replace dip stick, and reconnect rubber breather tube.

Reconnect Battery and pick up tools. Total time is about 2 to 2.5 hours. Start vehicle.

Disclaimer: I take no responsibility if this procedure does not work for you or any damage to your vehicle. It is best to consult with a professional mechanic or purchase a repair manual. As a DIYer this method worked for me I hope it works for you.

What code unlocks the radio for a 2000 Oldsmobile silhouette?

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Enter your secret code as follows; pause no more than 15 seconds between steps:

1. Turn the ignition on. LOC will appear on the display.

2. Press MN and 000 will appear on the display.

3. Press MN again to make the last two digits agree with your secret code.

4. Press HR to make the first two digits agree with your secret code.

5. Press AM-FM after you have confirmed that the code matches the secret code you have previously written down. The display will show SEC, indicating is now operable and secure.

If you enter the wrong code eight times, INOP will appear on the display. If this happens you have to leave the ignition on for at least an hour and at that point it will give you three more tries.

If the code is lost or forgotten you have to contact the dealer to have them reset it for you.

My source was my owner's manual. If you have yours it should be on page 3-23

Where is the fuel pump on a 2003 oldsmobile silhouette?

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In the fuel tank. You have to drop the tank to access it.

How do you replace the thermostat on the olds mobile silhouette your low coolant warning light turns even though its still full?

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Your thermostat has nothing to do with your coolant light. Your thermostat, if bad, would make your van run extremely hot, or not heat up at all. Your coolant light is probably a bad sending unit or ground.

How do you unstick a seat belt on a 1995 Oldsmobile Silhouette?

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I did this yesterday on my 1997 Oldsmobile Silhouette. My seat belt was twisted on the seat belt mechanism on the passenger side of the vehicle so I did the following. Open front passenger door and sliding door. Peel back the seal around the door frame sufficient to expose the trim that covers the seat belt mechanism. Remove the trim piece that is on the passenger side floor. (This would be the piece that the door covers when the door is closed.) Using a slotted prybar (like a screwdriver with a forked tounge), I pried the body mount fasteners of the floor trim away from the body. I removed the floor trim on the passenger side and raised it just enough on the sliding door side to be able to free the seat belt trim covering. I then peeled back the trim that covers the seat belt mechanism. This requires a little maneuvering as there are body tabs that go under the trim piece at the top. Once the seat belt mechanism trim was released, I had access to the seat belt device. The seat belt is held in by one bolt that has a Star slot. I used a star slot driver and a 3/8" ratchet with a small extension to access that bolt. I needed a breaker bar with a good amount of force to free the bolt. Once freed, I was able to ratchet it out. Once the bolt was removed, the mechanism could be unhooked from the body of the van. Using a screwdriver I was able to hold back the release latch and pull the strap until I reached the point where the belt had been crossed. I straightened out the belt and returned the mechanism to the body of the van and then installed the star bolt. I reassembled the trim and restored the door seals to their former position. Questions may be directed to massauto@earthlink.net

Intermittent wipers dont work 03' silhouette They work on high speed no other speed will work As soon as I take it off of the high speed the wipers will stop and not park Fuse is fine help?

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The wiper motor can be replaced reasonably easy, however your particular problem is usually caused by the circuit board that controls the wiper motor and the delay cycles, retraction, etc. The board is also quite cheaper than the entire wiper motor. It is also called a wiper pulse or relay board and can be found online from around $25 and up. The electronic board plugs into the wiper motor, and the electric cable plugs into the circuit board.

1998 Silhouette sometimes sputters at 1500-2000 RPM what could be wrong?

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I/m expecting poor fuel mileage as well, cud knock sensor be bad? causing engine to choke at low RPM?

How do you reset computer in 2002 Oldsmobile Silhouette?

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try to start it turn switch off and back on and leave the switch on for 10 mins. try to start again and turn the switch off and back on for another 10 mins.try to start again turn the switch off and back on for another 10 mins.this should reset the computer and it should start

How much oil does a 2000 silhouette need?

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First of all, the best place to check is your owner's manual. It will depend on the size of the engine in said Silhouette. If it is a four cylinder, it should hold around 4 quarts, and if it's a six cylinder engine it should hold about 5 quarts.

Olds Silhouette is overheating but there is no heat coming from the heater A repair person says the head gasket is leaking but would that would explain the lack of heat?

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Our 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette was doing the same thing plus we'd get low coolant indicators every 3 or 4 weeks. I went nuts almost trying to find the leaking coolant. It turned out that it was misting it's way out of the intake manifold gasket located on the top of the engine on the drivers side. You might see a small puddle of coolant on top of the block. Apparently it's a common issue with those engines.

What does a tune up consist of for a 2001 Oldsmobile Silhouette?

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A tune up (minor) consists of replacing the spark plugs. A major tune up would be spark plugs, plug wires, airfilter, fuel filter, PCV valve. oil change, and throttle body cleaning with a fue injection cleaning. Depends on how far you want to go with the tune up.

1994 silhouette how to open the rear hatch handle broken off badly is there an inside release?

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You have to open the door and remove the panel to access it from the inside. When mine broke off (unbelievably common occurance) I used a pair of needle nose pliers on the outside latch pushing outward on the arms not squeezing. With the pliers I was able to turn the latch with the key in it to pop the door open. With the door open you can remove the panel to replace the cylinder. Make sure you pick-up the replacement cylinder first so you don't have to keep doing this because eventually the white metal the switch is made of will chip off so much you cant get a grip with the pliers! The new cylinder is about $35 at a dealer. If your lock tumbler is intact you can insert it in the new latch without the trouble/expense of having it rekeyed to match your existing keys.

How do you install a drivers side power window switch on a 2000 olds silhouette?

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it is actually quite simple. pop out the switch, unplug the wires that plug into the bottom side of the switch and then plug the wires into the new one and pop the switch right back in.

How do you Reset the driver information center on a 2001 silhouette?

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Press both buttons on the "driver information center" at the same time. That should reset it for you.