Pontiac Grand Am

For the Passlock 2 system, put the key in the ignition and turn the engine over (the car should not start, if it did you are done), turn the key to the ON position, let it set for 10 min. The security light should be flashing. After 10 min. the security light should stop flashing the car is ready to learn the new key value. Turn the key off, wait 5 seconds, and then try to start the car.

If this engine is fuel injected, there is a strong possibility that the fuel injectors have become plugged by the fine sediment that accumulates in the bottom of a gas tank. Running a fuel injected motor out of gas can be a very expensive mistake, as the injectors have to be removed by a mechanic and cleaned if they have become fouled. A reputable garage will charge 250 to 300 dollars to perform this procedure.

Ya mine does that also every time I drive. NOTE TO SELF: NEVER BUY AMERICAN TRASH AGAIN!!!

There is no easy answer to this. It all depends on how well the car has been taken care of. Each one will be different.

here is a best case chart.

Fuel Type Regular

MPG (city) 22

MPG (highway) 32

MPG (combined) 26

just behind the right front wheel ( passengers side)

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why does the coolant only leak when engine is off on my 1999 grand am?

Could be a bad Mass Air Flow sensor. About a three hundred dollar part. When The MAF sensor goes bad, the car will crawl when accelerating. The unit is in between the main fuel injection assembly and the air filter. The air filter hose feeds directly into the MAF sensor.

hit it with a hammer on the front out side edge it should just come loose

When you say not start, do you mean doesn't crank or does nothing when the key is turned? BClear. I have a 95 that did that and it ended up being the cam sensor. After it stalled I would have to wait a few and then it would start right back up.

So buy a bumper sticker that says "horn broke,watch for finger"

To let the back seat down on a 1999 Pontiac Grand AM, you have to open the trunk and pull the release straps located at the top of the back of the seat. By pulling these straps and slightly pushing the back of the seat they will go forward.

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About 90% of the time, I've traced this problem to a leaking windshield. I've also traced it to a leaking door seals. Best way to find out would be get out the garden hose and gently have water run down the windshield and the driver side door from the roof area while having someone watch inside with a flashlight. After a few minutes, the source should become apparant. Hope you find your problem.

Firing Order of six cylinder, four cylinder, and other kinds of engines: ----------------- The firing order for four cylinder engines where the cylinders are in-line is 1243 or 1342. Those are the only two possibilities I've ever found for inline four cylinder engines. In practice, it's almost always 1342, except for Ford engines which are 1243. For inline six cylinder engines, it's typical to have a firing order of 153624. Other combinations are possible. But if you get stuck, you can eliminate various combinations that it can't be. For example, with the basic four cylinder, the order has to be of the form inner cylinder, outer cylinder. That's why it can't be 1234. At some point cylinder 1 will fire, and the next one must be either 2 or 3, since it can't be 4. If the next one is 2, the one after that is 4, leaving 3 as the last. The only other order being 1 and then 3, meaning that it would then have to be 1,3,4,2. So, only two possibilities; 1243 and 1342. This is good logic, but remember that it only really applies to basic inline engines typical of the type where the crankshaft is only supported at the ends. With six cylinder engines it's a bit more complex, but 123456 is out, except for some V6 engines. In fact anything with 34 or 43 in it is out, as both middle cylinders would fire sequentially. See, engine firing order has to be arranged so it is as smooth as possible, spreading out the load. The business of load-spreading is not as simple as that, however, as there are resonance and other dynamic factors which have to be considered. Also, if the crankshaft as several bearings along its length, this improves the stress handling and makes the firing order less important relatively. A special note: "in-line" means the cylinders are all in a row. For other configurations of cylinders, for example a flat four, boxer, or V type engine, the rules are different! I am reliably informed that Porsche/VW flat 4 engines have a firing order of 1432. This can still make sense, because the engine is arranged as two pairs of opposing cylinders, so the criteria for engine load balancing are quite different. As with many things, this whole situation becomes much more complex when the field is expanded to include a wider variety of different engine configurations. V6, V8, flat 6, flat 12, delta, boxer, V at 180 degrees. In addition to the extra complexity of higher numbers of cylinders, there's also the fact that larger engine configurations have a variety of different cylinder numbering systems too! Right, so to sum it up so far: four cylinder inline engines are always 1342 or 1243. If it's Ford then it's assumed to be 1243 and if not then 1342. Flat four engines are different. Six cylinder engines have been found to sometimes be 153624, but there are other possibilities which are valid. Good sense prevailing, you can eliminate some of the possibilities. I hope some of this helps! More ODD firing order possibilities: Well what about the firing order for a three cylinder engine? It has to be 123 or 132. Those are the only possibilities. Two cylinder engines? There would only by one possibility, as the cylinders would have to fire alternately. Incidentally, a firing order MUST include all the cylinders exactly once. And, it's reasonable to number the engine cylinders from 1 to n, however many cylinders there may be, and as no cylinder may be missed out, it is usual to include cylinder 1 first. If you know of any specific exceptions to the "1 first" convention I'd be interested to know. So why not 1234 on a basic engine? Quite simply that would not be a good firing order. If you were designing an engine, there would be better choices you could make. How about five cylinder firing order? It would have to be something like 14253 or 13524. The more cylinders, the more possibilities. Plus, with different cylinder arrangements and cylinder numbering systems, a greater range of possibilities exist. If you're looking at this page trying to work out what order to put the spark plug leads back on to your engine or some similar technical problem, here are a few extra items which might help: * Engine cylinders are usually numbered from front to rear. That's "front of the engine" rather than "front of the vehicle". * On engines which have an electric spark plug ignition system with a distributor cap, you can sometimes see cylinder numbers mentioned inside/on the distributor cap. * Technical workshop manuals for the specific engine are the best source of information for finding the firing order. Also, little booklets called "driver's handbook" sometimes give the engine firing order and other data specifications. Suljer Virginia Beach, VA

Remove the plastic 2 piece shroud around steering column so as to gain access to the housing the tumbler sits in. Find three Phillips screws to remove in holes in the lower piece.

Turn the ignition key to the Run position. Insert a small tip screwdriver in the access hole on the bottom of the housing to push the spring-loaded tab which will free the tumbler so you can simply pull the tumbler out with the key.

Installation is the reverse. Be sure tumbler with key inserted is set to the Run position.

Depress spring-loaded tab, insert tumbler into housing hole with tab down. All the way in,

turn key to the Lock (off position).

A bad ground wire or wrong size wire could be your problem

Did you ever try replacing the plug wires with a good set. Cheep wires will make the coil get to hot. Will also burn up your distributer cap and rotor. Any time you use high performance parts all related parts should be high performance also. This is a fact cheep parts will prematurly ware out other parts.

I'll have to answer my own question here for future readers. Turns out these cars are notorious for having the ignition module (under the coil packs) go out when the battery is drained and re-charged/jumped. I replaced mine with one from the junk yard and the car fired right up. I'm also finding out the harmonic balancer is bad. Car sounds like it has rods knocking, when all it is is the balancer rattling. Another trip to the bone yard.

Check out the following website. I think this is a for a 4 door. http://www.grandprix.net/upgrades/doorpanel.html Hope this helps. "G"

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It cannot be stated exactly but certainly oil lamps were used in ancient times, so many thousands of years.

on the bottom of the steering column there is a small rectangular plastic plug that pops out (small flat screw driver works good) pop this cover off and there is a button inside. hold that button in and it unlocks the ignition allowing you to get your key out. (the button pushes in toward the cab of the car) hope this helps

your problem is one that i have encountered numerous times, you need to replace key cylinder with key, cylinder has a microchip in it with two very thin wires coming out of it (something like 30 gauge or 35,very thin) wires usually break because of constant movement, causing open circuit and computer system not acknowledging correct key used due to vehicle pass-lock II ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM