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Pontiac Montana

The Pontiac Montana is a minivan manufactured from 1997 to 2009 by General Motors’ Pontiac division. Produced in two generations, this model uses the U-body platform and comes with 4 speed 4T65-E automatic transmission.

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What was Pontiac war?

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A war broke out between native Americans and the British force in Detroit

What is the torque spec for head bolt on 2001 Pontiac Montana?

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15 ft lbs at a time until attaining 44ft lbs. Then turn all bolts in sequence 95% of a full 360 rotation

2001 Pontiac Montana above inside console rainwater leak?

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Your windshield gasket leaks on the top. I had the same problem when I had the roof replaced. They put the winshield back in but didnt seal it properly.

Pontiac Montana only starts when the engine is cold?

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check and see if your thermostat is stuck open(top of engine block). depending where you live, water could be slushy or frozen in your engine.

How do you remove the Radio in a 2004 Pontiac Montana?

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You first have to remove two screws(7mm)in the back of the storage compartment under the pull out cup holder. Once they are removed pull that compartment out and set it off to the passenger floor side being careful not to break your lighter plug wire. Next you pull out your cup holder and remove two screws up under where the cup holder slides in and out also 7mm. Then while cup holder is pulled out remove two screws one on each side of the cup holder which are back in a little holes Phillips head. After all 6 screws are out using a small flat head screwdriver very carefully pry loose the three tabs which hold the top of the plastic trim ring above the radio. Once the trim ring is removed there are three screws that hold the radio in remove and radio is out

Why would a car accelerate without pressing the gas?

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Two things:

The accelerator cable is frayed or sticking. Change it or lube it alot.

Your idle is too high. Have it lowered.

The problem could be some type of vacuam problem. That is what happened to our Explorer. Or maybe a throttle body problem?

if you mean accelerator sticking, I would check the throttle bore. The plate gets heavy carbon build up and should get cleaned every 18,000 miles.

On modern cars, idle is controlled by the Electronic Control Module. An increase in RPM without pressing the gas pedal is called surging. Have the ECM checked for codes and fix the problems it has noted. This should fix the surging problem. On my car, it was the Oxygen sensor. But it could be a number of other things also, including a vacuum leak.

Make sure your floor mat (not even a corner of it) isn't on top of the accelerator pedal. Even the slightest weight can cause the pedal to accelerate enough to be noticeable. The floor mat can slip forward (and has) in two of our new vehicles when we were driving on the highway. It had worked its way off the anchors and slipped forward, causing the vehicles to accelerate.

If it's an automatic transmission, it might be normal provided the engine performance is ok. Auto trannies have a torque converter stall speed. I have a 96 Cadillac Fleetwood and it will move on its own.

What is the Rocker arm torque specs for 3.4L Pontiac Montana?

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I got a call back from my local dealer and Intake manifold bolts are 115 in./lbs and rocker arm bolts are 14 ft/lbs then 30 degrees past that. Also good to point out that push rods are long on outside of gasket, short on inside of gasket closest to the head.

How do you replace the alternator on a Pontiac Montana?

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On the 4 cylinder engine, there is an belt tensioner right under the alternator pulley and slightly back. It keeps spring loaded tension on the belt so that you don't have to ever adjust the belt tension. Put a 15mm wrench on the tensioner pulley bolt and push towards the back of the car. This will allow enough play in the belt that it can be slipped off the pulley. Be careful when replacing that the grooves are properly seated in all the pulleys or the belt can be destroyed in very short order.

The V-6 engine is probably similar.

Good luck!

How do you replace the radio lights on a 2000 Pontiac Montana?

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first, there should be two L shaped angle brackets under the plastic cover over where the headlights are. take out the plugs holding that cover on and youll see the brackets. pull up on the brackets and the whole headlight assembly should come out forwards. take out the lights and wires and put them into the new assembly, then put the new one in the push the brackets back down. hope it helps

How do you open the pitcock valve on a 2000 Pontiac Montana radiator?

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The pitcock drain value is located on the lower left side of the radiator,you might need a pair of pliers to turn the drain.The coolant will drain out of the hole in the radiator's lower left ruubber mount. The pitcock drain value is located on the lower left side of the radiator,you might need a pair of pliers to turn the drain.The coolant will drain out of the hole in the radiator's lower left ruubber mount.

Why is there a whining noise when you take your foot off the gas pedal?

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On my 99 Montana it turned out to be an exhaust leak in the catalytic converter. This is additional comment to above question about a whine noise from another person.

I have no solution yet, but overdrive lock up stopped functioning in "D" and it now "whines" with change to engine speed, especially noticable going up and down hills as load changes. This noise starts after about 20 minutes of driving when everything gets up to temperature. Putting the transmission into "3" out of "D" and it will quieten down a lot, which takes the lock up overdrive out of action. Yes, transmission still runs ok and has for 8,000 plus miles. Seems ok but I suspect it may cause problems or transmission failure eventually.

PS: Transmission has 177,000 miles at this time.

How do you get the interior lights to come on in a Pontiac Montana 03?

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We had this same problem and found out through trial and error that there is a switch on the roof control panel (in our 2003 model) that apparently kills all lights in the cabin when the doors open. (Our young son had been playing with all the buttons in our "new" van one day without us knowing!) It is the button closest to the driver above the rearview mirror.

What are the 4 ways in which heat is produced?

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Sunlight, Convection, Radiation, Electricity.

Why would a Montana have no heat at idle but have heat driving down the road?

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A possible reason that this could be going on is that your water pump is about to s#$* the bed, you may want to take a look at your cooling system to see if your plugging up the entire system. Good Luck

i had the same problem and i just changed my thermostat and put new coolant.....and it worked

How much to fix radiator in a 2000 pontiac Montana van?

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I would only have it repaired if a tank had a leak and it could be welded, (some can't nowadays because they have plastic tanks) which is cheap. Recoring one is almost the same as a new one, and they are never as thermally efficient. Since you can buy a new one around 200.00 and drop it in yourself that's what I would do.

Who was Chief Pontiac's spouse?

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Pokanoka

How do you remove the dome light cover of a 2001 regular wheel base Pontiac Montana?

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My 98 gets pried off with a flathead screwdriver.

Why do the windshield wiper blades stay up on a 2000 Pontiac Montana?

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This is incorrect,

GM simply uses this as their unique way of making windshield sipers all other GMs made around the same time will stay up while they are still in motion, they should go down after you have switched them off though

i had an Oldsmobile silhouette which is the same as the Montana and its just somthing you have to get used to

now i have an 07 rendezvous and they have changed it since then so mine don't stick up as much

How do you know if there is still sir in your 99 Pontiac mantana coolant system changed water pump and thermostat also cleaned cooland system still blows cold when idle hot when reved?

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so the back heat also always blows cold every day we go blead the coolant system and we get air out but i mean how much air could their possibly be in there any other suggestions on what could be wrong?