Pontiac Montana

The gas tank in my extended 2000 Pontiac Montana is 25 gallons. I would imagine the 02 is the same.

Does not have a belt, timing chain only, no maintenance required. Just keep your oil changed regularly.

Should be located at the engine end of the upper radiator hose in removable housing

2001 Pontiac Montana?

Please be more specific--there is no such thing as an "engine light".

There is a Check Engine Light or Service Engine Soon light.

You have to remove the instrument cluster to replace the bulb for this or any other instrument light.

its a 3.4 liter

34 or 36 mm i believe

The oxygen sensor is located in the exhaust manifold near the firewall. It is easier to get to the sensor from under the vehicle.

Yes. You have to use the lowest profile tire and wheel available currently. I believe at this time you would want to go with a 22" wheel with a width of 8-8.5", and use a tire sized 245/30-22. The only company, to my knowledge, that has a tire available in this size is Pirelli. Good luck.

well that's not the only thing you can do cause I'm from FL and I seen all the way up to 26"s,you may want to thing about getting a lift on your car mainly upgrading your springs a 2" lift would be just right I have a 99 merc on 24"s deep dish,only got it lifted about 3.5" front 3" rear with no scrub no rub

dealership it needs to be coded for that vehicle

I just did mine. It required a 33mm socket.

Put a screwdriver through the hole in the caliper and into the cooling veins in the brake disk to prevent it from turning while loosening/tightening the axle nut.

I had the same probleme. Finally I had to push down again and turn counterclockwise again and Bingo I got it out ! Answer 1 is correct, but did not explain that the cap was NOT "jammed." In the "old" days, radiator caps could be removed with a single twist to the "open" position you mention. However, the pressure of the coolent in the radiator, would often "blow" the cap out of your hand, and scald your hand, arm, and possibly your face and other parts of the body. This was NOT good !!! For SAFETY, radiator cap manufacturers designed a "DETENT" lock into caps which allow you to loosen the cap just far enough to allow the hot pressurized coolant to flow through the "overflow" tube to the coolant recovery tank. When you turn the cap to that detent position, it CANNOT blow off, nor can you remove it. By design, to "override" the safety detent lock, AFTER there has been time for the presure to neutralize, you must FIRMLY press the cap down, and THEN CONTINUE to turn the cap another 10 to 20 degrees of rotation, in order to clear the safety lock tabs, and THEN lift the cap off of the radiator filler neck. Hope this helps many. j3h.

your engine fan is not pulling airflow over your condenser at idle or their may be a condenser fan not working check for airflow issue at idle that is the cause of your problem make sure condenser and radiator clean. Many auto cooling/heating systems use a "blend door" which mixes both hot and cold air to provide air at the temperature selected with the temperature control. When the temp control is in the full cold position, the blend door moves to a position which allows only cold air to pass into the cabin/passenger compartment. That blend door is generally operated with engine primary [unmodified intake manifold pressure] vacuum. IF there is a leak in the primary vacuum line system, then at low engine RPM the leak may bleed off the vacuum necessary to hold the door in the cooling position. Then when driving, the vacuum will be much higher, "over riding" the leak, and allow the vacuum motor, which operates the blend door, to hold the door in the proper position and provide only cold air to the cabin/passenger compartment.

Many things can cause a serpentine belt to come off. Most likely, it slipped off, or the tensonier that holds it in place was not tight enough.

Reduced engine power, on your 2005 Pontiac Montana, can because by several things. The most common cause of reduced power is a lack of fuel.

There is an overfill bottle on the right hand side of the block underneath the hood usually black

On a 97 Escort there is a small maroon button on the front of the fuse that pops out if tripped. You just push the button in to reset it. I assume it is the same for the 99 Escort.

No. It secures the headlight assembly in place. The headlight adjustments are the square slot crews that have a spring assembly around them.

You have to go to the dealer to get it but it usually costs $35 or more.

There are 4 Phillips head screws. One that you can see at the front leading edge. The other three are hidden in the storage cubbys of the console. Just open the doors and look with a flash light...you will see them. The console is very light and will hang by the switch wires when you unscrew it.

The condensor is attached to the front of the radiator. 1. Make sure your A/C system is discharged. Remove the cross braces, water overflow tank, Remove the Battery and tray.
2. Remove the front lower air dam. Drain the water coolant and disconnect the upper and lower radiator hoses from the radiator.
3. Disconnect the transmission lines from the radiator, front right side. They have a plastic collar that slides off the connection, then a release "c" clip that can be carefully pulled out with a scribe. Pull the line out of radiator. Have a catch pan to collect oil
4. Disconnect the A/C lines at the front left side of the engine compartment. Make sure you support both sides of the mount when breaking the torque. I found removing the air filter and box necessary.
5. remove the cooling fan assy.
6 Remove the radiator/condensor assy. The condensor will have a receiver/dryer attached the driver side, it should come with your new condensor. It must be changed when ever you open the A/C system. If you don't have it, buy a Haines manual from any parts store. I found my condensor for $139, most places wante $160 to 300. Good luck. I also suggest to have the coolant system flushed and replaced with regular antifreeze. The Dexcool will allow internal engine corrosion. Go figure.

on the undercarriage...

I just did it tonight. on my 2000 MT, remove the air cleaner tube, throttle body, the thermostat is just below the throttle body in the aluminum cast housing. two bolts to remove, one was easy the other was a real $%&^!!. It is behind the exhaust cross over tube. Good luck. Took me about 2 hours. TIP - use WD-40 on the air cleaner tubing to get it to go back on the Throttle body. Another persons comments.

From the beginning of automotive design way before the Model T, items that need frequent service must be easily reached for replacement. The position of the Montana and Venture thermostat just violates every rule in design. If you could remove the screws to the casting over the thermostat, on my van there is not enough room to remove the part. This is not the only part like this under the hood of the van. Try the hoses to the heater core tubes.

Most all manuals say "remove the exaust crossover" which is made impossible by a heat shield that has bolts in the back that can not be seen or easily accessed. Oh, there is also a metal water pipe to the heater across the area that keeps the heat shield over the crossover from coming up if you could get it loose. The metal pipe has some brackets and you have to bend it to get out of the way once it is detached from hoses. If the shield comes up then you can access the three stud bolts that attach the crossover to the front manifold. Then there is the intake to the throttle body that probably needs to be removed to get good access. The thermostat also sits facing out where gravity wants to let it drop out while you try to put the casting back on the intake. It goes on and on. I see why this is a 4 hour job for the GM service folks, just for a thermostat!

I have yet to figure out how to replace the thermostat short of cutting out the front section of the heat shield over the crossover pipe.