Automatic belt tensioner - if not enough pressure replace tensioner Belt has streched too big, and the Automatic belt tensioner is at its limit. The tentioner is how yo remove the belt, so you should feel its tention with your wrench.

On a 3.8L, near the back of the engine below the power steering reservoir,

passenger side of engine. It's down in back by serpentine belt facing down & back of the vehicle. Easiest to remove the right front tire and you can easily change the filter through the wheel well.

You can remove the linkage from the shifter to the transmission and manually shift transmission.

The reason lies in an excessive lubrication of wiper motor pinion so that movable electrical points become disconnected from base upon the surface of pinion. You should take off the whole wiper system (I did that myself with no others help so you CAN do), take off the motor cover and electronic board. Underneath it you'll see the pinion. Remove the excessive lubrication and clean two electrical contacts and two tracks with cleaning rag. That's all about it.

This can be rather tuff........you must grab the hood release cable from the underside of the vehicle. Sometimes, you can trip open the hood latch with a long screwdriver, if you know where to do it.

Why wouldn't it? There is NO difference between a 1999 and a 2000, as of right this second i have a 1999 Pontiac grand am with a 3.4 liter (what your looking at right now) and built it from ground up. I know plenty about cars.

the steel belts in teres is manufactured by the company for example michelin makes the steel cord that goes in there tires so i assume that the other companies would do the same the steel belts in teres is manufactured by the company for example michelin makes the steel cord that goes in there tires so i assume that the other companies would do the same

on this site you should find one --->

Most vehicle have the spare tire stored in the truck of the car. In a Pontiac Lumina, refer to the owner manual as a guide as to where the spare tire is stored.

9 out of 10 times the Opti spark goes bad. Its not a cheap repair but is prown to be the problem. Its located behind the waterpump. You can test the ICM first (ignition control module) along with the coil. hope that helps some

Probably the intake manifold gasket needs replacement. Since the engine has large amount of oil under the intake manifold, and its gaskets are all that keeps the oil out of the intake manifold's vacume, that is a reasonable place to start thinking about. The PCV, ( positive crankcase valve ) could be stuck as well. That's easily checked by unplugging it from the engine and shaking it, and put your finger over the end of it with the engine idling. That valve is a very simple device, generally speaking, if it rattles when you shake it, and you can feel some vacume when you cover its engine side with your finger, it's OK. It has two manners of operation. It blocks the high engine vacume on deceleration, and allows some suction through the engine to reburn any blowby instead of allowing it to escape into the atmosphere.

Well, I found it, and boy they didn't make it easy. The manual states: Under the dash, left of steering column, well that is a lot of real-estate! First of all you have to unscrew the bottom most panel under the steering wheel, then pop out the upper panel just below the steering wheel. Now you can't see the relay by looking under the dash!! You have to look through a slat in a plastic front plate in the proximity of the brake release. The relay is on top of a bracket, which shields it from view, it is actually hidden from sight if you are looking from underneath the dash :-( Wow Crazy, a $2.00 part probably would cost $60.00 to have a dealer install it. DV

The check engine light (service engine soon) comes on and stays on when a problem is detected by the self diagnosis system of your vehicle. Generally, the problem is in the emissions or something that is affecting the effectiveness of the emissions, but other causes can trigger the light to come on, too. To determine the cause, the vehicle will need to be taken to AutoZone or a shop that has an OBD2 scanner, or for 1995 and earlier models, an OBD1 scanner, While a scanner will not give you the magic answer, it will give you a code that narrows down the problem area.

the tie rod piviots inside the bushing when the suspension expands or retracts and when you steer the vehicle. stopping it from binding up

There is a low oil pressure switch that shuts off the fuel supply if the oil pressure drops . If the switch malfunctions ,it will shut off the engine when it is warming up and the oil oressure drops.The switch is near the oil filter

about 20 miles per gallon

I recommend either a visit to the local library, they probably have a Haynes or Chilton manual with this info or visit your local repair shop, mine prints me wiring diagrams for 0.50 per sheet.