20 Most Recent 2000 Oldsmobile Silhouette Questions & Answers

over time our starters get a flat spot on them from wear. Or the solenoid is starting to go out. The solenoid is an electric switch that mounts on the starter. In my opinion its your starter....

Have you check the air intake/filter? It can be as simple as that. If that is fine it may not be getting fuel or spark.

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Inside the transmission . Which shift solenoid ? 1 - 2 , 3 - 4 , 2 - 3 ? The shift solenoid valves are two identical, normally open, electronic exhaust valves that control upshifts and downshifts in all forward gear ranges. These shift solenoid valves work together in a combination of ON and OFF sequences in order to control the positions of the 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4 shift valve trains. The PCM monitors numerous inputs in order to determine the appropriate solenoid state combination and the transmission gear for the vehicle operating conditions.

At a stop......Try revving the engine up with the brake on. If you get your power steering back.... Replace the pump. I have had this issue twice on my 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue over the years. Would loose power steering at idle off and on. (Very dangerous) New pump always fixed it.

I'd check ground circuit for lamps. Ground wire is black. Just to rule it out, you could pull the hazard fuse, then just concentrate on the turn signal. I've had good luck with redundant grounds. You can use a test light to check ground. One end of test light touches battery voltage, the other end touches ground wire terminal, if the light comes on, at least the ground is good enough to turn on the test light.

You may have damaged the transmission, have a local shop diagnose it.

Timing chain may have slipped a link. Run a compression test. Bad crankshaft sensor is also possible. Is the engine light on?

Hey Anon, This is a serious safety issue... take this to a QUALIFIED PROFESSIONAL ASAP!!!

You hooked it up wrong . Is there power at the purple wire all the time ? ignition the starter was (winding ) ???as soon as I reconnected the battery. The starter cranks the engine !It's really called a cranking motor not starter . Do you know where that comes from ? Before electric starters you cranked the engine by hand . Suggest you take it to a qualified repair shop.

Power flushing is usually not a good thing as the heater cores can become blocked.I would suggest to remove the lower rad hose and drain as much coolant as possible.Refill with clear water with lower hose reattached.Bleed system of air as you fill with water and keep filling until operating temp is reached.Drive and return and drain it again the same way,now refill with at least 1 and 1/2 gallons of dexcool and don't forget to add the vegetable based aluminum protector required in your vehicle available from gm and make sure you bleed the air from the system from the valve just to the rear of the rad filler neck on the engine at the end of the coolant pipe running across the front of the engine.

Starter has teeth that mesh with teeth on the flex plate . most of these type grinding noises are do to missing teeth on the starter gear or flex plate missing teeth .Does your vehicle have a automatic transmission ? Have you had starter replaced lately ?

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