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brochure said the car comes standard with
bucket seats and a console. ours has a split bench
seat. is this a fluke? anyone else out there
have a 99 ltz with bench seat?
a 1999 Lumina LTZ with 3.8L Series II engine and reasonable mileage in good condition. This model
is becoming difficult to find. Interested parties please contact me at ssoutsos@yahoo.com.
Lumina LS with the 3.1L engine. Very clean car
with 77,000 KM. Are you interested?on
My wife has just started work in real estate
and she wants to lease a new car before our
Lumina loses its value because of high mileage.
This car has been great, and is still in
perfect condition and extended warranty
to 100,000KM
a 2000 Lumina with its improved horsepower.
Good luck selling your car.
Thanks
and 29mpg in all highway driving. I drove from
Toronto to Montreal (370 miles) without refilling.
1. EGR valve (air leak)
2. Fuel filter
3. Fuel injectors
4. spark plugs or wires.
6. coil.
2. Crankshaft Sensor
3. Faulty engine management computer
4. Throttle position sensor.
Good luck!
of the engine. I was wondering if there is a trick
or simple way to do it. What seems to be logical to me is to remove the distributor since it is
blocking the way and that might give me more
room to maneuvre. Please help.
Buck531
just looking for some advice from people w/ experience with old Luminas. thanks!
it mentions the same as you said about moving the
engine forward. However it mentions that in order to keep the engine in the forward position that a ratcheting strap is needed, which is a seatbelt
like strap or a rope. I somehow understand from
your post that you held the engine in the forward position by using the same bolts on the engine mount in the front. Can you please describe in more detail how you did that?
Good Luck
Buck
seems to run fine, however the low coolant light comes on almost all the time while driving (there is plenty of coolant there, in fact the reservoir was bubbling when we checked). the car runs really hot, and the owners told us that their mechanic says it has a minor leak b/c the intake manifold gasket needs to be replaced. we checked under the hood after driving it, and there were no visible leaks at all. They also said the system had recently been flushed and a radiator hose replaced. i am wondering if this intake manifold gasket thing could be causing the low coolant light to go off and the car to run so hot, or if this is more likely a thermostat or radiator problem. i don't mind buying the car if i need to fix a few minor things, but i have heard that a problem with an intake manifold gasket is among the first steps to the engine going, and i don't want to buy the car and then have to replace the engine!
what do you guys think about this?
and it is quite smooth and quiet and runs
beautifully. No problems yet.
From experience with other GM products, if the coolant in the plastic overflow tank is bubbling, you have pressure escaping from the radiator cap, through the line, and into what I like to call the burp tank. That means one of four things:
1) the head gasket is blown at a water jacket and pressure from the compression in each cylinder that is compromised is going into the cooling system and causing excessive pressure. Cooling systems are usually rated from 13 to 21 lbs. Compression in cylinders is usually 120 to 180 lbs. When the engine is cold, remove the radiator cap and start the engine, if the coolant starts bubbling and steaming immediately, suspect a bad head or head gasket.
2) the radiator cap in the car is no good, thereby letting pressure release when the system is not up to 13 to 21 lbs. That lets the coolant boil at a lower temperature than if it were pressurized.
3) the thermostat is stuck and keeping the coolant from flowing out of the engine and into the radiator.
4) the water pump is seized or leaking and coolant is not flowing at all.
This experience is from GM V8 engines like the 267, 305, and 350 Chevy V8s and the Oldsmobile 307 V8. But since all cooling systems work the same, I suspect one of these four answers will be your problem. If the cooling fans do not come on, this may be another problem, but I suspect a bad head gasket on this particular car. If you replace both head gaskets at the same time, it should cost $800 to $1200 depending on if you go to the dealer or not. Each, they will run $500-$600. If there is a cracked head, expect to spend much more, but at that point just spend the $2000, drop in a 3.1L crate engine, and be done with it. Just be sure the rest of the car isn't about to die. If the car is too rough, it may not be worth anything but parts.
Buck
I have a 98 Chevy Malibu. Its manual say that the brakes are self-adjusting and to self-adjust they need to be used moderately (or hard - do not remember) at least once in 1000 miles. But it does not mention the brake dust, just self-adjusting.
There are some downhill slopes on my road to work, very natural places for strong braking. Usually I am switching for the 2-th speed here, braking by engine, but, after reading the manual, started to brake moderately to strong once or twice a week.
Well, the Lumina is a different car, but who know: probably its components were designed by the same team...
Buck
CDX. My power steering pump failed at 30,000 miles. The front Axle bearings failed at 50,000
miles, the transmission started to make noises
when placed in reverse. Too damn early for these
problems to happen. Get yourself a real car.
Daewoo rules.
I understand that most Luminas were made in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada. The 1999 model year was the last to be sold in Canada, however for the US market, Oshawa still made the 2000 Lumina base model for fleet cars. I hear The Lumina is not being produced anymore. [The Sunfire and Cavalier convertible are also gone for 2000]
I own a 1998 Lumina LTZ - it is the best car I have ever had. In answer to question 37, yes,the sun visor clips keep coming out and that is the only problem I have after 56,000KM, about 33,000 miles. Oh I forgot, the little button that holds the seat belt buckle from falling to the floor fell off - GM plastics = they are the worst.
In Canada the LTZ has the 3.1 as standard, not the 3.8 as in the U.S. The rear brakes are drum and not disc like the U.S. I presume this is the same, but the rear and the front of the LTZ is the same as the Monte Carlo except for the colour of the Chevy logo. The standard Lumina and the LS model have different looks on the front and the back compared to the LTZ.
My LTZ is leased and I will dicker with the dealer over the buy out because it's a great car and I would like to keep it.
Canadian [Imperial] gallons have a greater volume than American gallons, about 20% more. However, for many years now, Canada has sold gasoline in Litres. Sells for 77 cents a litre now. That works out to about $3.46 an Imperial gallon.
1 Imp gallon = 4.5 litres
1 U.S. gallon = 3.78 litres. Therefore at U.S. measurement, gasoline here in Toronto costs $2.91 a gallon U.S.
My previous Daewoo was in Sydney Australia, and
I drove it for about 100,000 miles with ZERO, count them, ZERO problems. I had previously owned a Ford Festiva which is also Korean built, which I drove for 80,000 miles with Zero, count them, Zero problems. I have only owned Korean in the past. The only American car I ever bought was this 97 Chevy Lumina LS. This is the only car that gave me trouble. I panicked, I am not used to having trouble with a car that is still new.
I now have the Leganza CDX, and Nubira CDX.
No troubles yet.
Thanks