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Go out to your Impala, Raise the hood, twist the oil cap at the Neck where it goes into the valvecover to remove it and the cap, then remove the Grey Plastic "3.8 Series II" engine cover, then look at the very end (Left side facing engine) of the upper manifold, just in front of the altenator, you will see a grey clip holding a few wires going to a sensor housing that reads on the top (on a sticker) "16249939..SENSOR PRESSURE..9V OUT GND" undo the grey clip and pull out the plug "or you can leave it plugged in" I unplug it,(since you have to twist the entire housing) then below were the plug goes you will see 2 small areas on the housing in order to get a grip on the housing, then just press down on the entire housing while turning the whole thing a 1/4 turn "COUNTERCLOCKWISE" and it will pop up since there is a small spring under it,lift it up and VOILA' you have access to the PCV VALVE, you can then pull up on the PCV Valve and it comes right out, this is really simple and I cannot believe that the instructions to get to it are not published ANYWHERE!! Hope this helps.. Thanks Don
I'm nostalgic for the pictures I've seen, though. I'm not nostalgic for all those rusted out wheel arches. ;-)
I've been in CA for 4 years now. And, I finally got my first convertible a few months ago. I had to have the moonroof on the Impala, as well. It was a must.
The fuse box covers in the passenger compartment are held in with push in type fasteners. Stick your finger in the hole and pull. It kinda angles out when you pop it off. It's a little difficult to visualize, but pretend there is a hinge in the back, closest to the engine compartment, and pull it out like you were opening the car door.
Oh, by the way, IMPALA.
I went to the local dealer to look for the male side of the aux power receptacle (finally found it, burried under a -lot- of tape. Lot more then the books indicate
There are 2 suspension set-ups -- soft on the "base" and firm on the "LS".
The "base" is TOO SOFT and tends to float & the "LS" firmer but somewhat "bouncy".
The reason is that the BASE has soft springs and struts, & the LS has firmer springs BUT THE SAME STRUTS which were marginal with the soft springs.
I solved the problem. I have a BASE model and got tired of being seasick. I replaced the stock struts with KYB struts. The ride is still very good, but controlled & there is NO floating, bounce or sway --- VERY NICE.
The part #s are: Front - 334227
Rear - 334228
Good luck.
I called SLP Performance. They said the cold air induction does NOT fit on the 2000 Impala. According to your website, it stated that it does. I just wanted to clarify.
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It's possible that it only worked with IE, as opposed to Netscape. I don't know. Obviously, you're audio needs to be unmuted, with the volume turned up, as well.
It doesn't seem to be doing it today, thank God. Maybe they got wise, and put the kabosh on it.
It's up to you whether you want to hear it or not. Go to Message Center - at the bottom of the page there is a setting that says "Beep when the new-message list changes" - if you check that, you should hear a honk-honk when you have new messages. If you uncheck it, you won't hear anything. I think that it happens when you first log in, and then again IF you are on your Message Center page and a new message is found as the page refreshes itself.
Your choice. Whatever browser you are using should not matter.
Pat
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Anybody know of a quiet fan for the CPU? I hate that fan noise.
My computer is always off when not in use.
As time goes by it will turn gray, and every time i wax the car i have to tape over it.
I went to the bank today and parked my car next to a handicap space. The whole space was painted a blue color.
I walked over to the ATM and waited for someone to finish. As a waited I glanced over at my car,which had just been washed and was looking pretty incredible with the afternoon sun on its flanks.
The sun was so bright that it was putting a brilliant reflection of the blue painted asphalt on the on the side of the car.
I noticed that this reflection had completely obliterated any trace of the black side mouldings.
The car looked almost monochromatic and was a sight to see. Very aggressive and sporty looking.
It car had a very integrated look in one color. It looked more expensive too.
Bob Lutz, you got rid of the black plastic on the avalanche. Please do it on the impala.
Make mine body color.
If you look at the Honda Accord EX, matching color molding come in standard, while the LX get black moldings. When I see the Accord from the side view, I immediately know if it's LX or EX model. But on our LS, the lower portion of the moldings are matching body color. Why is that? Why not include matching body color on ALL moldings? I think the black moldings are hideous.
Ya know, the moldings are only glued on. Had anyone removed them? It's probably painted behind the molding and might look OK with them removed.
This type of cost cutting is a big step backward. The Impala is such a great deal because of all the features that were included. How often have we heard the complaint that Chevy should have included an under hood light?
When I got it, it made squeaking noises when going down a certain bumpy road near my house -- it never squeaked anywhere else. I took it into the dealer to have it fixed and when I got it back, the squeaking noise was almost constant -- I heard it before it got off the lot and it even squeaks at idle. The noise is loud and unbelievably annoying! I've brought it in three more times and it hasn't improved.
Other problems it has that they can't seem to fix are noises from the driver's seat, a passanger door that doesn't fit on correctly (sticks out about a centimeter), and a whirling engine noise that began after going over a bump.
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Something is definitely horribly wrong. Most people rave about fit & finish, solid feel and sound, and fairly quiet, smooth power.
You definitely have three major issues. As Norb says, document everything, get as much as you can from local service and go to GM customer care from there. Every manufacturer puts out a lemon here and there, and while there don't seem to be many lemon Impalas, you seem to have one.
Very sorry to hear of your problems. Good luck.
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I thing that I love about my Impala LS is that it does NOT make squeeks and rattles. Unlike my previous Accord, and my friend's BMWs, it was squeek galores.