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12-30-2011
I am changing the fuel filter on a 1999 Pontiac Grand Am 6 cyl and I can't get to the quick release due to a hard plastic cover, Ihave never seen this before what kind of tool do I need ? The quick release wrench doesn't work for it.
Anyone familiar with this ?
12-30-2011
Hi thank you for responding. How is the weather there ?
12-30-2011
flat blade screw driver should work jus fine all you got to do is pop both tabs in on the quick release and it should just pull right out
and welcome to the forum
01-02-2012
Thank you. Got it off it has a metal piece similar to the quick release its like a double quick release. Took a little gas bath but got it done . Thanks for the welcome .
01-02-2012
grand am 6 cyl? run away run far away!!
01-02-2012
Gas bath? You did take the gas cap off first to relive the pressure right? and welcome
01-02-2012
taking the cap off does nothing to relieve the pressure in the lines you have to depress the schradder valve or run the can with the fuel pump fuse out.Originally Posted by Logan541
01-02-2012
Maybe the 97's are different I take the cap off and there is just a little drip no major gush
01-02-2012
it happens sometime and your welcome
01-03-2012
Yes I took the cap off and I ran the car without the fuse til it died, still took a bath.
Thanks for the welcome mat every one .
01-03-2012
dsmuts why do you say run away she seems like a nice car just needs some tlc, or do you know some thing that I am not yet aware of ?
01-03-2012
The 3.4 is just a huge pain to work on my wife had one and anything I could do on my gp took five times longer to do on the ga
01-04-2012
Yes that is true it is definately close quarters .
01-04-2012
Just make sure the intake manifold gasket has been changed on it.
01-05-2012
Do you think that might be part of the problem; not just the filter ?
01-05-2012
What problems are you having? A bad intake gasket will mix the oil into the antifreeze and the antifreeze into the oil, or if you lucky it'll just spew out the sides. It's a pita to do compared to a 3800.
01-06-2012
I think I have a leak some where because the coolant lite keeps coming on but the coolant reserve tank is only a little low. This happens every one to two weeks. It's still missing a little after changing the plugs and wires which the old plug wires were melted on and a little difficult to get off. Ihaven't changed the trani fluid and filter yet that might help with the lurching and slow shift. I should probably invest in a code reader or some thing like that instead of stinking to the old fashioned way of probability and common sense.
01-06-2012
If your ga is like my wife's was it has a non serviceable trans and it doesn't have a dipstick to check your fluid so you'll have to see how much comes out and put that much back in. My wife's coolant light came on both times the intake leaked.
01-07-2012
okay thanks for the heads up. It's going to be a couple of weeks before I have time to do any more work on it but I'll post how it goes.
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