On various tuning forums, the guys just go with the standard copper plugs. Their opinion is the copper offers the best performance, and the only advantage of...
Does anyone know what might be causing sqeaky belts while the engine is running? Could it be the belts? Also, what grade of oil does he villager use? Thank you...
It's either the belts; a bad idler pulley; or maybe something like the alternator bearings going bad. Does it do it when you do something like turn the...
Belts are probably lose. The Villager use 5w30 weight oil. Dan Williams Villager 93 LS 160k Villager 94 GS 88k Villager 97 GS 235k Villager 99 ES 149k ......
The sound is constant--not really a squeaking--kind of a grinding...sounds like its coming from the sprocket closest to the top. I have tried using belt...
The a/c compressor is not turning when the clucth is disengaged, but a bearing in the clutch is turning. So, if the noise doesn't change when the a'c clutch...
Hi Dan Usually they will squeak while the engine is running , never when not. And it will start on a wet day or if some rain water will splash to them. And...
Konnichuwa Gerry Ohayougozaimasu (good morning). I use a Doctors Stereo-Stethoscope-with a rubber tube at the end instead of the regular disk. Works. Vitally ...
Daniel: It sounds like one of the idler pulleys has a bearing going out. Not to hard to change just need to decide which one it is. Also if your accessory...
Chuck: I found Charlie's file a bit difficult to follow myself so I sent him an email and he made changes to it so that even my thick skull can understand it....
No offense taken Randy, but I'd welcome all the help I can get because this thing's got me feeling pretty stupid. The ohmmeter reading I got every time I...
I have a 94/V 379k and the od switch was going out but light on dash only came on one time. I changed the unit and wow what i change. Do not know if this is...
your belts dont have self adjusters.belts need tightened or replaced.if it was a bearing sound then you will still have to take the belts off to check bearing...
hi dan what i would do is remove one belt at a time and see if the noise stops. that way you can narrow it down to a couple componets. running the engine for a...
does it squeal when the air conditioner ?comes on? or when u turn the steering wheel? or when you first crank it up first thing in the morning.my power...
I completely forgot to mention in my symptoms that the last 3 times I've started the van when the engine is cold that the OD light flashes off and on...
Hi Chuck That is your signal to test your Transmission CODEs. Do the onboard diagnostic test. And then report the codes you will get. Right now your...
Assuming you have a 96. Trans test If using overdrive off lamp (ODL): No equipment hookup needed. Locate the overdrive on/off switch. AT5 PERFORM DIAGNOSTIC...
I tried both the WD-40 and the Belt Dressing and there's still a noise. The noise is better than before--not a metal-to-metal grinding noise, but its still...
... Hi Chuck As Vitally said, the flashing OD light at startup indicates that your transmission entered failsafe mode. If you don't already have it, I suggest...
Dan: Just so happens I still have the ticket laying here from when we did the 99' Estate last fall. Idler $32.99 from O'reilly Auto Parts and was the...
Hi folks, my first post here. I've pulled the rear head on 96' villager to get at those nasty broken-off exhaust studs. I tried and tried and just couldn't get...
Chuck: I think the first thing to do now then is to read the OBD transmission codes and find out what it is telling you. In the files section there is one...
Hi Mike, I have never taken a head off a Villager engine but I have recently done head gasket replacement on a Voyager 3.3 engine that they also say to use new...
The online factory service manual doe not say anything about replacing head bolts just to make sure the washers are placed between head and bolt with a little...
I know peole have reused them, but if they were torqued all the way to the limit of the "torque to Yield" point, they could break. Check tascafordparts.com for...
