Monday, May 19, 2014
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You can reset the airbag or SRS (Supplemental Restraint System) computer on your 1996 Dodge Caravan right from your home garage, saving yourself time and money. The On-Board Diagnostics computer stores trouble codes from sensors positioned throughout the vehicle. The Caravan alerts you to an airbag malfunction by illuminating the SRS light on the instrument panel. If you see this light, stop the vehicle and have it towed to your mechanic.
Once the airbag has been examined and replaced, you can reset the computer using a diagnostic reset tool. This is a small hand-held device sold at all auto parts retailers.
Instructions
1 Locate the fuse panel cover under the steering column. Open the cover by turning the knob and pulling down.
2 Find the open port in the fuse panel that is the same size and shape as the diagnostic reset tool connector end. Plug this tool into the port.
3 Put the key into the ignition and turn it to the "II" position but dont start the engine. Wait for the light to stop blinking on the reset tool. Once it has stopped flashing, the airbag computer will be reset.
Saturday, April 19, 2014
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Most of the latest model vehicles have become so user-friendly that drivers no longer even have to dial their own phones to make a phone call --- you can just tell your vehicle to call your mom and your vehicle, after clarifying whether you want her cell or home phone, will make the call for you. Despite the conveniences modern cars offer, one thing has become more complicated as cars become smarter: replacing your car keys. The latest model vehicles, including Jeeps, are equipped with computer chips that read your car keys. If you lose the key to a newer model Jeep, youll have to have a new one cut and programmed, which is costly. Replacing the keys to your 1996 Jeep is far less complicated.
Instructions
1 Contact any locksmith or Jeep dealership in your neighborhood to obtain a replacement key for your 1996 Jeep.
2 Provide the locksmith or dealership with the vehicle identification number (VIN) of your Jeep so they can use it to obtain the information on how to cut your specific key. VINs are located on your insurance, registration and purchase paperwork as well as on your drivers door panel and on the bottom left side of your Jeeps windshield.
3 Schedule a time to visit your Jeep dealer or to have a locksmith come to you to replace your 1996 Jeep key.
4 Pay for your new keys and you will be on your way.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
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In 1996, GMC had 26 varieties of eight baseline models, all of which were pickup trucks, vans or SUVs. These models ranged in size from a quarter-ton to 1 ton, and though they had different motors, most of them had two oxygen sensors that screwed into the exhaust system and monitored the ratio of oxygen to burning fuel in the exhaust. The one closest to the motor (on the drivers side exhaust pipe near the manifold) is referred to as the "upstream" oxygen sensor, and the one near the catalytic converter is the "downstream" oxygen sensor. Buy a quality direct-fit after-market oxygen sensor and put it in yourself to save some money on labor charges.
Instructions
1 Drive the GMC onto the car ramps carefully until the front wheels center in the top pits. Turn off the engine, place the GMC in park or gear, and apply the parking brake. Place a wheel chock behind one of the rear tires.
2 Put on the safety glasses and grab all the remaining gear and crawl under the GMC on a creeper. Locate the oxygen sensor youre replacing by following the exhaust system from the front left Y-pipe near the manifold to the catalytic converter.
3 Follow the oxygen-sensor wire to the plug about 8 inches away and separate the plug using the flathead screwdriver to press in on the plastic clip lock.
4 Put the oxygen-sensor socket onto the ratchet and place the oxygen-sensor wire in through the slot of the socket on the side. Remove the oxygen sensor. If the sensor is stubbornly stuck, remove the socket and ratchet and light the hand torch. Heat the area of the exhaust pipe that surrounds the sensor to expand the metal and try again with the ratchet and socket until youre successful. If you had to use the torch, allow the exhaust pipe to cool down before you proceed.
5 Screw the new oxygen sensor into the porthole in the exhaust pipe. Most quality direct-fit sensors should have a light coat of anti-seize lubricant on the threads. Do not wipe that off, as it will make future removal and replacement procedures helpful. Tighten the sensor with the ratchet and socket, but be careful not to overtighten and strip the threads of the new sensor.
6 Reconnect the sensor wires at the plug connection. They will only fit one way.
7 Gather the tools and crawl out from under the GMC. Remove the wheel chock and lower the GMC.
