20 Most Recent 1996 Chevrolet Impala SS - Page 6 Questions & Answers

what does exhaust smell like you may have carbon build up in engine try removing o2 sensors and cleaning with brake clean and reinstalling reset code and see if it comes back and how long it takes to reset also you can put a can of berryman in the gas tank with at least 1/2 tank of gas or more also buy a can of sea foam and install through vacuum booster hose you may see lots of black smoke from tail pipe if so after following instructions for application drive some what hard and if the black smoke continues fore at least a mile keep driving and if you notice a diff in runability but still have a little black smoke buy another can of sea foam and repeat service NAPA has sea foam on sale this month

It could be the alternator is not charging the battery. the people at Auto Zone can check for free if you can get it started and drive it there. some chevy alternators will work fine till they get hot, then they quit working.

I suggest scanned in order to look fault codes, could be a internal transmission problem with the valve body solenoids. Also check fluid levels.Hope this helps; also keep in mind that your feedback is important and I`ll appreciate your time and consideration if you leave some testimonial comment about this answer. Thank you for using FixYa, have a nice day

I would check the torque converter dust shield for being bent and scraping on converter as it spins.

Powertrain control module. It does exactly what it implies, controls the engine and transmission. Some Manufacturers have a split system which starts the vehicle and then transfers the operations to a different computer after a fixed number of seconds.Using a split system usually shows up when the engine starts and runs perfectly for 5 to 10 seconds and then dies. The transfer to the second computer is not occuring when they do this.

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Did you try disconnecting battery for 30 min to reset computer?

Hi,Your car have one auxiliary fan that comes on when you turn the air on if this fan stops working the motor overheat ,there is a fuse and a relay for this fan ,,check both of them first ,if they are good check the fan motor ....

The gauge cluster sensor is in the passenger side head between cylinders 6 and 8. __________________