fuel pump BUICK REGAL 1995 Owners Manual

Warning Lights, Gages and
Indicators
This part describes the warning lights and gages that
may be on your vehicle. The pictures will help
you
locate them.
Warning lights and gages can signal that something
is
wrong before it becomes serious enough to cause an
expensive repair or replacement. Paying attention to
your warning lights and gages could also save
you or
others from injury.
Warning lights come on when there may be or is a
problem with one of your vehicle’s functions. As
you
will see in the details on the next few pages, some
warning lights come
on briefly when you start the
engine just to let
you know they’re working. If you are
familiar with this section, you should
not be alarmed
when this happens.
Gages can indicate when there may be or is
a problem
with one of your vehicle’s functions. Often gages and
warning lights work together to let you know when
there’s a problem with your vehicle. When
one
of the warning lights comes on and stays on
when you are driving, or when one of the gages shows
there may be a problem, check the section that tells
you
what to do about it. Please follow this manual’s advice.
Waiting
to do repairs can be costly -- and even
dangerous.
So please get to know your warning lights
and gages. They’re
a big help.
Fuel Gage
I UNLEADED FUEL ONLY
I
Your fuel gage tells you
about how much fuel you
have left when the ignition
is on. When the indicator
nears
EMPTY (E), you still
have a little fuel left, but
you should get more soon.
Here are some things owners ask about. All these
situations are normal and do not show
a problem with
your fuel gage:
0 At the service station, the pump shuts off before the
gage reads
FULL (F).
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Fuel
Use regular unleaded gasoline rated at 87 octane or
higher. It should meet specifications ASTM D4814 in
the United States and
CGSB 3.5-92 in Canada. These
fuels should have the proper additives,
so you should not
have
to add anything to the fuel.
In the United States and Canada, it’s easy to be sure you
get the right kind
of gasoline (unleaded). You’ll see
UNLEADED right on the pump. And only unleaded
nozzles will
fit into your vehicle’s filler neck.
Be sure the posted octane is at least
87. If the octane is
less than 87,
you may get a heavy knocking noise when
you drive. If it’s bad enough, it can damage your engine.
If you’re using fuel rated at 87 octane or higher and you
still hear heavy knocking, your engine needs service.
But don’t worry
if you hear a little pinging noise when
you’re accelerating or driving up a
hill. That‘s normal,
and
you don’t have to buy a higher octane fuel to get rid
of pinging. It’s the heavy, constant knock that means
you have
a problem. What
about gasoline with blending materials that
contain oxygen (oxygenates), such
as MTBE or alcohol?
MTBE is “methyl tertiary-butyl ether.” Fuel that is no
more than 15% MTBE is fine for your vehicle.
Ethanol is ethyl or grain alcohol. Properly-blended fuel
that is
no more than 10% ethanol is fine for your
vehicle.
Methanol
is methyl or wood alcohol.
I NOTICE:
Fuel that is more than 5% methanol is bad for
your vehicle. Don’t use it. It can corrode metal
parts in your fuel system and also damage plastic
and rubber parts. That damage wouldn’t be covered under your warranty. And even at
5% or
less, there must be “cosolvents” and corrosion
preventers in this fuel to help avoid these
problems.
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Underhood Electrical Center -- Passenger
Side
r
RCMPT REL EGM BAT
000 ENG EMIS TCC
FilNJN ECM IGN ELEK IGN
--
Fuse Description
R/CMPT REL Remote Trunk Release
ECM
BAT
ENG EMIS
TCC Powertrain Control Module
(PCM), Fuel Pump/Oil Pressure
Switch, Fuel Pump Relay,
Fan
Cont #I Relay
Generator, Fan Cont
#2 Relay,
A/C CMPR Relay
(VIN M only)
Automatic Transaxle, Transaxle
Range Switch
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Fuse
F/INJN
ECM IGN
ELEK
IGN
10
I1
12
13
Description
Fuel Injectors
Powertrain Control Module
(PCM), EGR, CCP, VAPSW, Mass
Air Flow (MAF) Sensor (VIN X
only). Oxy Sensor
Electronic Ignition
(EI) Control
Module
I/P Fuse Block
FAN CONT
#I Relay
Passenger Side Underhood
Electrical Center and
I/P FLW
Blocks: Fuses 5, 14, 23 and 32
FAN CONT #2 Relay and I/P Fuse
Block: Fuse
16. Power Seat
Circuit Breaker
“D”
Relay
14
1s
16
17
18
Description
FUEL PUMP
A/C CMPR
FAN CONT
#2 -- Secondary
Cooling Fan (Passenger Side)
FAN CONT #1 -- Primary
Cooling Fan (Driver Side)
Ignition Relay
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