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    04 Heated Seats shuts off ?

    Just finished up patching my driver side heated seat. The element had frayed and separated in one spot near a solder joint that was embedded in a dab of glue, which ended up leaving a bit of a burn in the cushion. Cleaned it up, re-soldered the element to the patch and buried it in some glue...
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    Center new Rack and Pinion Steering Shaft

    Hi, Looks like I'm starting on the journey of replacing my 2004 Grand Prix GT2 rack and pinion tonight! The remanufactured unit I bought doesn't have the steering shaft lined up where it would connect to the intermediate shaft - can I just take some pliers to this, spin it around and guess...
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    Doing LIM/Valve Cover Gaskets... what else?

    2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GT2 190,000 km (118,000 mi) Over my Christmas break, I'm going to take a stab at doing my lower intake manifold gaskets and valve cover gaskets (I've got coolant slowly pooling on my block, and drip lines from the valve covers, pics to come). I've got the following...
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    04 GT2 Water pump replacement

    I'm replacing my water pump today with an A1 Cardone reman pump. The pump came with a felt gasket. Do I want to install this dry, or should I pick up some sealant? If so, what kind should I go for? I also need to pick up some Permatex Blue for the bolts that go into the water jacket...
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    2004 Grand Prix GT2 won't start (short circuit)

    Hello! I tried to start my 2004 Grand Prix GT2 after 11 day while I was travelling, but it would not crank. I could hear the starter unsuccessfully trying to start. I figured my battery wasn't holding charge properly, so the first attempt was to charge with jumper cables to an SUV; and it...
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    Metal scraping sound from front wheel

    Just figured I'd post this up in case anyone has a similar issue. I was hearing a cyclical clicking / metal squeaking noise coming from my driver side front wheel when the steering wheel was centered, or turned up to about 90 degrees clockwise. It would rarely happen when turning to the left...
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    2004 GT2 Lower Control Arms

    Was having this discussion a bit over in the engine forum but figured I'd create a topic in the right spot to discuss it better :) I'm looking to replace my lower control arms on my 2004 GT2 but I'm having a hard time finding nicely priced arms. If I use the ACDelco Parts Catalog and enter my...
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    Coolant leak behind crankshaft?

    My '04 Grand Prix (172,000km / 107,000 mi) has already been through two coolant leaks (first was a bad block heater three years ago, and more recently a coolant elbow). It's down to -15C (5F) up here in Ontario, and yesterday when going to the store I noticed a pool of coolant on my driveway...
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    Right rear brake leak

    My 2004 GP GT2 had its low break fluid light came on earlier this week when I was leaving work. Looked at the ground underneath my car and noticed a small puddle inward from the right rear wheel. Had the chance to take the wheel off and look around this afternoon. It appears the seal behind...
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    Troubleshooting ABS/Trac Control off

    I've got one of those ELM327 OBD2 readers, and a laptop. Recently I've been having my ABS kick when braking between 10 and 30km/h, usually while turning. This doesn't always result in ABS/Trac control being turned off, so I don't think I can read a trouble code. What I'd really like to do is...
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    2004 GT2 Coolant Leak on Passenger Side

    first time poster, long time driver. I've got a somewhat severe coolant leak on the passenger side of my vehicle. Yesterday my car gave me an overheating warning while driving, and when I pulled over a lot of coolant proceeded to leak out. I could see a trail going down the road that followed...
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