Another NOOB to this forum and my first pontiac

[kingspadeshan]

Hello everyone,

So yes i'm a noob to this forum and just bought my very first Pontiac.
I bought a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP Comp G over the 4th of July weekend and i must say this car is truly amazing.
It only had 82,500 miles on it and looks in very very good shape.
It does have a small oil leak somewhere ( I can smell burning oil and saw smoke when I test drove it)
I only agreed to purchase it because the dealer agreed to have that fixed. Other than that it runs beautifully.

I do have a few questions and no I have not researched these forums yet but will after this.
Q1: normal trans operating temp? I heard 275 deg max but what is normal?
Q2: Has the monsoon stereo and I see a AUX button but i dont see anywhere to plug anything in...such as my ipod or iphone.
Q3: What known/common issues should i be on the lookout for?
Q4: Where should the engine temp needle be normally? it went just over the half way mark yesterday for a mile or two then went just below half for the remainder of my 60 mile drive home from work.


Thanks

 

[The Guz]

Welcome to the forum. Nice to have another fellow Californian around.

 

[kingspadeshan]

Thanks, do you know any of the answers to my questions. Still researching on here

 

[spazzz]

1..120 mile trip for me in 87 humid day trans was 195-206 at 70+mph
2..aux is for xm hook...iirc
3..not to much besides the usuals...mine is a 04 comp with 95k
4..stock thermo will read exactly what you saw...no sweat

 

[kingspadeshan]

ok so should I be concerned on the trans temp?
Since I just bought the car I do not know when the last time it was serviced. I am dropping it off at the dealer today to have the oil leak fixed, I will ask if they will service the trans for me too.

 

[dsmuts]

Trans temp should be around 200*

 

[ILoveAudi]

Welcome to the forum! I'd love to answer your questions, but I have a 98 gtp and I don't know if the next gen grand prix has any similar problems to the previous gen like mine. Sorry!