DeVille V8-4.6L VIN Y (1998)
Tape Player: Service and Repair
Cleaning Intervals
Clean the cassette tape player after every 15 hours of operation for optimum performance.
Clean the cassette tape player at a maximum of every 50 hours of playing time. This will prevent damage to the cassette tape player mechanism. The
radio may display CLN, CLEAN, or CLEAN TAPE (depending on the type of radio being used), if equipped with the clean tape indicator feature. This
indicates that you have used the tape player for 50 hours without resetting the tape clean timer. If this message appears on the display, clean the cassette
tape player. The player can still play tapes but the player should be cleaned as soon as possible in order to prevent damage to the tapes and/or the player.
Cassettes are subject to wear and the sound quality may degrade over time. If you notice a reduction in sound quality, play a different cassette. A new
cassette may indicate whether the tape or the tape player is at fault.
If the sound quality does not improve when the second tape is played, clean the cassette player. Perform this step regardless of when you last cleaned the
cassette player.
If a noticeable improvement is not achieved after cleaning the player, remove the radio assembly for repair.
