Sable V6-183 3.0L VIN U FI (1998): Engine, Cooling and Exhaust

Also for this vehicle: Sable AWD V6-3.5L (2008), Sable V6-182 3.0L (1986), Sable V6-183 3.0L DOHC VIN S MFI (1997), Sable V6-232 3.8L (1988), Sable V6-3.0L DOHC VIN S (2002), Sable V6-3.0L VIN 2 Flex Fuel (2005), Sable V6-3.0L VIN U (1999).

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01Relays and Modules Relays and Modules: Sections
02Sensors and Switches Sensors and Switches: Sections
03Maintenance Maintenance: Sections
04Engine, Cooling and Exhaust Engine, Cooling and Exhaust: Sections
- Engine340 pages
  - Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2 3
  - Camshaft, Lifters and Push Rods33 pages
    Camshaft Bearing › Component Information › Service and Repair › Camshaft Bearings2
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Camshaft Thrust Plate › Component Information › Specifications
    Camshaft, Engine › Component Information12 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Journal2 3 4 5
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5
    Lifter / Lash Adjuster, Valve › Component Information9 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4 5
    Push Rod › Component Information › Testing and Inspection
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Cylinder Block Assembly64 pages
    Connecting Rod Bearing › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Connecting Rod, Engine › Component Information7 pages
    Specifications › Connecting Rod Nut2
    Testing and Inspection › Cleaning And Inspection2 3
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Crankshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information3 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Crankshaft Main Bearing › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Cleaning and Inspection2
    Crankshaft, Engine › Component Information10 pages
    Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Cleaning and Inspection2 3 4
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
    Engine Block Heater › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Engine Block Heater2 3
    Expansion/Freeze Plug › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Harmonic Balancer - Crankshaft Pulley › Component Information8 pages
    Specifications › Harmonic Balancer2
    Service and Repair › Harmonic Balancer2 3 4
    Tools and Equipment › Harmonic Balancer2
    Piston, Engine › Component Information11 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Cleaning and Inspection2 3 4 5 6
    Service and Repair › Disassembly And Assembly2 3 4
    Piston Pin, Engine › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Diameter2
    Piston Ring, Engine › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › End Gap2 3 4
  - Cylinder Head Assembly23 pages
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
    Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
    Rocker Arm Assembly › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Valve Cover › Component Information › Specifications2 3
    Valve Guide › Component Information › Testing and Inspection2
    Valve Seat › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Runout2
    Valve Spring › Valve Spring Lock › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Valve, Intake/Exhaust › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Inspection2 3
  - Drive Belts, Mounts, Brackets and Accessories110 pages
    Drive Belt › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins4 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Drive Belt: › 98-9-4 › May › 98 › Accessory Drive Belt - Noise/Slipping/Charge Lamp ON2
    Customer Interest for Drive Belt: › 98-9-4 › May › 98 › Accessory Drive Belt - Noise/Slipping/Charge Lamp ON2
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3
    Drive Belt Tensioner › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Engine Mount › Component Information99 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Comprehensive Noise/Vibration/Harshness Procedure2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20…96
    Service and Repair › Front Engine Mounts2 3
  - Engine Lubrication27 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications
    Engine Oil Dip Stick - Dip Stick Tube › Component Information › Specifications2
    Engine Oil Drain Plug › Component Information › Specifications
    Engine Oil › Component Information7 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Oil - Oil Recommendations/Applications2 3 4 5
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Oil Filter, Engine › Component Information › Specifications2
    Oil Filter Adapter › Component Information › Specifications
    Oil Pan, Engine › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications2 3
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Description and Operation2
    Oil Pump, Engine2 pages
    Engine Oil Pressure › Component Information › Specifications
    Oil Pressure Regulator Valve › Component Information › Specifications
  - Intake Manifold › Component Information12 pages
    Specifications
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3
    Service and Repair › Lower2 3 4 5 6 7 8
  - Lamps and Indicators - Engine › Oil Pressure Warning Lamp/Indicator › Component Information › Description and Operation2
  - Seals and Gaskets, Engine15 pages
    Crankshaft Main Bearing Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2
    Cylinder Head Gasket › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Head Gasket - Approved Replacement Procedures2 3
    Front Crankshaft Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
    Oil Pan Gasket, Engine › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins › Engine - Oil Pan Gasket Replacement Revision2 3 4
    Valve Guide Seal › Component Information › Service and Repair2 3
  - Sensors and Switches - Engine › Oil Pressure Sender › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Timing Components20 pages
    Camshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Crankshaft Gear/Sprocket › Component Information3 pages
    Testing and Inspection
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Timing Chain › Component Information4 pages
    Diagrams2
    Service and Repair › Removal2
    Timing Chain Guide › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
    Timing Chain Tensioner › Component Information › Service and Repair › Removal2
    Timing Cover › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3 4
  - Tune-up and Engine Performance Checks26 pages
    Fuel Pressure › Fuel Pressure Test Port › Component Information › Specifications2
    Idle Speed › System Information › Specifications2
    Air Cleaner Housing › Air Filter Element › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3
    Fuel Filter › Fuel Pressure Release › System Information › Service Precautions2
    Firing Order › Component Information › Specifications
    Ignition Timing › Number One Cylinder › Component Information › Locations
    Ignition Cable › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins8 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Ignition Cable: › 98-21-12 › Oct › 98 › Engine - Hard Start/Long Crank Time2 3 4
    Customer Interest for Ignition Cable: › 98-21-12 › Oct › 98 › Engine - Hard Start/Long Crank Time2 3 4
    Spark Plug › Component Information › Specifications › Gap2
    Compression Check › System Information › Specifications2 3
    Valve Clearance › System Information › Specifications2
  - Water Pump › Drive Pulley, Water Pump › Component Information › Specifications
- Cooling System108 pages
  - Coolant › Component Information6 pages
    Technical Service Bulletins › Engine Coolant - Propylene Glycol Recommendations2
    Specifications › Capacity Specifications2
    Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2
  - Coolant Level Indicator Lamp › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
  - Coolant Level Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
  - Coolant Reservoir › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Radiator Cooling Fan12 pages
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor › Component Information5 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
    Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations › High Speed2 3 4
    Fan Blade › Component Information › Specifications2 3
  - Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch5 pages
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Fan Shroud › Component Information4 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Removal2 3
  - Heater Core › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Heater Core: › 06-21-19 › Oct › 06 › A/C - Heater Core Electrolysis/Leakage2 3
    Customer Interest for Heater Core: › 06-21-19 › Oct › 06 › A/C - Heater Core Electrolysis/Leakage2 3
  - Heater Hose › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Heater Hose: › 06-21-19 › Oct › 06 › A/C - Heater Core Electrolysis/Leakage2 3
    Customer Interest for Heater Hose: › 06-21-19 › Oct › 06 › A/C - Heater Core Electrolysis/Leakage2 3
  - Lamps and Indicators - Cooling System13 pages
    Coolant Level Indicator Lamp › Component Information › Testing and Inspection › Initial Inspection and Diagnostic Overview2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3
  - Radiator › Radiator Drain Plug › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Radiator Cap › Component Information › Specifications2
  - Radiator Hose › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Radiator Hoses (Lower)2
  - Relays and Modules - Cooling System › Radiator Cooling Fan Motor Relay › Component Information › Locations › High Speed2 3 4
  - Sensors and Switches - Cooling System14 pages
    Coolant Level Sensor › Component Information › Diagrams › Diagram Information and Instructions2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
    Engine - Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch5 pages
    Coolant Temperature Sensor/Switch (For Computer) › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
    Temperature Sensor (Gauge) › Component Information › Description and Operation
  - Temperature Gauge › Component Information › Description and Operation2 3
  - Thermostat, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications2 3 4
  - Thermostat Housing, Engine Cooling › Component Information › Specifications
  - Water Pump › Drive Pulley, Water Pump › Component Information › Specifications
- Exhaust System32 pages
  - Catalytic Converter › Catalyst Shield › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Catalyst Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
    Customer Interest for Catalyst Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
  - Exhaust Crossover Pipe › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins8 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Exhaust Crossover Pipe: › 02-21-8 › Oct › 02 › Exhaust - Y-Pipe Cracks at Bracket2 3 4
    Customer Interest for Exhaust Crossover Pipe: › 02-21-8 › Oct › 02 › Exhaust - Y-Pipe Cracks at Bracket2 3 4
  - Exhaust Manifold › Component Information6 pages
    Specifications2
    Service and Repair › Left Side2 3 4
  - Exhaust Pipe › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins2 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Exhaust Pipe: › 97-26-11 › Dec › 97 › Exhaust System - Rattling Noise During Acceleration
    Customer Interest for Exhaust Pipe: › 97-26-11 › Dec › 97 › Exhaust System - Rattling Noise During Acceleration
  - Exhaust Pipe/Muffler Hanger › Component Information3 pages
    Specifications
    Service and Repair › Exhaust Pipe Hanger2
  - Heat Shield, Exhaust › Component Information › Technical Service Bulletins6 pages
    All Technical Service Bulletins for Heat Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
    Customer Interest for Heat Shield: › 98-20-10 › Oct › 98 › Exhaust System - Buzzing/Rattling Noise2 3
  - Muffler › Component Information › Service and Repair
05Powertrain Management Powertrain Management: Sections
06Transmission and Drivetrain Transmission and Drivetrain: Sections
07Brakes and Traction Control Brakes and Traction Control: Sections
08Starting and Charging Starting and Charging: Sections
09Power and Ground Distribution Power and Ground Distribution: Sections
10Steering and Suspension Steering and Suspension: Sections
11Heating and Air Conditioning Heating and Air Conditioning: Sections
12Restraint Systems Restraint Systems: Sections
13Accessories and Optional Equipment Accessories and Optional Equipment: Sections
14Body and Frame Body and Frame: Sections
15Cruise Control Cruise Control: Sections
16Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators Instrument Panel, Gauges and Warning Indicators: Sections
17Lighting and Horns Lighting and Horns: Sections
18Windows and Glass Windows and Glass: Sections
19Wiper and Washer Systems Wiper and Washer Systems: Sections