Section 42 (Engine Controls - Remove/Install/Overhaul 3.8L): Introduction
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 1998 Pontiac Bonneville, 1998 Oldsmobile Regency, 1998 Oldsmobile LSS, 1998 Oldsmobile Eighty-Eight, and 1998 Buick LeSabre. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
CAUTION:
When battery and SOME PCM input devices are disconnected, vehicle computer and memory systems may lose memory data. Driveability problems may exist until computer systems have completed a relearn cycle. See COMPUTER RELEARN PROCEDURES article in GENERAL INFORMATION section before disconnecting battery.
This article covers removal, overhaul and installation procedures (when given by manufacturer). If component removal and installation is primarily an unbolt and bolt-on procedure, only a torque specification may be supplied.