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#21 of 4284 E20 by nne3jxc Oct 04, 2001 (4:48 pm)
Are you burning your own CDs? I've found that the cd player in my Aurora seems to prefer "real" music CDs as opposed to home-made ones burned from the computer. I think it's just overly finicky since usually they play fine on my home system.... Replies to this message: butchmotors (Oct 29, 2007 6:15 pm) brinwood (Oct 30, 2007 4:36 am) butchmotors (Oct 30, 2007 7:26 am) and 2 more...
#22 of 4284 E20 by silotwo Oct 04, 2001 (8:57 pm)
Mine returns an E23 code and keeps the CD, pressing eject switches to the radio. And I never used a burned copy of a CD. Only CD's that are new or like new.   Dealer used a cleaner as they said E23 meant an error with the optical reader. Thought that was it but it happened again. Stays like that for weeks on end, right until I take it to the local radio shop. Not working when I park it, as soon as the tech starts the car the CD ejects then works like a dream. They are afraid to rebuild it at the $300.00 cost and warranty it unless they know for sure what is wrong.   Got the E23 a week ago so I'm going to hurry to the shop tomorrow in hopes they can diagnose it. Also was told that a unit from the 2001 is a direct replacement at $510.00 brand new.
#23 of 4284 E20 by pizza442 Oct 04, 2001 (11:59 pm)
I don't burn my own cds. This code is coming up on a '98 Bose unit out of a "low mile" wreck that I had bought off Ebay and put into my '95 (with factory Bose, but no CD) a few months back with no immediate problem. It seems to be picky as to which cds it rejects. It played my "24K gold Master Recording" of Dark Side of the Moon album fine (I thought) but spit out a new cd that has never been played. I can hear a quick buzz when it tries to spin and read the cd then it is quiet for 15 seconds or so then rejects with the code. When it does play, I sometimes now hear a distant static-like "sfut, sfut, sfut" that fades in and out. How does one get to the lens to clean it?
#25 of 4284 Cleaning by shucknet Oct 11, 2001 (12:49 pm)
pizza442 - just get a cleaning CD from any electronics type store. Should just be a CD with brushes on it.   On burned CDs... I used burned CDs in my car all the time with no problems. A few hints to help them work better- 1) Use Disc-at-once recording 2) Use a good brand of CD Writer (I realize it's hard to change this now). If you have a cheapo CD writer, burn it at a slower speed. 3) El cheapo blank CDs sometimes (not so much anymore) don't work as well. Try getting the Sonys next time and see if that helps.
#26 of 4284 air blowing by gisom Oct 19, 2001 (2:04 am)
If you look under the dash, you will see three actuators, the middle one controls the blend doors and probably needs to be replaced. My 95 had a cracked center so it probably was spinning when trying to open the doors to give heat.
#27 of 4284 HOT Air Conditioner by iahmatthew Oct 21, 2001 (1:47 pm)
Pizza442 -   FREON LOW - Thanks
#28 of 4284 Rust Bath by silotwo Nov 03, 2001 (3:41 am)
Had my 95 parked at the airport for a couple of weeks,as I was leaving the lot I decided to use the windshield washers to remove the grime. Well, I ended up giving the car a rust bath. Turns out there is a metal bushing in the upper washer reservoir that had rusted badly.   cheap quick fix was to buy a new reservoir from the dealer, $23.00, and about 5 minutes to replace it. Certainly better than trying to make the old one clean.
#29 of 4284 Concerning temp. concerns... by rjs200240 Nov 12, 2001 (11:19 am)
What year is your car to be running 220+? Also, how do you know it is running that hot? (My 2002 doesn't have a very specific/well numbered gauge.)   A car will run hotter in city driving than cruising because there is much less airflow through the radiator.   Does the fan come on when it is this hot? Do you have a good mixture of water/coolant? Does your thermostat open? I'm not sure if the water pump is electric or not, but if not then make sure the belt is tight and not slipping over the water pump pulley.   240 degrees is incredibly hot for the coolant to be running at. If this is in fact the actual temperature, you should probably stop driving it until you get it fixed.   (I realize the original question was posted 2 months ago, so if you already got it figured out then I apologize) Replies to this message: auroraologist (Jan 06, 2005 12:57 pm)
#30 of 4284 rjs200240 & temps by hardesty Nov 13, 2001 (7:26 pm)
I too own a 2002 Cherry/Neutral 4.0L (nav radio/no sunroof). The Classic Auroras run hotter than the the new models. Both my previous 2001 and now the 2002 come to standard temp quickly and stay there (even in 100+ degree weather, idling with the air on). Perhaps the "catfish" air intakes (from the original Aurora protype) provide just enough air to let the engine keep cool. Though there are no numbers on the new temp gauge, the fact that it jumps to middle and holds says that the folks at Olds fixed the cooling issues in the new models.

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