The 2004 Oldsmobile Alero is safe for E10 ethanol-gasoline blends. It is not approved for E15 or E85, and those blends must not be used in this vehicle.
4-cylinders have four spark plugs, 6-cylinders have six spark plugs, 8-cylinders have eight spark plugs, etc, etc, etc
It's probably a broken engine mount. I have an 04 Alero and mine was broken. Jerking stopped when I replaced it.
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my petrol 04 Grandis is about to have its first set of plugs as part of its 54K service.
the 04 have platinum plugs and they are preset
SAME PROBLEM WITH AN 04 ALERO. NOW THAT COOD WEATHER IS HERE IT TAKES A LONG TIME, DOWN THE ROAD, BEFORE IT WILL SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE ? ? ?
More than likely the a/c compressor is bad. The compressor clutch could be shorted also.
Have it checked for codes, then you will know the answer.
I have an '04 Alero, and the cord was wrapped and tucked down near the fuse panel on the drivers side. 3 years after buying the car, I just found it! Perfect timing as the temperature is -20C.
They Are under the Intake manifold like on my 04 kia sedona, You have to removethe center part of the manifold.
There are access covers (2 of them, one for the left side, on for the right) over the ignition coils. The plugs are under each coil. Be sure to blow and/or wipe dirt, oil or debris from the spark plug wells out BEFORE removing the plugs, or you'll dump that crap straight into the cylinders.