1996 Chevrolet Lumina Minivan Consumer Discussions

Compatable motors

• Re: engine swap [kaz548]

  Written by: russ23 on Feb 9, 2012 8:20:30 PM

  I installed a 2000 Venture engine in my 1998 Venture. I had to strip the new engine down to the block and heads and reuse most of the original parts such as exhaust manifold, intake manifold w/fuel injection system, all sensors and engine mounts. The vehicles below use the LA1 engine that are probably interchangeable with some exceptions. In the case of the transmission, the same transmission was used in the ... Read More

GM's triplets Venture, Silhouette, and Montana

• '96 to '98 owners, take note

  Written by: shifty4 on Nov 14, 2002 5:03:26 PM

  November 14, 2002 DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. (GM) is recalling about 1.5 million vehicles in order to repair a problem with a lower-pinion bearing in the power-steering gear assembly. The recall affects model year 1996 to 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier and Pontiac Sunfire cars, Chevrolet Lumina/Venture, Oldsmobile Silhouette and Pontiac Transport minivans, and 1997 to 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix cars. GM said about 1.2 million of the vehicles are in the ... Read More