OK...first of all, I need to say that it's amazing what you can determine by actually LOOKING under the hood and under the vehicle for specific problems and/or solutions. I must admit, I'm not a mechanic by any stretch of the imagination, but today was a very insightful day.

When inspecting the klankly noise I've talked about, I put the car on a lift and began to wiggle things here and wiggle things there. Come to find out my noise was coming from the rear brake calipers ( sp? ). Once I gave a little tug on them I was able to reproduce the noise that I has been hearing while driving. Not a bad exercise - even for ten-thumbs like me.

I must admit I was a little nervous with all the gadgets and gizmos that I seem to hear the Cadillac name brings - but once you step back and take a little inventory of the car...you realize that it's a car ! And most things - if not all - can be repaired and/or replaced. Just need to relax and take the first step and not get too overwhelmed. - My basic memory of anything mechanical is to remember left to loosen and right to tighten !!

Changed plugs / wires / coolant ( with tabs..) and replaced the oil cooler hoses. Will be working on those calipers next week-end. Not a bad day. No codes, no drips, and no errors ! I've got 96K miles on my vehicle and hoping to get many more...

Does anyone have any ideas of how to re-stuff the bottom of the driver seat ? Mine seems a little lacking...perhaps just a tradtional upholstery place ???

Wait... If the caliper is loose then tighten the bolts! If you leave it like that the bolts could shear off which would not be a good thing by any means.

take care of that NOW

if not for yourself, than do it for the other people on the road

:yeah: If its a brake calipers fix it NOW or you might not get it to 97K miles :eek:

Changed plugs / wires / coolant ( with tabs..) and replaced the oil cooler hoses. Will be working on those calipers next week-end. Not a bad day. No codes, no drips, and no errors ! I've got 96K miles on my vehicle and hoping to get many more...

Already done. (I'm going to replace the units next week..)

Coach,

If you like to know how to fix things properly on these Caddies, let me suggest to you to get on eBay, search and obtain a Factory Service Manual (FSM) for your year and model of Caddy. It is an invaluable resource to have. Later when you have time recheck those caliper bolts and have them tightened to the factory specs listed in the FSM. If the thread on those bolts get damaged in any way, it might no longer stay tight.

Actually, that's the first thing I did - purchased one (FSM) on ebay a few days ago and it should arrive sometime this week. That, along with joining this forum, has been my way of learning. I'm going slow...this isn't the only vehicle I drive.

But thanks for the suggestions - I appreciate it.

Good deal Coach!! The is one of the MOST helpful sites I have EVER been to.. Low on Drama.. High on advice!!!:D:D:D:yup: