94 Caprice Classic Wagon and a 92 Olds Keyless Entry System

thedman300 · #1 03-20-2007, 05:00 PM

I have a 94 Caprice Classic and a 92 Olds 88 Royale with keyless entry. The Caprice's Key Fabs broke but i wanted to see if i could use the 88 Royale's Keyless Fab's on My Caprice. If I can do this would you be able to post how. Thanks

Blue Bowtie · #2 03-20-2007, 07:48 PM

Open the driver's door window to prevent accidental lockout. Remove all ignition keys, and close the doors. Collect all the remotes you intend to program for the vehicle and have them with you. Open the trunk and find this connector in the upper left side of the trunk wiring harness:

Jumper the two pins in the connector - An alligator clip across both terminals works great for this. The door locks should cycle to lock, then unlock, then the trunk release should cycle. This indicates the module is in program mode. Press the "Lock" button on one of the key fobs you want to program to the vehicle. The locks should again lock, then unlock, then operate the trunk release, indicating the remote has been programmed. Press the "Lock" button on any other remote(s) you want to program, allowing the locks to cycle between programming each remote unit. Remove the jumper (alligator clip) and test the function of each programmed remote. All remotes to be used with the vehicle must be programmed at the same time, so if one fails to program, all need to be programmed again.

This works for at least 1994-1996 B-Car sedans (not necessarily wagons), and possibly earlier years. I've done it with both my '94 and '96.

thedman300 · #3 03-20-2007, 07:56 PM

Is this for the 1994 Caprice Classic Wagon or the 92 Olds Because I need to program the 1994 Caprice Classic Wagon.

Thanks for the Reply!!

Blue Bowtie · #4 03-20-2007, 08:07 PM

This is for a 1994-96 B-Car SEDAN only. The wagon remote receiver is not mounted there, and I'm not sure where the programming plug is located.

Further, the remote release from the '92 Olds may or may not be compatible.

thedman300 · #5 03-20-2007, 08:11 PM

Do you know of any websites or information sources that may offer such tips regarding programing keyless entry systems.

Thanks

silicon212 · #6 03-21-2007, 06:59 PM

I think you already posted this and Blue Bowtie already answered it.

Then again, I could be just having a case of deja vu.

thedman300 · #7 03-22-2007, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silicon212

I think you already posted this and Blue Bowtie already answered it.

Then again, I could be just having a case of deja vu.

It is True that I posted this before and Blue Bowtie replied to it, but I did not recieve an answer for the car I have it was for a B-Car not even a Caprice or Chevy at that. If you would like to post how to do this that would be excelent.

Thanks

silicon212 · #8 03-22-2007, 03:59 PM

A Caprice is a B-car. Please do a little more research!

thedman300 · #9 03-22-2007, 04:12 PM

Not All of us do it yourselfers are fully aware of these things. If you have a problem with this than you should do somthing about it. Like limit this site to only Automotive Experts.

Blue Bowtie · #10 03-23-2007, 08:59 AM

The B-Body (or B-platform) includes the Caprice, Impala, Roadmaster, and DeVille. I believe the Oldsmobile 88 is a G-Body.

Many options and systems are not specific to a brand or model, but to a platform. This is usually because all brands and models within a particular platform are often assembled on the same line in the same plant, so the options are identical. Since the Olds is not only a different year, but a different platform, the remote key fobs you have may not work for it. The fastest way to determine that may be to attempt to enable the programming on your Caprice and try to activate the Olds key fob. It may work, but it may not.

I'm not sure where the remote entry programming connector is located on a Caprice wagon, but another way to program it may be available. Locate the ALDL (Assembly Line Diagnostic Link) connector under the instrument panel. It should look like this:

In your '94 Caprice, the 'G' terminal may not be a fuel pump test, but may be a remote entry program connector. If the wire in that terminal is black/white, it is for remote entry programming. Connect a jumper wire from that terminal to a ground. You can use the 'A' terminal as a ground. The remainder of the programming operation is just as described above.

If the remote from your Olds (G-Body) does not operate the locks, all is not lost. You may be able to find a salvage yard with key fobs from an appropriate model, and program those to your Caprice. Any B-body from 1994-96 should work. You may have to install a new battery in the used key fobs, but I'd hate to think what a dealership would charge for a replacement.

silicon212 · #11 03-23-2007, 11:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedman300

Not All of us do it yourselfers are fully aware of these things. If you have a problem with this than you should do somthing about it. Like limit this site to only Automotive Experts.

I understand that there are people here who don't exactly have a lot of experience, and that is the entire reason we're here. What prompted my original remark was this line here:

Quote:

but I did not recieve an answer for the car I have it was for a B-Car not even a Caprice or Chevy at that.

You know what they say about people who assume.

1968 Pontiac · #12 03-23-2007, 08:16 PM

Just to clarify the platforms:

You are correct with most of the B bodies, but a deville after 84 and up to 93 is a FWD C body, then in 94 it became a fwd K body. Probably what you meant was a rwd ~90-96 Fleetwood Brougham which is a D body (I think the frame is ~7" longer than a B body). Before that, well into the 60's, the rwd caddies were C bodies along with Buick Electra's (I used to have a 1970 ragtop: beautiful car to drive!!) and Old 98's. The olds 88 was a B body from the sixties until the end in the 90's. G body cars, which started in the mid 90's, were Olds Aurora & Buick Riviera. My cars only go as far back as the 60's, but these platforms may have been around in the fifties already, but I'm not aware of that. Just too much to remember, but in the end it makes it easier to figure out what interchanges between cars as far as mechanical parts go.

BTW. Pontiac Grand Prix was a B body up to and including 1968.

Blue Bowtie · #13 03-24-2007, 11:12 AM

I believe the '68 Poncho is correct. I was confusing "DeVille" with "Fleetwood." Regardless, the RWD Caddy rolled off the same Arlington assembly line with the Caprice and RoadMaster, making it a very close cousin. The Caprice Estate and RoadMaster wagons were the longest of those bodies, but shared the same basic platform, and mostly the same regular production options. Caddies have always been a little enigmatic to me, and it doesn't help that I had an '80s RWD Sedan De Ville that was basically a Caprice. The names are a bit confusing, but the platforms are fairly consistent.

Regardless, the procedure outlined above is correct for a '94 Caprice (B-Body) and should work if the black/white wire is in the ALDL, I do have my doubts about whether a '92 remote transmitter will work with it, but it's easy enough to try.

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