I am new to this message board; I may have a rare 95 Formula. I need some help in verifying this, so I figure… Why not post a message on the largest F-Body message board…?
I am going to try and make a long story, as short as possible.
I purchased a 95 Pontiac Formula about a year ago at a used car lot “I was searching for an LT-1 Formula that was black with T-Tops, and a T-56... with no luck;” I settled for an Artic White LT-1 bird, with T-Tops and a 6 speed; with plans of painting it black. The interior stood out the most… Torch Red leather. This is my 3rd Forth Gen. Formula I have owned; so I am very familiar with the cars.
I figured a pervious owner had the seats recovered…? No, turns out they are factory covered seats and door panel inserts. The option codes “in the glove box” show two interior codes; 70I “Interior Trim - Torch Red,” and 702 “Trim Combination Leather - Torch Red.” Now, to my knowledge, Torch Red interior was only offered in the Camaro’s and Corvettes, not the Pontiac F-Bodies?
I’ve worked at many GM dealerships in the past, and I have acquired a few GM Services Manuals “Dealership only manuals, not sold to the general public.” Anyway, I have both manuals for the 95 F-Bodies, so I decided to check, and identify all the option label codes I have. A few of my codes where NOT listed in the manual.
The codes that did not appear in manual are… MN6, VM3, and 1SZ, so I went to see a friend of mine at the parts department of a local GM dealership to check the codes… Here is what was stated on his computer screen.
MN6- Transmission, Manual, 6 Speed “Special”
VM3- Vehicle Identification “Restricted”
1SZ- Package Option “Restricted”
The “Restricted” codes are NOT invalid, the dealership is denied access to a complete description of the code… Why?
The MN6 code does explain why I had a hard time finding the rear tranny seal… I could not find the correct rear seal, so I had to match one up, turns out the LS-1 T-56’s used this seal. I figured a previous owner swapped out for the better tranny? I did notice a label on the transmission that stated “DO NOT SERVICE” and had a phone number to call. Unfortunately the label came off when I pressured washed the tranny. Still I figured nothing to losing the label, but then later I thought about it… If someone did swap to the LS1 T-56 “at the dealership” it would have the “DO NOT SERVICE” stated on it, but instead of a phone number, it should have said “EXCHANGE PROGRAM,” right?
Now the VM3 code, I have no idea what it is… But, the 1SZ strikes me as odd… The “1S” codes are Package Option codes, only 6 are available, the last letter of the code will vary from “A-F.” 1SA being Package Option 01, 1SB being Package Option 02, all the way to 1SF being Package Option 06, etc. So, what Package Option can 1S”Z” be?
Another code the car has “shown in the manual,” is JIF- Brake Provisions, Special to Suit Foreign Regulations. The brakes appear to be nothing out of the ordinary; the rotors appear to be your basic F-Bodies rotors, with the standard single piston calipers found on the LT-1 F-Bodies.
If anyone knows what these codes mean, or have these codes on their option label, please let me know. I will look further in to this and post what I find. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, and I will frequent this site often.
I am going to try and make a long story, as short as possible.
I purchased a 95 Pontiac Formula about a year ago at a used car lot “I was searching for an LT-1 Formula that was black with T-Tops, and a T-56... with no luck;” I settled for an Artic White LT-1 bird, with T-Tops and a 6 speed; with plans of painting it black. The interior stood out the most… Torch Red leather. This is my 3rd Forth Gen. Formula I have owned; so I am very familiar with the cars.
I figured a pervious owner had the seats recovered…? No, turns out they are factory covered seats and door panel inserts. The option codes “in the glove box” show two interior codes; 70I “Interior Trim - Torch Red,” and 702 “Trim Combination Leather - Torch Red.” Now, to my knowledge, Torch Red interior was only offered in the Camaro’s and Corvettes, not the Pontiac F-Bodies?
I’ve worked at many GM dealerships in the past, and I have acquired a few GM Services Manuals “Dealership only manuals, not sold to the general public.” Anyway, I have both manuals for the 95 F-Bodies, so I decided to check, and identify all the option label codes I have. A few of my codes where NOT listed in the manual.
The codes that did not appear in manual are… MN6, VM3, and 1SZ, so I went to see a friend of mine at the parts department of a local GM dealership to check the codes… Here is what was stated on his computer screen.
MN6- Transmission, Manual, 6 Speed “Special”
VM3- Vehicle Identification “Restricted”
1SZ- Package Option “Restricted”
The “Restricted” codes are NOT invalid, the dealership is denied access to a complete description of the code… Why?
The MN6 code does explain why I had a hard time finding the rear tranny seal… I could not find the correct rear seal, so I had to match one up, turns out the LS-1 T-56’s used this seal. I figured a previous owner swapped out for the better tranny? I did notice a label on the transmission that stated “DO NOT SERVICE” and had a phone number to call. Unfortunately the label came off when I pressured washed the tranny. Still I figured nothing to losing the label, but then later I thought about it… If someone did swap to the LS1 T-56 “at the dealership” it would have the “DO NOT SERVICE” stated on it, but instead of a phone number, it should have said “EXCHANGE PROGRAM,” right?
Now the VM3 code, I have no idea what it is… But, the 1SZ strikes me as odd… The “1S” codes are Package Option codes, only 6 are available, the last letter of the code will vary from “A-F.” 1SA being Package Option 01, 1SB being Package Option 02, all the way to 1SF being Package Option 06, etc. So, what Package Option can 1S”Z” be?
Another code the car has “shown in the manual,” is JIF- Brake Provisions, Special to Suit Foreign Regulations. The brakes appear to be nothing out of the ordinary; the rotors appear to be your basic F-Bodies rotors, with the standard single piston calipers found on the LT-1 F-Bodies.
If anyone knows what these codes mean, or have these codes on their option label, please let me know. I will look further in to this and post what I find. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time, and I will frequent this site often.
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