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#74 of 143 HARD TO START by iceangel80 Jun 04, 2008 (5:29 am)
my caviler is a 97 with a 2.2. it is hard to start. i can turn the key forever before it starts. it also has a slight nmiss out.   I am a mechanic and I am stumped.   I have changed:   plugs, wires, coils (both), ecm, computer, fuel pump, fuel pressure regulator, throttle position sensor, 02 sensor, evap container (charcole canister), all four fuel injectors, and many more other parts.   any ideas? Replies to this message: chevy_man76 (Jun 12, 2008 8:41 am)
#75 of 143 Re: HARD TO START [iceangel80] by chevy_man76 Jun 12, 2008 (8:41 am)
Replying to: iceangel80 (Jun 04, 2008 5:29 am) Check for a leak, ie: fuel, coolant, vacume. I had a simular issue and it turned out to be a leaking lower injector gasket. I was able to find it after pulling my plugs out & finding excess fuel in the cylinder of my cavalier. If the gaskets are not seated just right it will leak (dump) fuel into the cylinders making it hard to start and with a slight miss after it finally starts. Hope this helps.
#76 of 143 98 Cavalier Randomly stalls after cold start by mrtaz007 Jul 07, 2008 (3:08 pm)
First off, I got a check engine light... "inefficient catalyst".. changed O2 sensor in front of catalytic converter as AutoZone rep. suggested $21 While I was under the car I noticed that the old sensor was loose, I was able to remove it by hand, "no wrench" I figured mabe that was why the light came on, it wasn't reading properly. Changed it anyways while I was under the car. A week ago ended up locking keys in the running car with the hood up. All my tools were in the locked house. Figured while I waited for someone to bring a second house key, I could stall the car and save some gas. Opened up the intake, and srayed some throttle body cleaner down the intake, usually that will stall cars right away... it sputtered a little bit, and then finally died. Got the keys back etc... good to go. Anyways, to clear the check engine light from the O2 sensor trouble, I disconnected the battery and let it sit a while. Now, the car has randomly stalled after accelerating on a cold start. One time it sputtered and died, another time it shut right off. I cleaned the battery termianls (that really were not that dirty) and it still did it again. Could I have messed something up with the throttle body cleaner ?? What else should I look into? So far I have heard, Throttle position sensor. Fuel pump, and my other car had similar issues with crank position sensors. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
#77 of 143 cavalier will not start by krf Jul 08, 2008 (9:27 am)
used scanner and it told me 02 sensor circuit malfunction (bank1 sensor 1) and system to lean (bank 1) i pulled spark plug and grounded plug and cranked it got good spark, what is keeping engine from starting
#78 of 143 hesitation by choney Jul 09, 2008 (6:25 pm)
i have a 05 cavalier 5 spd with 85000 miles, owned the car since it was new, recently it has developed a hesitation under acceleration and highway speeds, it idles fine and theres no service engine light(trouble codes). i have replaced the air filter spark plugs and fuel filter, i have also added a bottle of fuel injuector cleaner still no change, it only hesitates intermitintly.
#79 of 143 Re: 96 cavalier problem [garye3] by jagtwlve Jul 10, 2008 (7:36 pm)
Replying to: garye3 (Aug 07, 2007 10:03 am) I encountered a similar problem on a chev 4cyl with a coil pack ignition ( no distributor). It would run for a while and suddenly die out and wouldn't restart until a 10 to 20 min. cooling period. It turned out to be a crankshaft position sensor going bad. On this engine it was located in the engine block under the ignition module on the firewall side.
#80 of 143 Re: 92 Chevy Cavalier RS Acting Up [innortal] by jagtwlve Jul 10, 2008 (7:54 pm)
Replying to: innortal (Apr 01, 2008 5:40 pm) Anyone with a 4cyl chevy with coil pack ignition that encounters a sudden loss of power should check if all the spark plugs are igniting. It is common for one of the two coil packs failing, causing running on only two cylinders. But it should be noted that this condition can also be caused by a failed ignition module which has a limp home mode by design when it fails and only fires two cylinders. This design is an improvement over old modules that just died and left you stranded.
#81 of 143 confused about cavalier by eightball2 Jul 12, 2008 (5:14 am)
I purchased a 2004 cavalier in May of 2004. In May of 2006 my son and I was out shopping and when we came out of the store and I started my car I had no radio, the windows would not go down, the air conditioner would not work and I had no controls on my dash, such as speed odometer, gas gauge did not work, the mileage did not turn, I had nothing but the car was running. I made it home and when I tried to turn the car off, it would not stop running. So I had a friend come over and he unhooked the battery and removed a fuse and the car shut off. I had it towed to the car dealer where I bought it and they replaced the ignition switch. Well here it is again 2 years later and the other day the car started but once again I had nothing in the car, no air, no radio and no dash controls but this time we could shut it off. Now it will not start at all when you turn the key, but you can pop the clutch to start it. Anyone with any ideas, PLEASE HELP!!!!! Replies to this message: 55peahuller (Oct 07, 2008 1:48 am)
#82 of 143 2002 cavilier not starting by krf Jul 12, 2008 (7:14 am)
i used scanner and it told me 02 sensor circuit malfunction (bank1 sensor 1) and i also got system to lean (bank 1) i pulled spark plug and it was dry grounded plug and cranked it got good spark, the engine will not start what is keeping engine from starting any ideas would be helpful i am stumped at this time. the car does have a half tank of gas in it
#83 of 143 cavalier stalling problem by bbve78 Jul 13, 2008 (9:25 pm)
I have a 2000 cavalier with 160,000 kms on it about three months ago it started to stall (usually when at a complete stop) I had the computer read and it said my o2 sensor so it was replaced about a week later it started again so again had it read is was the MAP sensor so It was replaced and with that the throttle body gasket was replaced, it then began to stall when ever it pleased it is now reading sytem to lean I have had it looked at and nobody can seem to figure it out I also had the cadilac convertor change just in case it was plugged, that wasnt the problem either i dont know alot about cars and am very frustrated somebody please help ???? any suggestions??? Replies to this message: gonogo (Jul 14, 2008 8:12 am) bbve78 (Jul 14, 2008 10:50 am) ktscarlett1982 (Nov 22, 2008 5:30 pm)

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