Tag Archives: Fuel Injector
1998 z24 Cavalier, Stalling Issues
Question: I have a 1998 z24 Cavalier 2.4 Twin Cam, when im driving the road after about 20 mins it will stall out an die randomly. No back fire, no fuel smell, nothing. The gauges going crazy an it shuts off. Itll start back up after about an hour, but before it does it just tries turning over. Its not having any issue with loosing…
1500 GMC Has Fuel Pressure But Won’t Start
I have a 1994 GMC S1500 4.3 I t would shut down on me I was able several times to restart with either I replaced fuel filter fuel pump i and even ran direct power to the pump with an on/off switch the truck ran about 10 miles perfect than shut down like it had before i got it restarted with either got it home…
2003 Buick Lesabre Misfire and Engine Light
I have a 2003 Buick Lesabre 3.8L, I am getting a code P0300 and P0302 code from Autozone. I have changed out the spark plugs and wires and the 3 coil packs. The car is running a little rough but not dying. It is still getting the same codes? Someone suggested checking the #2 injector, so i did it with a screw driver while running, and…
Cheap Gasoline Quality and High Prices
Here is something that is always in the news, and probably is talked about around the water cooler more and more lately, and that is gas prices. With today’s high gasoline price, you may consider trying to find cheap gas. Well, this goes hand in hand with my previous article about car parts. Cheaper isn’t always better! The mom and pop gas station around the…
1997 Pontiac Grand Am ABS And Check Engine Light
My husband has a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am and the oil, ABS and check engine light came on, there is oil in the car and we just had maintenance work done on it a few months ago, spark plugs, fuel injector, fuel filter changes the whole works. It sounds rough now. what could it be. He put injector fluid in and the ABS and check…
1999 Chevy Silverado Hard Time Starting
I have a 1999 Chevy Silverado with 5.3 It is hard starting and has a miss at low RPM around 1500 and then it clears up when you accelerate. Any ideas what may be the cause. ProTech Does the problem go away when the truck warms up? No it doesn’t it still does it when warm. Ok, usually the intake gaskets leaking will cause a…
2001 Chevrolet Silverado Cranks But Will Not Start
My 2001 Chevy will not start. I replaced the fuel filter and I can hear the fuel pump running. Could it still be the fuel pump? Mechanic JK: What model Chevrolet is this? Any warning lights on the dash? Sorry, it’s a Silverado. No lights, and the diagnostic tool shows nothing. OK. Most likely not the fuel pump. If a new one made no change,…
1995 Buick Stalled and Won’t Start After Replacing Intake Manifold
Hi ,I’m new to the world of fuel injection and sensors such as a knock sensor. I have a 1995 Buick Century with a 3.4L Pontiac engine. I used the 3.1L intake manifold system and have been driving the car for several months now without any problems till 2 nights ago, I was doing nearly 10mph when the car died without any type of warning.…
2004 Chevy Impala Engine Misfire Code P0302
I was getting a P0302 indicator code for # 2 spark plug. I changed the wire and it went out,however when I got up to 35 mph the check engine light would flash until I got below 35 mph. I decided to change the other wires and that’s when it started to backfire and wouldn’t allow me to accelerate pass 10mph.Did I put the wires…
2003 Chevy Trailblazer No Engine Power
I have a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer with 146,00 miles on it, the problem is lack of engine power, I put the scanner and it showed up this code P0172, I did fuel injection service, replaced fuel filter, also changed spark plugs & cleaned up the throttle body. any ideas? ProTech: How about the air filter? Have you checked that? Yes i changed it as well.…
1995 Pontiac Bonneville Won’t Idle
I have a 1995 Pontiac Bonneville that has a 3.8L (3800)v6 engine, It starts rough and wont idle it also wont accelerate or climb hills. I have changed all 3 ignition coils and cleaned the fuel injectors what should I do next I really need this car to work. Ok, is the check engine light on or anything like that? Yes the check engine light…
1999 Pontiac Montana Check Engine Light Blinking
I have a 1999 Pontiac Montana code p0306 misfire detected. Check engine light blinking. Changed spark plugs, wires, ignition coil and put in new fuel filter. We checked compression and it’s good but still the same. What else can I do to fix the problems that all happened when i fixed a gas leak. Mechanic JK What kind of gas leak did you have? Just past the fuel filter…