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96 Chevy Cavalier just dies sporadically
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applenooker
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Mar 16, 2009, 4:30 PM
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96 Chevy Cavalier just dies sporadically
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Hello everyone.
My daughter has a 1996 Chevy Cavalier that we bought last year. It had 35,000 miles. We took it in to a mechanic and had the brakes redone and the motormount redone. About one week after this was done my husband drove it on the freeway. The "check engine" light flashed on and the car just died. After a few minutes, he restarted and we more or less just dismissed it as a fluke. Then, today my daughter was driving it to school and again the "check engine" light came on and everything just died. We couldn't get it started for quite a while. But now it's working again.
I've seen on this sight that many things can cause this. One being wiring "shorting" or something like that and unless the mechanic is LOOKING for it they don't see anything wrong (which ours doesn't see anything wrong)
could this be my wiring settling or something? What should I have the dealership/mechanic look for when I take it in this weekend?
any suggestions would be great
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Tom Greenleaf
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Mar 16, 2009, 4:38 PM
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Re: 96 Chevy Cavalier just dies sporadically
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35,000! That's pretty low and possibly some service items haven't been touched. I'd go thru it and tune-up, filters etc., anyway by the age especially fuel filter.
CEL means that a code is stored. Get the reading on what it says. It might just have starved for fuel and other items will read on the code reading but find out anyway.
GMs tend to be fussy about fuel pressure and by the miles it may have a long history of lack of use and old gas.
Perhaps put getting the injectors cleaned on the list too. Use some Techron fuel injector solvent now and then anyway but don't count on additives as a cure but better for prevention,
T
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