frustrated new chic
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frustrated new chic
Hello everybody, I have been viewing this site for the last three months and I just joined today. I have found tons of information here about cobalts but I am not car savvy at all!!! Everyone here seems to be very knowledgeable and boy do I need the help
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Well my car started sputtering and losing power almost 3 months ago. Got codes p0171 p0113 and p0102. Cleaned maf , new acdelco sparks, new upstream and downstream o2 sensors, seafoamed the car, etc and it turned out to be the fuel pump. Two days after getting the car back from the mechanic the cel comes back on and I get code p0301 misfire cylinder 1. Couldn't afford to put it back in the shop so i had no choice and continied
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Ok, go with the advice given above. Swap the coils from 1 to 2. See if the misfire moves from 1 to 2. If not then swap plugs. See what that does.
And also, as you're in a State that I think was part of the recall you'll want to call the dealer and look into reimbursement for the fuel pump.
And also, as you're in a State that I think was part of the recall you'll want to call the dealer and look into reimbursement for the fuel pump.
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ok, go with the advice given above. Swap the coils from 1 to 2. See if the misfire moves from 1 to 2. If not then swap plugs. See what that does.
And also, as you're in a state that i think was part of the recall you'll want to call the dealer and look into reimbursement for the fuel pump.
And also, as you're in a state that i think was part of the recall you'll want to call the dealer and look into reimbursement for the fuel pump.
Last edited by Boostin15; Dec 31, 2013 at 02:04 PM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
What part of Missouri are you in? I'm in Springfield.
First things first.
Swap the coil from cylinder one to cylinder 2.
Very easy to do. Just unplug the electrical connector from the 2 coil plugs. Then use a 10mm socket to unbolt the coil plugs. Then just pull up and move them.
If the CEL comes on for the second cylinder after moving then the coil plug is bad. I believe someone on her just replaced the boot not the whole plug and it was super cheap.
First things first.
Swap the coil from cylinder one to cylinder 2.
Very easy to do. Just unplug the electrical connector from the 2 coil plugs. Then use a 10mm socket to unbolt the coil plugs. Then just pull up and move them.
If the CEL comes on for the second cylinder after moving then the coil plug is bad. I believe someone on her just replaced the boot not the whole plug and it was super cheap.
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Carefully cleaned TB with TB cleaner and tried starting car but she wouldn't crank. Tried jumping but she wouldn't turn over then key got stuck but thanks to cobaltss i found out about lil white key release button