slowbalt19

05 cobalt ls, 89,000. my car turns over but it doesnt sound like it wants to fire, all you hear is the starter turning and a lil putter sound form the exhaust. All fuses look good and i also swapped the relays too. Anybod have any ideas? i need my car and already missed a day of work.

PRND3L

check fuel, on the rail there is a service port, turn the key to run and off a few times, then take off the cap and push on the shrader valve inside, if fuel comes out in a jet, you have fuel, if it trickels out, or air comes out, its a pump issue.

slowbalt19

ok, ill go do that now

umrdyldo

iTrader: (1)

When you put the key in the run position you should here the fuel pump turn on as well.

It really sounds like a fuel spark issue.

PRND3L

thats what im thinking, but the fuel part is the easiest thing to check, requires no special tools.

slowbalt19

its getting fuel, plugs smell of gas as well

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PRND3L

do you have individual coils or do you have a coil pack??

slowbalt19

the pack, i have a spare somewhere around here lol
any chance the piggy back is F-in with it? Or i somehow broke all my rods by startin the car lol

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PRND3L

i doubt its an internal problem, you would hear some god awful noises if so. swap the pack and see what happens.

slowbalt19

swapped pack and got nottin, going to buy plugs now "crosses fingers"

PRND3L

is there a check engine light??? Also get a gas sample, if possible, put it in glass jar/ snapple bottle, see if it has water in it, it will seperate.

slowbalt19

im out of ideas guys, it seems like im not getting any spark with either of my coil packs. anyone have an idea for me? fuses all good, new relays, new plugs, starter works fine, i hear a pitter patter out of the exhaust as well.

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PRND3L

could be PCM, unless there is a seperate ignition control module.

slowbalt19

fixed completely removed my piggy back and it started up just fine,

umrdyldo

iTrader: (1)

Wow did you give us info that you had a piggy back earlier? That seems like the first step if it was me.

PRND3L

he said it was turbo'd. yeah, should have told you to isolate aftermarket stuff first, glad you got it taken car of.