i changed the plugs and wires and now my car wont start it tries to start but wont could i have messed something up when i was doing it
i have a 1993 chevy cavalier 2.2L 4 cylinder with a coil pack
2007-04-16 09:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by drunk_luther69 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
hi ,look at the points gap,timing or if the car has a timing belt it could be broken.make sure your leads are on in the right firing order this is the cause in 99%of cases good luck cheers from Australia
2007-04-16 09:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check firing order and wiring against a diagram. If it is correctly wired, then check the plugs. If they are correctly gapped, then start checking other things. I accidentally turned the pump too far when re-installing the distributor. I have the distributor turned so far off to get the timing in that someone just looking at it would think it wouldn't work. You could have things looking correct, but someone else could have it so far off that it's not funny.
2007-04-16 09:39:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jack 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have the wires on incorrectly, go to the library and get a diagram of the firing order and reposition the wires on the correct terminals of the coil pack. the wires are hard to see in the back of the engine. did you gap the plugs? good luck.
2007-04-16 09:42:49 · answer #3 · answered by carzzz1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing to check is make sure you're getting spark
Pull coil wire off of distributer..place end near metal .
Turn motor over "use key" make sure spark is coming out if it replace to distributer..
Make sure that all wires click solid at each end
Did you change cap and rotor too..
Did you put rotor back in ..
I agree with guy who said plug wires likely wrong
2007-04-16 09:33:10 · answer #4 · answered by Rusty Nails 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-24 23:05:20 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you might have crossed up wires when you changed them.
You might need a real mechanic to check that for you.
2007-04-16 09:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Toeless_Joe_Jackson 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
make sure your gap is right
make sure your plug wires went back to the correct firing order
2007-04-16 09:20:17 · answer #7 · answered by Mr nice guy 2U 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
most likely you have put the plug wires on wrong.
2007-04-16 09:30:04 · answer #8 · answered by hunting4junk 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Redo what you did in the first place or take to a person who can fix it.
2007-04-16 09:36:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh... you have a chevy.... thats why
2007-04-16 09:20:51 · answer #10 · answered by Mr. Perfect 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋