Spark plugs problems

Spark plugs: Piece that produces the spark inside of the engine. It turns on the mixture of air and fuel that enters into the cylinders.
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Daewoo Matiz 2000 Spark plugs 250554 miles
Misfiring the middle plug even if I put a new one it work maybe two days only and starts again
Ba Nga from South Africa 5 years ago  
BA
4 reports 

Power loss, jerks and stalls SolvedSolved

Daewoo Matiz 2000  144000 miles
Hello, I have a big problem with my Matiz 2000. It is powerless and, at idle speed, once the normal working temperature is reached, revolutions raise and drop continuously, generating a low oil pressure. Even more, the car jerks considerably at any gear and both when cold or warm. In order to stop the jerking a little bit, I need to keep the clutch pressed more than usual, generating a disgusting burnt clutch smell. I've replaced everything already, including: cylinder head, valves, filters, fuel pump, sensors, TPS, IAC, spark plugs, wires, camshaft, timing belt, hoses, among many other things, but nothing got better. The car has got a good compression, around 160 pounds. I really do not know what else to do. Thanks in advance for any help you could give me.
les82 from United States 11 years ago  
LE
Rank 4
19 reports 
JERRY from United States 11 years ago
I had a similar problem and the failure was the crankshaft axial play, as it was wrongly installed.
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les82 from United States 11 years ago
Luckily, my problem was finally solved. The camshaft has got a pin or cog that can be easily seen. In my eagerness to replace everything, I also changed the camshaft but, the one I bought, belonged to a Daewoo Tico and it was not exactly the same; this cog's position was the one that was slightly different. So I decided to buy a new Matiz camshaft and, when replacing it, the vehicle started working perfectly again. Hope I can help others with the same problem.
Bright from other 4 years ago
My really suck fuel, please what's the issues of that.
Douglas from other 5 years ago
Hello guys am Douglas from Ghana west Africa. Please a have a problem with Matiz Chevrolet 0.8 engine capacity 2009 model. My timing belt got tier and it affected the valves. I have replaced with a new head but now the car can not pull. Please any help? Thank you!
Skury from other 5 years ago
Try check your oil and plugs because I had the same problem and mine was not pulling
Chris from other 4 years ago
Hello, Am Chris from Ghana. My Daewoo matiz fails to move instantly whenever the engine cools down until it heats up before it will move...Need solution pls.
F Ash from other 3 years ago
Check if your thermostat is still working well or has been removed.
Saim from Pakistan 3 years ago
My dawoo matiz problem is the car run on 1500/2000 RPM the missing is start end I push the accelerator to up the RPm 3000 the missing is gone the car speed to much fast what is the issue
Douglas from South Africa 3 years ago
Hi ek het n proebleem my kar loop en ruk en dan vang hy spoed het nuwe filter en pomp vir vang asof die petrol nie reg deer kom nie
Carl from South Africa 3 years ago
Had a similar problem, found the earth from the alternator not good and the car was 100% after I connected it. Seems the ECU needs full voltage from the alternator and can't work on battery power alone. Can try this...
Clint from South Africa 2 years ago
I got a problem with my Matiz I changed fuel pump , done service , new spark plug leads , map sensor and throttle sensor but my car still jerks while driving if I wanna change to another gear and miss fires
Dani from other a year ago
I got a problem also when I am driving this car fuel system is not coming constantly, however when I push the fuel pedal the compression system is not working properly what is the case
Victod from other a year ago
Igual me pasa con Daewoo Matiz
Mau mau from United States 10 months ago
I still have the problem; I've already replaced my camshaft and crankshaft, and my car still has extreme difficulty starting after driving for a few minutes. (P.S.: my AC and engine fan are also malfunctioning, but I don't know if it's related)
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Starting failure SolvedSolved

Daewoo Matiz 2002  22222 miles
Hello, everyone. After servicing the engine and the combustion chamber from my Matiz 2002, the vehicle started accelerating and decelerating by itself. After scanning it, I was told the MAP and TPS sensors were damaged. I replaced both of them and the car started burning spark plugs and losing power. I was then told it was the oxygen sensor, so I bought this sensor and the IAC as well in order to have all the sensors new. But things got worse because the vehicle does not even start working now. Occasionally, some combustion noises are heard and the vehicle starts and immediately stalls. Spark plugs are always wet with fuel. I've already changed the distributor cap, the rotor and the spark plugs wiring, but nothing got better.
merv from United States 11 years ago  
ME
4 reports 
les82 from United States 11 years ago
If you repaired the engine and the camshaft was replaced, the most probable thing is that this is causing your problems. A generic camshaft causes all the failures you have mentioned. This happened to me and I only solved it when buying the original GM camshaft. Good luck!
Wilhelm from United States 11 years ago
Check the injectors, which might be damaged.
Cyrus from United States 11 years ago
Good morning, this happened to me and the problem was that the throttle body was opened. That is the reason why spark plugs get wet.
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merv from United States 11 years ago
Thank you very much to all of you for your help and suggestions. Finally, there were many problems, from a short circuit in the fuse box to a failure in a camshaft piece, where the distributor is placed.
Tbang from other 5 years ago
Hello guys my car start cutting and losses power when accelerating and it has some combustion noise at the back please help
Isaac from other a year ago
If I move my car it goes slowly. But when my temperature rises up it goes fast I don't understand
Addy portrait from other a year ago
If Matiz 2 18 model don’t spark what is the solution
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Stalled when driving SolvedSolved

Daewoo Matiz 2001  400000 miles
Hi, everyone. I have a Matiz 2001 and, three months ago, when I started the engine, it accelerated to 3000 rpm. In order to make them drop to 1000 rpm, I had to wait for around 30 seconds. I was told it was the MAP sensor that was failing, but I did not replace it. I disconnected the air intake and too much fuel started to get burnt, but revolutions stabilized. Three months later, the vehicle stalled in the middle of an avenue, and I was not able to start it again. I disassembled it and the combustion chamber and all the pistons were full of coal. In order to remove the coal, it had to be clea… Read complete
Samantha from United States 11 years ago  
SA
4 reports 
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hortense from United States 11 years ago
Check the distributor. And if it accelerates too much at idle speed, check the IAC valve as well.
Samantha from United States 11 years ago
Thank you very much, hortense. I checked the distributor and, effectively, the ignition module is failing: it sparks whenever it wants, sometimes not even sparking at all. As soon as I replace it, I'll let you know what happened.
Ourheva from Great Britain 8 years ago
My Matise Rev counter goes crazy
Sometimes reving up to 400/500 rpm no one seems to know why. It’s been looked at several times. It’s using a lot of petrol. Love the car except for this problem... it’s 2008 hatchback Chevrolet matise
It is well from other 3 years ago
Hi, am Isaac from Ghana, my daewoo matiz 2 shorts power when each gear is engaged, after engine rebuild,thanx.
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Daewoo Matiz,Chevrolet spark 1 not starting with egr in place

Daewoo Matiz 2004 800cc 130000 miles
Car had stalled while driving,renewed spark plugs,fuel supply ok,cambelt with timming ok,spark ok,injectos ok spraying,pulsating. If i remove egr car start but is very rough. Compression ok.
Lourens from South Africa 7 years ago  
LO
3 reports 
Ivan from other 5 years ago
I have a 2005 Chevrolet Matiz and anytime I start it from cold the engine misfires and vibrates until the engine becames hot then the misfiring and stalling stops. I have change my plugs, plug wires, coil , injectors but its so till the same
Richie from other 3 years ago
Change fuel pump and plugs
Dstv installer from South Africa 3 years ago
Did u ever get a solution ? Mine did the same
Anokye from other 3 years ago
My chivrolet daewoo matiz engine was shaking so I went to change the coil after that the engine is not stating , what is the solution
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Jerking and high fuel consumptions

Daewoo Matiz 2003 Hatchback, manual,  21000 miles
The car jerks at low speed and the second and fourth spark plugs show black deposits.
Cagbotah from other 6 years ago  
CA
11 reports 
Fiscian from Great Britain 5 years ago
My car jerks and consum fuel
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Jerking funny sound coming from Engine

Daewoo Matiz 1999 Hatchback 270000 miles
Hi I'm very stressed car started jerking heavily and now I hear funny sound coming from Engine ,I have already replaced spark plugs, air filter, cam sensor and fuel filter 😔 so what am I to do now? Please help
Luci from South Africa 5 years ago  
LU
8 reports 
Luci from South Africa 5 years ago
Car has now completely shutdown replaced new coil pack but no spark there.
Nico from South Africa 5 years ago
Hlo... My car engine make a tok noise... I think it was the bearings and replace new ones... But still the noise is there...it's a Daewoo Matiz 2002 model...
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Car will not start immobiliser problem

Daewoo Matiz 1999 5door 800cc engine 100080 miles
Stopped while had fuel pressure but ignition still turned motor over no spark no fuel pressure have 12v at fuel pump but have no spark is their another thing to look at or would this have a immobiliser somewhere
Graeme from Australia 4 years ago  
GR
11 reports 
Crawford Jamal from other 4 years ago
My daewoo matiz start but time to accelerate it will off immediately I started it again it will starting shooting. Please help me out
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2003 Daewoo Matiz

Daewoo Matiz 2003 Hatchback 125000 miles
Car was in daily use and suddenly it desides not to start again. There is no spark and also no fuel when engine is cranking. Some say its wiring, same say the coil, some say the distributor. I changed both but still it doesn't start. What can be the problem????
Fed UP from South Africa 2 years ago  
FE
2 reports 
mohammed ali from other 2 years ago
its not starting after fixing a new engine.
Mikyle from South Africa a year ago
I'm having the same issue
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No spark on my car

Daewoo Matiz 1999  215550000 miles
Hi can anyone pls help me my car has no spark we dont know whats wrong we put a new coil and a new distreberte and still no spark
Daewoo matiz from South Africa 3 years ago  
DA
2 reports 
Sbongile from South Africa 2 years ago
Same problem...................
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