Fuel System problems

Fuel System: System that provides fuel to the engine. It is formed by a fuel pump, pipes and injectors or a carburetor in older cars.
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Chevrolet Cavalier 1998 2 dr. 2.2 liter 217000 miles
Start the car up when it's cold and runs fine. Gets up to operating temperature and stalls. Tried starting turns over but won't run. Let it cool down for a half an hour will run after starting. Checked coil packs when cold there's spark. Check them after the car stalls out no spark. Replaced coil packs does the same thing. What could it be. It gets fuel cause you can hear the fuel pump running when you turn the key. Any insight would be appreciated. Thank you.
Mook from United States 7 years ago  
MO
Rank 2
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Mook from United States 7 years ago
If anyone out there has this problem. Check for spark if there's no spark then check again after it cools down. If there is spark after cooldown it's the ignition control module behind the coil packs which are mounted onto.
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Starting problems and stalls

Chevrolet Cavalier 1996  120000 miles
Hi everyone, I have a Cavalier 96, 2.2 engine and I need your help. Since the day I bought it, I've been having starting problems. And even worse, sometimes once you finally made it start working, you need to accelerate it continuously or either it stalls. The fuel pump has already been checked and I've been adviced to change the TPS and oxygen sensors. What do you think?
Dolly from United States 9 years ago  
DO
1 report 
miriam from United States 9 years ago
You should check your car's calibration.
Didi from United States 9 years ago
Hi buddy, try with the crankshaft's sensor or its wiring.
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Starting

Chevrolet Cavalier 2001  150000 miles
Hello, I have a Cavalier 2001, 2.2 engine and it had some starting failures; it needed to be pumped in order for it to start working. The fuel pump and the damaged battery were changed and now it does not start no matter what you do. It seems as though the battery was disconnected. What can be happening?
Richie from United States 9 years ago  
RI
2 reports 
annie from United States 9 years ago
You should check your battery's connections. It would be advisable to know whether the starter has something to do with your problem, and you can check this by creating a direct link between the battery's positive wire to the solenoid and seeing if it starts or not.
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Starting problems

Chevrolet Cavalier 2004 cavalier 147000 miles
Replaced starter, tps sensor, plugs, ign mod, coil, fuel filter, ckp sensor, ckd bat, cleaned fuel pressure reg, ckd timing chain. Still wont start almost eith gas pedal to floor help
zuperdave53 from United States 6 years ago  
ZU
1 reply 
Ant$$ from United States 5 years ago
Try your injectors but it may be your ECM cause u know any an everything about these car's
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Electrical

Chevrolet Cavalier 2004 Coup 2.2 ecotec  248000 miles
No power to fuel pump fuses and a few other fuses car cranks. But won't. Start
Tyes from United States 6 years ago  
TY
5 reports 
Yadniw from United States a year ago
Think it's electrical issue with ignition connector switch and no power to ecm
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Crank, no start, no fuel pressure

Chevrolet Cavalier 2002 Base. 2.2L 190000 miles
New parts: battery, fuel pump assembly and filter, fuel pump relay.
No pressure at the fuel rail, have spark. No codes.
Steven from United States 6 years ago  
ST
1 report 
Lar geo from United States 2 years ago
Check fuel regulator...on fuel rail. Check psi also
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Car will not start

Chevrolet Cavalier 1998 4 dr 250000 miles
When you turn it over it will start but it dies right away. When you go to try it again it won't start. It has a new useds fuel pump with only a week and a half of minimal driving on it.so at a loss here please help!!!!
Tonya from United States 7 years ago  
TO
4 reports 
Riley from United States 6 years ago
I have the same problem with my 1984 Chevrolet cavalier
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Car died while driving no start

Chevrolet Cavalier 2002 2.2l Manuel 150000 miles
New fuel pump new plugs new plug wires new coil packs. Will turn over but will not fire. Any suggestions??
Clayton from United States 2 years ago  
CL
2 reports 

Want start

Chevrolet Cavalier 1998 Z24 2.4  123000 miles
Car just turning ova but won’t start I checked the fuse box in the first 2 rows in not reading but the fuse are good new crack sensor n relays in fuel pump
Trell from United States 2 years ago  
TR

Fuel pump cant hear kick on

Chevrolet Cavalier 1995 2.2 engine 210137 miles
I bought a new fuel pump and a new fuel relay sensor plugged everything back up on fuel pump and I still can't hear my fuel pump kick on what could it be?
Austin94 from United States 7 years ago  
AU
6 reports 

Fuel pump not getting enough fuel want to check out voltage to pump. I

Chevrolet Cavalier 1993 RS manuel 150000 miles
No fuel everynow and then you hear pump come on but car only runs for a few seconds
Chevy man from United States 8 years ago  
CH
2 reports 

Fuel pump not getting enough fuel want to check out voltage to pump. I

Chevrolet Cavalier 1993 RS manuel 150000 miles
No fuel everynow and then you hear pump come on but car only runs for a few seconds
Chevy man from United States 8 years ago  
CH
2 reports 

Car will not start

Chevrolet Cavalier 2004 2.2 ecotech 190000 miles
Last Monday I got in my car started it and drive 1.5 miles home. It was very loud pulled in my parking lot parked, and turned key off. Waited bout an hour went out and checked my oil and to my surprise there wasn't any registering. I added 2qts and started it waited 10 minutes for car to warm up and noise starting away. Put it reverse backed 15ft changed to drive and it died. No restart. I have thus far have replaced the:
Ckp sensor
Starter
Fuel filter
Spark plugs
Fuel regulator
Coil above spark plugs. I'm getting spark and if leave foot on pedal a minute I smell gas. I've checked the pressure and it is right. It also turns over. I am stumped
Cobaltlover from United States 8 years ago  
CO
12 reports 
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