20 Most Recent 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier - Page 9 Questions & Answers

check battery first

top lower steering column

have to determine if you have lost spark or fuel to continue..

On your intake manifold, #3 in diagram. My info showed two wires, one is gray, the other is orange with black tracer.

in front under front bumper area..follow poss battery wire

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in one on the fuse box under dash named ecm

on top of the engine mount whit coil pack

Technically called the air bag SDM module on GM vehicles. Generic industry term for the black box data. Also called crash data recorders or EDR. You might want to look here to get more info GM Saturn Airbag Air Bag Black Box Deployment EDR Event Data Recorder...

Check tranny filters and linkage

Fluid level OK in tranny. Was fluid and filter changed lately. Are there any tranny leaks from gasket area or lines or out that back.

There is a tube about two inches wide, kind of flat. that runs under the engine on the passenger side. Follow it to the firewall. This is where the T-stat is. Not fun to replace.

What was the code given.. 02 will mostly sensors.. Cat code 420 will need new cat And evap codes can b a couple different parts..need exact codes to tell what all is needed for fix

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Tie rods