20 Most Recent 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 - Page 4 Questions & Answers

would say lack of fuel ie check fuell pump if carb is it blocked

On the fire wall behind the motor or on the fender wheel on the driver side.

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Turn the key on for 3 seconds,and then off for 5 seconds,do this about 5 times.Then it should start,if not,then the fuel pump is burned out,remove the fuel tank to replace the pump.

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Check the Idle Air Control (IAC) valve. If this gets sticky, clogged, or otherwise malfunctions, it will affect the idle quality, and usually not in a good way. You should NOT have to press on the gas pedal ever to start your car as it has fuel injection.

Hi Christuffer I have a 1986 Z24 hatch back. My Digital cluster went out twice. The first time I took it to the shop to be fixed. It was over $ 250.00. Then about a year later, it went out again. My tach was the only thing that would light up and be able to read. On real cold days, the cluster would come on untill my car warmed up. They would also flash on and off, when for some reason the cluster would come on and work for 2-15 mins. I got sick of guessing how much gas I had. So I decided to fix the cluster once more. This time I was unemployed, and had the time to fix it myself. Only cost me $125 with shipping. Its very easy to do yourself. Pretty much unscrewing 6 screws, then taking the cluster out. When you ship your cluster out. You dont want it banging around in the box, causing more damage to it. Or other boxes putting to much weight on it breaking it while in trans. So pack it right. I sent it out to Speedometer Repair Guy 123 W. Sarnia St. Winoa. MN 55987. 507-429-4489. www.speedometerrepairguy.com. Took about eight days to get it back, shipping from Greenfield MA. You can also still drive your car while it's out. Make sure your gas tank is full before you take it out. Right now my cold start valve is not working, and leaking gas. Anyone know where I can get one, please let me know. Seems like this is a long gone part. That no one makes or sells anymore. Sorry if I offend you Chris. Anyone thinking about buying a cavalier. Don't. Worst nightmare I've ever owned. I've owned many older cars. All them put together, would not have the amount of problems I've had with this car. If I could sell this car for half the money I have put in it. It would have been gone. With this economy and being laid off twice. I got stuck with this piece of s###t and I have no other option except, keep on fixing it. I have about 13 grand saved for a 2011 mustang V6. When I have 15 grand. I'll go buy it, and keep the chitty for winter driving.

Fuel filter is under the car around the driver side area.

Junk yards are very usefull if you are working on a tight budget some junkyards allow you to remove your own parts out the car and can get transmissions for hundred dollars or less these places have gotten real popular the one here is called pick and pull but im in VA im not sure if you have one in your area. If you are looking for a brand new one they are all over the net ebay is one place if you type it into a search engine like ie google, bing, etc. you will come up with tons of places to order one from.

on the side of engine,near the head.











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its time for a rebuild nothing is going to fix that except a rebuild

Hello there :on the back side of the block closest to the fire wall about 1/2 way down the block you will see 2 sensors the one that is the closeset to the middle of the block is your crank sensor and the one that is off to the drivers side is the camsaft sensor
Please note be very careful when removing the wires from these cause they can be pulled away from the boot and render them useless
Hope this is very helpful for you
Best regards Michael

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Electronic Spark Control runs a self check and it failed the check. You need to replace the HEI module inside the distributor, check all the wires and connectors for rust and clean as needed.

Sorry, there is not fuel drain plug. There are several ways to get the old fuel out. Using a siphon is one, or removing the fuel lines from the tank and cycling the key to let the fuel pump push it out. The last method of course is to drop the tank and empty it.

best way is to replace the springs with aftermarket units that are shorter and stiffer, it is also advisable to install rubber spaders on the strus as they will bottom out easier, you will be giving up a lot of ride comfort

2.8? Have you checked for spark when it won't start?