Friday, September 23, 2011

How do you change a fuel filter/91 chevy cavalier? What signs tell you it is bad? Our quit yet started later

Our cavalier quit yesterday suddenly yet when going back leter-it started right up. Made it 8 miles and quit again. Sat for 3 minutes and started again. Fuel filter?? If so , how do you change it ? If not-how do we fix it? Can not afford a mechanic!!
How do you change a fuel filter/91 chevy cavalier? What signs tell you it is bad? Our quit yet started later
Sounds like it could be your fuel pump. It's in the tank. Get a fuel pressure check (possibly autozone can do). It has to be a certain range. Get a manual from library on cavalier repair to find the specs.
How do you change a fuel filter/91 chevy cavalier? What signs tell you it is bad? Our quit yet started later
I worck on cars and have come accross this alot.Your fuel filter is located under the hood alittle ways from the throtle body.It will look like a little can made of metal or plastic.It will be held between a spliced hose w/ clamps.Remove it and blow through the side that is marked FLOW --%26gt;.Debrit may come out and if so it will need replacing (a couple of bucks)But to chang your F. pump it may be located inside the gas tank. This is easy also but needs to be done by a mec. cause it involves an electrical harness that needs to be in place.
find the gas tank under the car , then follow the gas line to find the fuel filter . not sure on cavalier but it might just screw off . and they are very cheap at an auto store
Yes definitely go to the library get Chilton auto manual for cavalier. It will tell you how to change the fuel filter. Filter only costs about $12 Canadian. If it turns out to be fuel pump try asking at the wreckers for one off a low km car like under 200,000km. Cheaper than new (few hundred dollars). How many km are on your car? That may point to other possible issues.
it sound like you don't have enough preasure but you can try the filter first but on some cars it takes a cupler to remove it on one end and the other end will be a nut to loosen up you will know when you see it but the factory does like to hide the filter on certain models up around the gas tank but at the back side of the car they are easy to change out though if that doesn't fix it then get a fuel preasure gauge to check the car it should read about 32 to 34 psi.

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