20 Most Recent 2000 Chevrolet Prizm - Page 3 Questions & Answers

tires are out of balance. have them balanced.

Ignition is a system not just one part.

How is it broken ?

Not a job you can do in your drivewayYou need a lift to get the car up high enoughto remove the transaxle,after you break the frontsuspension loose & remove the drive axles$700.00 is not all that bad,considering all the work& price of parts. BIG JOB

Check the fuel filter. It should be changed at regular intervals. Otherwise it can get clogged.

Your tension spring is shot. purchase a new idler pulley and tension arm bracket. that should fix it.

check for a vacuum leak as the hoses can and will crack. this will cause a rich fuel mixture and the ECM will compensate by leaning out the fuel causing sputtering under load.

if you went the route of changing the plugs, try the spark plug wires, and the distibutor cap

hi, the main cause of major oil consumption is due to cylinder wall deterioration. this is caused be bad piston ring sets that tend to chip of tiny pieces of the cylinder walls over a long period of time. this will start to show in engines with high millage. this will also lead to compression loss as well if it is not fixed soon.

To fix this issue within the cylinder walls, they will have to be machined and a new set of piston rings will have to be fitted around each affected piston. this will stop the oil from leaking into the combustion chamber and it will restore the compression rate as well.

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You may just have a system failure. As a first course of action, I strongly suggest that you remove the positive battery connector and let it sit for at least 5mins. before reconnecting it. This will reset the system and can get your vehicle back to it's normal operation.
If the problem still persists, I suggest that you have the transmission and TPS (throttle position sensor) looked at for it can be the problem as well. Let's just hope that reconnecting the battery connector resolves the issue to cut the cost.
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