20 Most Recent 2002 Chevrolet Malibu - Page 4 Questions & Answers

kinda not in the sense like lot ohc engines where valves dip into cylinders, but if your chain has broke pistons will hammer heads damage the pistons and everything

that sounds like thermostat stuck closed, also on this engine they all had bad intake gaskets that leak coolant into oil if that hasn't been change it has to, go with fel pro gaskets never use oem gaskets

If it just spins. Grab it with pliers and open it. Replace the cap.

normally near or in the water pump

check the voltages at the starter itself it could be a starter.

Your converter may be failing again, and this can be caused by coolant leaking into combution chamber (bad head gasket), worn engine parts such as rings, or using certain additives in the fuel.

Sounds like a problem for an analyzer..Could be voltage problem, Throttle position sensor, etc. The vehicles PCM will upload the information to the analyzer and you will have some idea where to start.

check all the earth connections including the battery connections

All GM cars from 1994 to on up the 3100/3400 engine is famous for bad intake gaskets. When the gasket goes you loose coolant by either externally outside the engine or internally inside the engine. Check the oil for overfull condition and it will look like bright orange or milkshake color. Also if you drove on it overheating or if its full and overheats right away you also blew a head gasket. A compression test will confirm this. If you replace with good gaskets with the metal and rubber type do not use the plastic cheaper version. Then the intake gasket leak will never happen again.

The security, antitheft or lock picture/icon is a visual indication that something in the car's antitheft system is failing. In most GM cars and trucks there is a hidden system that most people are unaware even exists. From the moment you put your key in the ignition, there begins a constant line of communication between your key's security chip or transponder, to the ignition's lock cylinder, and then to the car's TDM (Theft Deterrent Module). These 3 parts are in CONSTANT communication. If the key is in the ignition, then these parts are sending signals to each other. The security light illuminates when that signal gets broken, even just for a second. When the signal breaks, the car misinterprets this as an attempt at theft and goes into antitheft mode. The car thinks its being stolen or hotwired because it is not getting that signal from YOUR specific key. This is why the security light turns on and shuts down your vehicle. This link explains it pretty well. http://www.diy-gm-security.com/ http://newrockies.com/

Cars are not supposed to leak.

A small oil leak will eventually make the whole engine slimy.

If you forget to keep putting oil in, a leak can destroy the engine from running out of oil.

You don't have to have it repaired, but if it is an inexpensive repair, I think you should. (Some oil leak repairs require somewhat extensive engine disassembly, and are not cheap...)

Try to get to cable,put like WD 40 and try to move.

Did you try turning the wheel/knob next to the head light switch? It's the dimmer for your interior lights. Sometimes that happens and some ppl don't know about it. Not sure how familiar you are with it so thought I'd throw that out there.

Send it to an instrument cluster shop, it requires highly specialised tools and licensing.

There is a panel on the passengers side of the car, I pulled the fuse used for OnStar because I dont use it. I didn see any labling on mine but it was the fuse located second from the top on the left side, but you have to be looking at it side ways because of the way the fuse box is orientated.
And then put it in the socket all the way to the right second from the bottom, again looking at it sideways. NOTE: My car is a 2006 Malibu LT

I would start by checking the transmission fluid, and even would recommend replacing it. Hopefully a new fluid and filter change will do justice to the problem. If you notice a burnt smell or dark brown colored oil on the transmission dipstick then its obviously time for a change. Lets hope that its enough to fix the problem, if not, a new transmission/rebuild may be in the near future for you.

If its after marker remote start is behind your radio take your radio out and you will see the connections disconnect the reds cables from the after marker alarm or 30amp fuses green colors

Description below, but What is important is headgasket failure IS NOT the fault of the gasket, even though that is where the condition manifests...SOMETHING in steel is wrong, and at minimum warped and at worst: cracked. if you just change the gasket, you will fail again soon. Resurface the head you will have a reliable repair(prefer both because of slight compression change via mill cut of the head). this is the time to look at the valves, seats, guide looseness and valve seals.

So, the highlights of the project: you drain the coolant, remove all obstructing brackets (draw a map to get them back, or take lots of pics).

Then you pull the intake, valve cover(s), push rods and rockers, as needed, disconnect the exhaust manifold, or sometimes just the pipe, unbolt it and pull it off. there are more details, but all stuff needs to be disconnected in a manner that you can get it all back the exact same....

What is important

When you say the pan will not drop down do you mean that it is still stuck to the block. If that is the case manufacturers use a gasket material ( sealer that is an adhesive to glue the pan to the block and so reduce oil leaks at the gasket. You may have to use something like a paint scaper and a hammer to cut the gasket free..