20 Most Recent 1998 Chevrolet Prizm - Page 4 Questions & Answers

That code indicates a misfire on cylinder one. It may be related to your trip to the ditch or not. You could have gotten snow under the hood which melted and got water into the spark plug galley. This would cause a misfire. It could also just be time for a tune-up. Pull the spark plug wire off and check for moisture. You may also want to go ahead and replace the plugs and wires if they have more than 60,000 miles on them.

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SMALL RED WIRE ON- BATTERY CABLE GOES TO ALTERNATOR.LARGE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE GOES TO STARTER.

.95mm with new plugs and 1.00 for used

Replace the starter

There is a electrical connection behind the steering wheel called a click spring. It is a series of wires wrapped up like that of a clock spring that cirlce around as you steer. This part is fairly easy to replace as the steering wheel deassembles very easily. The cost of the part is around 143.00 and is only avaliable at the dealership or maybe you can locate one at the salvage. My 2000 Voyager has the same issue as we speak.

Your missing either fuel or spark. Gotta figure that out and go from there

Compressor could not work without cooling fan comming on.
Check compressor mounting bolts and belt placement on pulley regarding the noise.
But before we get to the a/c system repairs its important to have a properly working cooling system.

Is the car overheating ? It should if neither fan works.
If I recall correctly the fan switch is usually on the upper radiator hose coupling.
you may want to test the fan(s) its self. Remove the electical connectors fron the fan(s) , fabricate a set of jumper wires and run it from the battery. If this works the fan(s) are ok . If it doesn't replace the ones that don't work.
The coolant switch aka fan switch is usually tested with an ohmmeter . Use shop manual for testing procedure.
Test the a/c fan and engine cooling fan relays. (see shop manual for details)
Then I would start looking at coolant( correct mixture and thermostat) although the thermostat is not likely to cause this.
If all of this still doesn't correct the problem it may be the ECU that monitors this system it may not be responding to the signal /voltage from coolant temp sensor to turn on the fan, (again nedd shop manual to test this)
Once you have a properly working cooling systemnow you can turn your focus on the a/c. Compressors either work or they don't.For you safety I recommend having the a/c system serviced by a ASE certified Technician or a tech's who legally can perform a/c service. Good luck

Use either a fuse puller or a pair of needle nose pliers.

Even hough you used a cleaner it could still be a bad fuel injector. If you get a
Haynes or Chilton manual or something similar for your car, it will tell you reasonably simple ways to diagnose your injectors. That would be my next step before taking it to a shop.

If you look under the hood of your car you will see a White sticker with black letters,It is usualy located under the hood it's self or on the piece om metal that goes over the top of your radiator, or on the inside fender area where the the shock comes through. On this tag it will give you all your engine information including what your Gap should be at for your spark plugs, It will say Gap on the sticker.

Good Luck and I hope this helps.

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sounds like you battery is not being charged and so when you switch you lights on its all it can handle and dies,have your charging system checked..

I have some BF Goodrich tires for my 1994 ford taurus and it has made all the difference when I drive it. Got them from Costco and it came with a pretty nice rebate when I bought all four. They have really good basic tread that performed very well in the snow and ice the past few years. Never had to use my tire chains.

Replace the fuse for the horn. Disconnect the negative battery cable for 10 to 20 minutes, then reattach. that will reset the computer codes.

Yes. Add fluid to the reservoir and watch/ look around for any leakage but I doubt.

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Clean Mass Air flow sensor. I initially used electronics contact cleaner spray but it didn't solve the problem. I was going to replace it but decided to clean once more. There was stuff on the wires that I assumed was part of the sensor, but it turned out to be dirt. Had to gently remove it with a q-tip and then sprayed with cleaner again. Sensor is next to the air filter. One connector and 2 screws and it comes right out.

check battery and alternator. repeated clicking is low battery

the switch behined the knob has probably buned out. or the peg that the knob turn has wallered out the inside of the knob. u can fined a replacement in the help section of any autoparts store.