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2006 Chevy Aveo

My Aveo was throwing codes. They were pointing to O2 sensors or fuel filters. Went back to the basics and replaced plugs, wires, and found out there is no fuel filter to replace. Once the cover was off to work on the plugs, we ran the car and heard a vacuum leak on one of the molded right angle lines. You could move the vacuum line and make it run worse. Replaced the line and cleared the codes - car runs fine.

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