1998 Chevrolet Malibu "causes car backfire starting" Questions

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car backfire violently before this happened? The timing chain may have jumped cause a mechanical backfire that cracked your oil filter. This very hard to diagnose, can you give more info, does the car

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...Starting Before using the Symptom tables, use the following: ?€¢ Perform Diagnostic System Check - Engine Controls and verify all of the following items: - Clear the DTCs. - Ensure that the scan tool ...

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...starting and is experiencing backfiring when you try to start it. Some possible causes of these symptoms include:A faulty ignition control module (ICM): If the ICM is not functioning properly, it can ...

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intermintant backfire after hittig bump hard to start poor miladge Almost sounds like ignition problem... Hitting bump causing it to short out (turn off) for a second then restart can produce a ...

What will cause it to steadly pop pop pop throu carb like small backfire VALVE TIMING There are many reasons that a vehicle will backfire through the carburetor. What determines the cause depends on ...

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...starting heads were done now it will not start and backfires Sounds like the timing system is out of time! Backfire is usually caused by a timing problem or maybe a fuel problem. Hope this

Backfire, Black smoke from exhaust, spitting and sputtering I have a 98 Dodge Durango it will start and run sometimes and then others it starts spits and sputters and will die. It has black smoke ...

Think that our automatic choke went out.Ran rough and was backfiring before it got warmde up. the car is fuel injection so there is no choke for it has no carburetor.Backfiring is usually the cause by

...not use the car at all, until all issues arediagnosed & resolvedPlan on using other means of transportation Backfire is usually caused by a timing problem or maybe a fuel problem. Hope this

...causes the 2002 nissan se r to backfire My car sometimes wont start and the engine will flood. My car backfire alot even when driving it easy Sounds like an ignition or timing problem.Is the check ...

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