2000 olds alero problems

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:55 am

i figured this might get answered faster here than on automotiveforums.com , ok my girlfriends car started running like crap and the check engine light came on so i took it to autozone and the #3 cylinder is misfiring, so i bought plugs and put them in.
At first it was normal then it started it again so i figure its the number 2 coil pack well it shocked the crap out of me so i know it's getting spark and after i messed with the wires the check engine light went off but it still stutters at higher rpm could the gap on my plugs be wrong?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:11 am

what about the wires? have they been changed recently? if you messed with them and it got better then the wires might be bad, just a guess.

also, just because it zaps the hell out of you doesnt mean it have enough to burn the mixture in the chamber

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:13 am

the wires haven't been changed but i dont really have the money to guess on what the problem is. Is there a sure way to test the coil and wires?

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:16 am

you can check the resistance of the wires.

but 7 year old wires are pretty old wires.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 9:18 am

racer12306 wrote:you can check the resistance of the wires.

but 7 year old wires are pretty old wires.

i doubt if they are the stock wires we have only had the car for a little over a year how could i tell?

koreysxt · Post by **koreysxt** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:46 am

Did the big Alero forum die? I think it was Alero.org? I was a member there when I had an 01 Alerho. It was a large, active Forum at the time. Sad.

danielc24 · Post by **danielc24** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:43 pm

never heard of that forum but it was my wires that was messing the car up