20 Most Recent 2006 Chevrolet Aveo - Page 3 Questions & Answers

Thanks for choosing FixYa and welcome. If you have a vehicle that will turn over and over but will not start, I will tell you some things that you need to check. Every vehicle needs air, fuel, and fire to start. Now, the first thing you want to check is the fuel system. You want to make sure that the engine is getting fuel. The easiest way to test the fuel system is by testing the fuel pressure on the fuel rail. You need to refer to your owner manual for the correct measurement of pressure. Another easy test is using starter fluid. If it starts when you spray the fluid, you have a fuel issue. If it doesn't, check the ignition system. If your pressure is not correct or you have no way of testing the fuel pressure, start by checking your fuel pump. The fuel pump pumps fuel out of the gas tank and to your fuel filter. When you first turn your key on, you should be able to hear the fuel pump kick on for a second or two. It makes a soft buzzing sound. Listen for this sound. This will determine if the pump is kicking on and working. If you don't hear this sound, check your fuel pump fuse, relay, and your reset button. Not all vehicles have a reset button, so once again check to see if you have this button. If you change all of these and the pump still doesn't work, you may have a bad fuel pump. Test and make sure the pump is getting power before you change it. Now, you want to make sure the fuel filter is not stopped up. Check the gas lines and make sure they have no damage. Lastly, make sure fuel is getting to the fuel injectors. If you are getting fuel, you will need to make sure you are getting fire. You need to test your spark plugs or coils for spark. If you have spark, you should look over your timing belt or timing chain to make sure it is not broken or slipping. If you are not getting spark, you will need to check the spark plugs, coils, coil packs, wires, distributor, distributor cap, and rotor. Anyone of these can cause a vehicle to not spark. To test for spark, you need to find your number one spark plug tube. Take the tube out and place the bottom end of a screwdriver inside the tube. You then want to place it on the intake or something metal. Once you have did this, turn the ignition of the vehicle. You should see a bright blue spark. If so, this means you are getting spark. If you see nothing, you are probably getting no spark. Check everything you can. Make sure the rotor is spinning and make sure the distributor cap has all metal contacts. Also, make sure the cap is not damaged or cracked. If the contacts of the cap are dirty, try cleaning them with a wire brush. You want to make sure all your connections are cleaned so you have the best connection possible. Make sure none of the plug/coil wires are damaged. Make sure they are all hooked up correctly. You may want to try and wiggle them while you have someone to turn the engine over. There may be a bad wire. If the vehicle catches whiles you do this, change the wire. Now, it is possible that you could have a bad camshaft sensor or crankshaft sensor. In some vehicles, the camshaft sensor is built into the distributor. You want to test each of these parts and make sure each one is getting power. If a part is not getting power, that may be the reason your vehicle is not starting. If you have a check engine light on, you need to get your computer scanned for error codes. More then likely, if your vehicle won't start, your check engine light is on. The light is on because your computer has detected a problem with the vehicle. You can buy a cheap code reader for around forty dollars from Autozone or Advanced. Just make sure you know all your codes for your vehicle. When you have it scanned, the computer may know the exact parts you need to change. Most of these parts listed run off your ECM. The ignition system is a very complex system. It is rarely, but they do go bad. If you believe that the computer is to blame, make sure you have it flashed before you put it in your vehicle. If you don't, it will not work. Finding your error codes is the best way to finding your solution. If not, you will have many things to check. Always make sure you run a test on a part before changing it. Make sure that part is getting power. If it is not, check the power source. I know this is a lot of information, but any of the parts listed can cause the vehicle to not start. If you have no access to a code reader, fuel pressure tester, or a code reader, you can still check a lot of things. It is just harder. Remember, always use the process of elimination. Determine if the part is working or not and move on to the next part. You will eventually find your problem. Lastly, electrical problems can cause the symptoms you are having. They are very hard to find. When trying to find an electrical problem, you need to make sure you know what to test for. Each wire has a purpose. One part of the engine can shut down another part. You need to know how many volts you are testing for on each wire. You can use a voltage meter to test for current. I hope this helps you and thank you for reading. Thanks for using FixYa and best of luck

Replace the map sensor.

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No low or high speeds? check the blower fuse first. Good replace the blower motor. If it works on any one speed, replace the blower resistor. Close to the blower, under the dash, on the passenger side. There isn't a fuse for the controller, but it can be read for codes with a scanner.

Your timing marks should be on the belt. There are two single lines and one double line across the surface of the belt. Each of the single lines line up with the cam shaft and the balance shaft drive gears. The double line lines up with the crank gear. If I remember right, there is a small mark on the oil pump housing that the crank mark lines up with and the cam mark is straight up and there are 2 other marks on the cam gear that line up with the head.

It sounds like your mom may have knocked a sensor loose or out of place. This may be a bad question to ask but...are you on empty (if it is, it could be your fuel line broke somewhere)? It could possibly be the camshaft position sensor. If you can....get under the car and look for where the tire rubbed underneath and follow it's path (while looking at sensors and fuel line).

If you can find your engines air filter housing, follow the larger intake hose toward the engine. Where the hose ends and is attached to the engine is your throttle body assembly. Look for the wire harness connector attached to the throttle body and you will see the throttle actuator module which controls the throttle plate. Good luck.

I would doubt that 2 injectors have gone bad at or near the same time. Low compression very well could be the issue, but you stated the car runs fine. Did you reset the codes with a scan tool? If not try that and then see if the codes return. I would check the integrity of the coil to make sure it is strong enough and getting good spark to the plugs. #2 and#3 cylinders use the same coil just as #1 and#4 use the same coil.Good luck.

Many things can contribute to low fuel economy, tire pressure, driving style, milage, and state of the servicing. What sort of milage does the car have? Has it had a tune up recently? Air filter condition? Fuel filter condition? Transmission service if milage dictates?

Yeah, it's worth it. Probably a coil pack. But this is a guess. When you take it to a garage and they diagnose it. They tell you this is the fix. They are liable.

Engines have an AC override when turned on , to bump up revs to compensate the extra load. This needs to be adjusted, if you cant do yourself , a qualified mechanic must do it.

these buttons use a carbon sensor to make contact to function. You eill see a coin slot on the side of the remote to open it, then very gently with a fingernail file, clean to surface of both contacts and reassemble, This should solve the problem if it is the remote. do not scub hard or you will remove the contacts. If this does not solve the problem, check the fuses.

You need to look up the programming codes for the remote. You can set it to where the doors lock but alarm does not activate. I am sure you can find it easily through Google.

Most panels today, slide straight up, not pulled out.

You most likley need to replace the whole unit. But without diagnosing it its all a guess. Look at it this way. You would of already spent a couple hundred at least to place one small part. If your wrong your now going to have to spend about $500 for the whole unit plus anothe diag possibly.

put it in resovour if theres no cap

there is no firing diagram on an 06 aveo this has electronic ignition which is controlled by the computer. if your car is running bad take it to a certified tech or to your local dealership and have it looked at.

Yeah, kind of. The valve cover gasket needs replaced. The seals around the plugs go first because of heat. If the oil mark was near the top of the plug boot, replace the valve cover gaskets/seal. If it was near the bottom, slap in the plugs and wires.

I took it in to a different mechanic and am told that the car will not "learn" the cps. It will clear the CEL but as soon as the key is put in the ignition it comes back on He suggested putting in the original crank sensor but that one is cracked so do I need to get an ac/delco or gm sensor instead of what I got from autozone or how do I get it to recognize the sensor we put in? We did check the fuses and that is not the problem.