1998 Chevy Prizm CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON CONSTANTLY

Tiny
LADYDEL
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET PRIZM
  • 4 CYL
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 144,000 MILES
The mechanic says that I need a tune-up and I have only 3 cyclinders working. I am a senior and on fixed income, what is involved in a tune up on my 144,000 Prizm. Is there a list of things that should be replaced?
Thank you
Sunday, October 25th, 2009 AT 3:45 PM

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Tiny
MHPAUTOS
  • MECHANIC
  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there,

first thing to do is get a compression test done as it is a waste of time doing a tune if the comp is to low, if that is ok, normally you would chance the plugs, air & fuel filter, scan for unresolved fault codes, and in your case check the high tension leads for a fault as you may have a faulty lead on No 4 causing the miss fire, start here.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009 AT 7:07 PM

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