Hello. I have a 2004 Chevy Cavalier that has been acting up lately. It has been misfiring on and off. I took it in to the mechanic who said it was the coil pack. I found this odd as I had that replaced back in February. Anyway, I paid him to fix it, picked up the car, and started driving down the road. I got all of about two miles when the car was misfiring like crazy. I brought it right back to him. He hooked it up to the computer and said that it was water on the engine. He said if I just rev the engine in neutral at about 30 miles an hour when it's doing this, it'll clear up the misfiring. He said it could also be the sparkplugs. Now, I'm certainly no mechanic but this all sounds a little strange to me. At this point the check engine light is on and I'm getting misfires pretty regularly. The misfires are generally small ones and the car is managing down the road just fine. It's unlikely to be a transmission problem as I drive a standard. The oil was changed in the last 2 weeks as well with no concerns there. Any ideas?
I suppose I used poor wording... When I said down the road I did not mean downhill, I meant simply putting my foot on the pedal and accelerating forward.
I suppose I used poor wording... When I said down the road I did not mean downhill, I meant simply putting my foot on the pedal and accelerating forward.