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Thanks for the update. I’ll probably give map and maf both a shot. Both are cheap enough. Never would have suspected those. I’d think if it was a fuel pump she would be dead by now
I have an 03 malibu 3.1 as well. Our symptoms sound identical and I’ve tried almost everything you have. Did a compression test and it checked out fine. Only occurs once engine is hot, but once it occurs it happens more and more during that drive. Seems to help to press on accelerator to get it going again after it dies. I’ve replaced IAC, EGR, PCV, plugs, wires, battery, coils, valve cover gaskets, cleaned throttle body… I never get a check engine light. Im thinking fuel pump or relay but this has literally been going on for months and I am stumped. Maybe the same with yours?
The diagram is correct nightflyr (in regards w/ the hammer points). Thank you!
I released the ball joint from the body/knuckle itself w/ a tool (similar to a pitman arm). I needed to replace the ball joint at this point inside of the steering knuckle thus I needed to press it out. When I went to press out the ball joint from the knuckle with a ball joint removal tool, it wasn’t budging so i resorted to hammering out the ball joint from the bottom of the knuckle. You’ll see other people on youtube doing this same thing with Chryslers because they had trouble removing it w/ a tool as well (for granted, I am not using a snap-on ball joint removal tool, which would likely do the trick). During that process, yes I bent the bottom of the hole of the knuckle where the ball joint goes in(mushroomed it you could say). I feel like it could be bored out, but I haven’t a clue where to take it to to find out.
Bonnie – I didn’t drive with it as I couldn’t ever get the new ball joint back in :(.
From my experience, once you start hearing squeaking when you start moving again, (and the sound is visible when braking) your brakes are usually worn down to the backing plate or close to. I’d definitely start by inspecting the pads and if the pads were worn down that far, you’ll likely want to replace your rotors too. Never overlook the slide pins in the calipers either and make sure they are properly greased.
Best Regards,
RyanHere’s the thing. I’ve installed the same ball joint on the Front Right side w/ no issues (because I didn’t damage the knuckle on that side). You can visibly see the knuckle is bent at the bottom around the hole where I hammered (and I can get it about 3/4 of the way in usually until finally the ring of the ball joint snaps).
Could be fuel pressure regulator. I have an 03 malibu that experienced the same thing (although this wouldn’t explain the braking correction you described). When the fuel pressure regulator starts going bad, you don’t get the right amount of fuel to the rails and randomly will experience that loss of power if the fuel is being backed up through the vacuum line due to a bad valve inside of it. Generally at some point though you will smell fuel or even see it. It’s a long shot, but pretty common in those GM 3.1, 3.4’s, and 3.8’s.
Let us know what you find out!
I’d say thermostat as well. Should be able to change it out yourself as thermostats generally require just a few bolts to remove the housing and some draining/refilling of the coolant. Sometimes its extremely cramped, but nothing a good ‘S’ wrench can’t work around. Keep us updated!
Such a great feeling to get that axle nut released with a breaker bar. Anyone else notice they always seem to make it seem as though its easy to remove an axle nut with a big break bar? From my experience it is never easy. I will never again make an attempt at removing an axle nut with a breaker bar after removing 5 of them with a breaker bar. Definitely will stick to the imipact wrench going further. Congrats!
I’d say forgetting to put your new filter on when changing oil is pretty damn dumb. 12 years ago and haven’t made that mistake twice.
Find out how picky your local HF is. Typically my local one doesn’t ask for a receipt (and really shouldn’t need to considering its Pittsburgh) and the only one here (and I am there often). Their breaker bars and torque wrenches, I actually haven’t had an issue with. Their ratcheting gears though in their ratchets are always slipping. Their pry bars are horrible as mentioned and I wouldn’t recommend their sets of large 1/2” sockets (they tend to slip). In general though, I’ve had a good experience with their pry bars and torque wrenches (and you sure as hell can’t beat the cost when they have them at 11.99 as they sometimes do).
I’ve also used HF cobalt drill bits and I’m actually surprised at the quality of them.
As far as left handed drill bits (for removing busted bolts), I’d highly recommend irwins setMay want to look into Community Colleges as many times they offer you pretty steep discounts on quality Snap-On and/or Mac tools if you are enrolled in automotive tech. If I were to actually be a tech full-time, I’d just enroll for a couple classes in order to receive some discounts as well as to validate how serious I was.
I agree with you. I suppose you just give two stipulations. Bring it back in the condition I am loaning it to you and if you break it, you buy it!
I’m a weightlifter/bodybuilder and that 3 ton harbor freight one is no exception. It weighs upwards of 80 lbs and it’s a PIA… but IMO I’d rather lift the weight than pay twice as much for the aluminum one. Truth of it is, you rarely should have to lift it anyway.
More than likely the pass lock feature. To reset, turn key to on position for 10 minutes (I believe the security lights goes off at that point), turn it to off, cycle it back to on and then start it. I had this issue off and on for years in my 2003 chevy malibu. I’d highly suggest just getting an electrician to disable the damn thing as it will occur again (I had pioneer electric basically have the system bypass it and it hasn’t been an issue since).
I’ve used the 3 ton steel harbor frieght floor jack now for two years now. I suppose its dependent on how often you need to use it and if you need a low profile and if weight is an issue. I haven’t had an issue with mine though and I use it at least once a week.