car won't start

Asked by lmb1954 Apr 14, 2015 at 10:51 AM about the 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

Car wont start, it keeps back firing through carburator, its a 2002
chevy cavalier, 2.2 single cam, what could ne problem

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Reelin68 answered 9 years ago

Sounds like a timing issue. Could have jumped timing or your cam sensor or crank sensor could be bad.

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