1998 vauxhall cavalier LS 2.l - Loss of power ...hiccuping and dieing

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Wed 26 May 2010 10:47
1998 vauxhall cavalier LS 2.l - Loss of power ...hiccuping and dieing - anniemal

Hi

I recently bought a cav and two days after purchasing...it started to lose power...down to 2000rpm when doing 70 on motorway, huccuping on idiling. No Engine managment light has come on, but 4 weeks later the car continues to do so , and I darent drive it anywhere.
A friend who knows his way round cars, said its the mass flow meter...and its an easy job to replace????
Could it be this part? Ive looked at the exhaust and it all seems fine. Im a student nurse and cannot afford garage prices and really dont want to fork out for a part if its not the problem!

Any help would be very grateful.

Annie

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Wed 26 May 2010 22:31
1998 vauxhall cavalier LS 2.l - Loss of power ...hiccuping and dieing - kiss (keep it simple)

If it is the mass flow meter it is worth checking the connector to it. I had a similar problem on an earlier Cavalier. When I unplugged it I could see white corrosion on one of the terminals. It just needed a clean and it was fine. I am assuming that the mass flow meter will be located just behind the air filter. ( I mean downstream of it) but I am not familiar with the last of the Cavaliers.

HTH

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Thu 27 May 2010 07:59
1998 vauxhall cavalier LS 2.l - Loss of power ...hiccuping and dieing - Singlish

Do you really mean1998, the Cavalier was replaced by the Vectra in 1995/6??

However I had a 1989 Cavalier 2.0iL, i believe still the best car I ever had, but one its few faults was a defective fuel pump relay, a commen fault at that time, your query reminded of that problem.

I hope this helps

Andrew

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Fri 28 May 2010 05:14
1998 vauxhall cavalier LS 2.l - Loss of power ...hiccuping and dieing - crzay520

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