Do they have a timing belt or cahain? it has the 2.4 motor, do they have a dist? or does each cylinder have it's own coil? If it has it's own coil I just need to change plug's and wires's right? There is no cap and rotor? There is a caove on top of the motor and I have not taken it off to look I was just wondering if anyone new. Thanks

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If that is the quad 4, (I can't remember right now ), then it is a chain.

The cover down the middle of the valve cover is a coil pack assembly. This has 4 coils, no wires, that are bolted to the module, which is bolted to the cover.

This whole assembly comes off all in one peice. Don't forget to unplug the connector at the drivers side of the cover.

Tune up consists of plugs and filters....maybe clean out the throttle body...oil change...

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[This message has been edited by Engineboy (edited September 26, 2000).]

 

Could you find out for sure that would be great, It has an alumnium head, Should i put platinums back in it? That should be what is in there, The car only has 50 somthing thousand.What filter's are you talking about? gas and air is that it. IS there a pcv vavle? thanks alot.

 

As a GM dealership tec, I would definitely suggest replacing the plugs with GM platinum plugs, just like what is in it. If not you will have driveability probs. Also look at your coil tower if there is any black streaking on it,I would definitely replace it.

 

DOes anyone know if this thing has a belt or a timming chain? thanks

 

chain.

 

In a 96 they have a chain I wonder why they don't have a belt? The 2.3 have belt's right?
The 2.4 is a diffrent motor the 2.3 use plug wires and I guess the 2.4 does not.

 

Anyone?

 

the 2.3 also did not have plug wires and had a chain.

 

My friends 97 cav rs has plug wires we changed them 3 weeks ago and I am pretty sure it is a 2.3

 

a 97 RS cavalier is not a 2.3. it is a 2.2. the 2.4 replaced the 2.3. 2.3 is the size the quad 4 was. 2.4 is it's replacement and is now just called twin cam.

 

My fault my friend said it was a 2.3, I did not know they still made a quad 4 I remeber the old grand ams said it right on the motor.

 

Does anyone know how many o2 sensors this car has?

 

yours will have 2. one before the converter and one after the converter.

 

Sorry for being such a pain in the *** but the sdealer can't help me, they can't figure outhow many I have, Now are they the same sensor just in a diffrent places?

 

i'd have to check, but i believe they are the same. never compared them.

 

Zip Are you there? thanks