92 Grand Am SE Owner Needs Help

First I must ask that you please be kind, lol :D

I honestly cannot find the carberator anywhere, I have never had a problem like this before. Would anyone care to help me out with this embarrassing problem. Thank you in advance.

There's probably no carb. to be found--check and I'll bet it has fuel injection.

You have an injector engine, if it a six-cylinder, it has six injectors, if you have a four, you either have four or a throttle body injector.

You do have an intake body, which may look to you like a carburetor, but it is simply an air-intake for the air-fuel mixture.

And, hey, no worries, we all were there at one time, even if we don't admit it!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin:

Thanks so much, I really do appreciate both of you for helping me understand this. I have recently tried my hand at working on cars, honestly it is not my forte, but if it had anything to do with a computer, I am all over it, hehe.

Ar, that might come in handy with diagnose of ECM codes and such, lol.

The '92 is a fuel injected car, no carbs there. No throttle body either, just direct port injection with 4 injectors.

It will have a throttle body, on the 4 cyl engines it is on the right side of the motor when you are standing in front of the car, not too sure about the v6 ones as mine is a quad motor. If it doesn't have a throttle body, how do you suppose the intake air is regulated?

It will have a throttle body, on the 4 cyl engines it is on the right side of the motor when you are standing in front of the car, not too sure about the v6 ones as mine is a quad motor. If it doesn't have a throttle body, how do you suppose the intake air is regulated?

Magic? No I mean it's not TBI

for the original poster i would recomend go to your local auto parts store and buy a haynes manual you will learn tons about your car and maybe allow you do some of your own jobs

All engines require a throttle- body for air flow. Granted, different engines, different ways it is found. All injected engines have a throttle body with usually the IAC and TPS attached.

or www.autozone.com (http://www.autozone.com), good freebie source

Yea I second the autozone as a great freebie source but man I hate those chilton and haynes manuals now, they rarely have the info that I need mostly I find myself just working blind.

Sadly, cat, I tend to agree with you about the manuals. They a good start, but tend to get into issues that are above most folk's ability to chase down [not having the equipment, not sure where the part is on the vehicle, not having much wrenching experience, etc.] I do think that the $20 or so is still a good general investment for a Hayn'es or Chilton's, but they aren't the cure-all by any means.