99 Z24 Cavalier Probs...

I have a 99 z24 cavalier wit a 00 2.4 motor...Well the car as the following problems which i cant figure out why its happening...Wen i turn on my car sometimes it wont turn on bcause the THEFT SYSTEM light turns on so im thinkin it might be the alarm system ? The theft system light stays on sometimes...Then the lights are not bright at all and flashes wen i actually get to turn on the car...The computer makes electrical noises wen i get to turn on the car for like 5 sec....Check engine light is on and all they said was the O2 sensor is messed up...Tranny is slippin and its automatic...dats the only ones i can remember ..Any advices ? Maybe i need a new computer with all the wire harnesses ?

I do not use the car anymore bcause of all those prob. But i would like to fix it up to sell it so please help me out

lots of electrical stuff... "Search This Forum" may lead you in the direction in regards to theft light . Have your alternator checked, If it starts to fail it can drive electrical system crazy. Put some lucas oil tranny treatment in transmission . You have not stated how many miles or what type of maintenance has been performed on car recently .

F**k Cavaliers there no good anyways..150hp wit 155 torq for wat ? for nothin just to run 17s...There not reliable there just plain slow and f**ked up...EVERYONE GO HONDA/ACURA

hey vtec, why didnt you just post this??? :attention

this is what i think of your honda...:flipa:

I hate stupid people. :disappoin

i think i'll buy a civic after reading this and make it sound like a lawn mower so when i drive down the road people think i'm badass

hey vtec, why didnt you just post this??? :attention

this is what i think of your honda...:flipa:

Lol...Dis is wat ill do if i end up wit another cavalier :banghead: ...Ricers...2.4L For nothin...U Might wanna change ur $50 dollar rims ugly ass f**k...Stock rims look better wtf is wrong wit chu...RICER All yall r RICERS VTEC ALL DAY :bananadie dis is wat i do to cavis in da streets...pass right over them wen they try to front

I hate stupid people. :disappoin

Ur just stupid for writin back :shakehead

you have so many posts, i think everyone should listen to you and your wonderful arry of knowledge and impeccable grammer. you is da smartist dude on dis forum!!!

i can hardly even understand what he's trying to say, he types like a 12 year old girl on aol.

JStumpalump150, where did you get your headlights?

Off of that auction site I wonder? http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/images/smilies/scratch2.gif

Scott

JStumpalump150, where did you get your headlights?

Off of that auction site I wonder? http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/images/smilies/scratch2.gif

Scott

He's an ebay shopper..Dat cheap mo'f**ker...If you want to be a RICER check on ebay and u might as well look for a body kit just like the others do ...Put ugly a** bodykits in cavis LMAO :lol: ..they aint even good for shows

you have so many posts, i think everyone should listen to you and your wonderful arry of knowledge and impeccable grammer. you is da smartist dude on dis forum!!!

Oh yea ur american u know everything...:rofl:

Oh yea ur american u know everything...:rofl:
I believe it's "you're" and "you"

I believe it's "you're" and "you"

Wat a d*ck...I cant short it out ? I have to write perfect now ? Wat is dis skool ?

no but it would be nice to be able to read your posts the first time through and not have to decode it

JStumpalump150, where did you get your headlights?

Off of that auction site I wonder? http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/images/smilies/scratch2.gif

Scott

wow, lets post the same thing twice!!! its fun and doesnt annoy people.:banghead:

Sorry... thought maybe you didn't see it the first time...

Scott

Wat a d*ck...I cant short it out ? I have to write perfect now ? Wat is dis skool ?
Yay! Let's call girls dicks. Does that even make sense?

EGCoupeVtec consider this your first verbal warning, do not come onto these forums and start talking trash about other people cars. If you have nothing constructive or helpful to add in this section, keep your negative degrading comments to yourself.

OK back to the subject is the security system in it aftermarket?

yes it is aftermarket and its a good possibility the security system is at fault because they seem to be the root of a bunch of problems because the car does not like being tricked by aftermarket systems and if even just one part of the system is not working like it should it will trigger tons of stuff including the anti theft because it thinks someone is trying to hot wire the car, when in reality a wire just came loose or something.

i have a remote starter with security system and once in while it will decide to turn the theft light on and not let me turn the car on, i have to go into the stearing column and wiggle wires around because they get pinched and cut off the signal, thats mostly due to the installer not running the wires right thus getting them pinched when i tilt the column up and down. so you may have a problem like this.

Mah father bought da car at an auction at copart.com wen i was into cavis and sold the 2.2 cavi dat worked just fine then i bought da z24 99 same color as JStumpalump150...Wen i got the car the engine was no good so we had changed it to a 2000 z24 motor...We got the engine running...But all these lights came on like da ones i listed Theft system , check engine light , seatbelt , and a couple more i forgot...Its got alot of electrical problems also..wat happens if i buy another computer wit all the wire harness ?

Fuck you ricer, Honda is the worst shit you can buy, V-TEC can fuck off, my Z24 eats all those little faggetrockets around here, I laugh at everyone who tries to race me when they are in a Honda, hell for fun, I go smash windows out of Hondas, how's that make you feel? Shove your rice up your ass, remember Cavaliers were built in North America, not JAPAN, you want Honda, move your wannabe chink ass and your JapScrap over the sea and yell about V TEC there, do not come on our forum and talk shit like this, also, learn to type, what are you 12?

AND as for your problem, check your ground, the one from your negative battery terminal to the body, it may not have a good connection.

EGcoupeVtec

Reason the car is acting up is because you have a class 1 wiring system from GM, and in 2000 they switched to a class 2 wiring system. The 2.4L motor got some upgrades like no more EGR valve, no more low impedance injectors, different knock sensor, etc. If you want those warning lights to go away, here is what you need to do...

Ok you use everything off your 99 2.4, like injectors, fuel rail, exhaust manifold, EGR. The only major thing you have to do it drill and tap a new hole for the knock sensor. The 2000+ use a different knock sensor (with a smaller hole). You need to use your 99 knock sensor which has a bigger hole.

Also a high impedance computer will run low impednace injectors, but a low impedance computer will not run high impedance injectors. So make sure your using the same injectors from your 99.



......and Rob...... Same warning goes for you about smash mouthing other peoples cars, No exceptions.

Fuck you ricer, Honda is the worst shit you can buy, V-TEC can fuck off, my Z24 eats all those little faggetrockets around here, I laugh at everyone who tries to race me when they are in a Honda, hell for fun, I go smash windows out of Hondas, how's that make you feel? Shove your rice up your ass, remember Cavaliers were built in North America, not JAPAN, you want Honda, move your wannabe chink ass and your JapScrap over the sea and yell about V TEC there, do not come on our forum and talk shit like this, also, learn to type, what are you 12?umm update for ya buddy Honda has had a plant in Alliston Ontario for a while! I think that`s pretty much in your backyard,well ok 1.5 to 2 hours away .......lol. Sorry to burst your bubble

japscrap...... i'm so stealing that. so i guess i won't be seeing you at the meet saturday..... *so sad*

Fuck you ricer, Honda is the worst shit you can buy, V-TEC can fuck off, my Z24 eats all those little faggetrockets around here, I laugh at everyone who tries to race me when they are in a Honda, hell for fun, I go smash windows out of Hondas, how's that make you feel? Shove your rice up your ass, remember Cavaliers were built in North America, not JAPAN, you want Honda, move your wannabe chink ass and your JapScrap over the sea and yell about V TEC there, do not come on our forum and talk shit like this, also, learn to type, what are you 12?


Lol...Yea its mah fault for talkin shyt in ur forum...But you know wat try doin 16.1 on a Z24 Stock...I`ve seen alot of cavis z24 at da track and da highest they ran was 16.8 wit intake and exhaust...Mah honda is stock and ran 16.1 try doin dat buddy and holla at me...And u callin me a ricer ?!?! Look at ur car ..Two different colors and most likely da interior is painted also...and u callin me a RICER ? please bro...Im sure if i take a better look at ur car from inside out i can say dat its riced out...Now u tell me how am i a ricer ? for talkin shyt in ur forum ? ok....I was once into Cavis Z24 but after all those problems and run of 17.3 was pretty dissapointing..Actually bcuz it was auto and not stick...But with even a cavi stick it still wouldnt beat mah vtec and others...Maybe Non Vtec yes but not da vtec unless there sucky drivers..And once again DO I HAVE TO TYPE PERFECT IN THIS FORUM ? dont think so sorry mr.wise guy...:disappoin


And thanks evey1 for tellin me wat it could be

I got a pointer for you here, my Cavalier has intake and muffler, is AUTOMATIC and still rapes Hondas. and I ran a 16.0 at the track with it just to let you know.....dont know what kind of Z24 your driving that does 17.3 but must have been ready to die........

I'll just throw this out there for shit n giggles....

I'll run ya with this.

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/5162/engineshots005ex4.jpg

:)

Rockin In The Usa Hell Yea Classicrocjunkie

Thats nice man supercharged love it.

I want one :( hint hint bday present :)

I want one :( hint hint bday present :)


Happy B-day Kezia! I'd call ya your real name like i pretty much know everyone else by on here, but yea... I don't know it.

As for a b-day present. Ha Ha, its more of a nightmare than you can imagine swapping to an ecotec when you have a pre-00 car.

I'd throw one on my sunfire too, if the price of the supercharger kit from GM didn't sky rocket to $3,011 (http://paceperformance.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=167186) and change now.

ooooo, its my b-day today too, im finaly legal!!! i want a supercharger too!

I got a pointer for you here, my Cavalier has intake and muffler, is AUTOMATIC and still rapes Hondas. and I ran a 16.0 at the track with it just to let you know.....dont know what kind of Z24 your driving that does 17.3 but must have been ready to die........

16.0 ? Dont believe ya ! Like i said theres cavis down here z24 wit intake and and exhaust and there runnin high 16s and there stick...I HIGHLY DOUBT dat it can come 16.0 especially wen its automatic dont try to bullshit me bro...

As for the supercharger u live down here in orlando , FL ?

Ok, a lap dance for josh from some sleezy ho.

Nah i don't live in Orlando. Bout 1,100 miles north of ya actually.

Without any real power adders j-bodys are slow as balls..

my 99 when i first got it.

2003 - 17.5 sec @ 86mph ( 2.2L OHV Automatic stock [101whp lmao])
2006 - 16.8 sec @ 93mph ( 2.2L OHV Automatic w/ CAI, 4-1 header, 2.5" dual exhaust, MSD wire and coils, MD pulley's crank and Alt, Crane roller rockers, upper and lower poly mounts, poly control arm bushing mounts, Prokit suspension [124 whp.. little better])
2008 - ?? @ ?? ( Supercharged 2.2L ECOTEC ( 3.0" pulley) w/ 5 Speed trans swap, LSJ Injectors, LSJ header, Aeromotive FPR, 2.5" dual exhaust, MD crank pulley, Cobra Heat exchanger [ Hoping for 240whp ish ])

I will upload a time slip from the track this year when I go, you'll see.

I will upload a time slip from the track this year when I go, you'll see.Says the guy who popped four engines and melted a clutch in just over a month.................lol. Just toyin` with ya buddy ,don`t get all twisted.

Yes indeed, oredered an Exedy Clutch off eBay for the Sunfire.....hopefully it lasts longer, and now I know you have to break it in....no one told me that before, and its my first standard, so I didnt know. And my Cavalier will be fixed in a few weeks also, Holy J-Bodys Batman!

Sometimes i just don't understand vtec heads. There all about them selves. They really dont understand, that there motors are not all that great. Its just because the people that buy hondas take good care of there cars, because they cant afford to beat the shit of them. AND I TOTTALLY AGREE yhandor MY FIRST CAVI ALL IT HAD WAS A COLD AIR INTAKE A EXHAUST AND IT SMOKED V TECS ALL DAY, THEN I THROUGH DOWN TO BUY A 63 mm throttle with a throttle spacer and a log style manifold intake, and also a high flow cat and header. VTECS COULDNT HANG WHAT SO EVER, some of the turbo ones werent much faster.

wow.. resurrected from the dead to flam by a 1st post!