Hey guys I have a 96 Grand Am with the 3.1L with 187,000 M on it.

I just replaced the Timing Cover gasket due to a really bad anti-freeze leak.

I also did the intake gaskets.

Everything back together and go to start and it took a bit to get an idle as you know after a big job like that. So I get a nice clean idle out of it for about 3 mins and it starts to bog on and off and the motor started moving back and forth a lot. Boged like that for about 1 min and then stalls.

Go to restart it and it just bogs like before and stalls.

Any ideas?

Is the engine light on??? make sure you have the ignition wires in the correct firing order

Yeah the timing is right as follows.

5 6
3 4
1 2

Front of motor


OBD 2 Told me that it was Multiple Cylinder Misfire.

I'm stumped. Any help would be appreciated.

Is there any EGR codes??

Is there any EGR codes??


Funny you should say that i had a tow in today for an idling issue after the customer had played with it , turns out the guy had put the egr on backwards

Oh my god. Your gonna laugh at this one.




IT WAS OUT OF GAS!

Oh my god. Your gonna laugh at this one.




IT WAS OUT OF GAS!
haha, well theres your problem :iceslolan

FullyAvenged,

You're a good man for coming back and admitting what happened!

I read this thread last night, and thought about it once in a while and was going to come back here and post something about the car getting the wrong fuel/air mix once it warmed up (temp sensor, that kind of thing).

I guess it really was getting the wrong fuel/air mix. Way too much air!

It happens ! :lol: