my cavy needs help!

ok. im 17 and my car is 89 chevy cavalier z24(v6 engine) and it decides to die alot and it makes alot of noise while idleing and driving... my dad thinks it needs new exhaust or EMC system or cadiletic converter, does anybody know if any of those 3 could be why it idles rough and dies every now and than? thanks for your time and help!:)

Pikachoo, i know u have a Cavy so do u know?!

Can you give a little more info??
If your dad thinks it's something to do with the exhaust, it could be the catalytic convertor. The exhaust systems on the cavy's are stainless steel, so the rest of the system should be fine. However I don't know how to check that before you spend money replacing it.

Mine had a bad fuel problem when I first got the car, and it idled rough and died a lot. I flushed the fuel tank, changed the fuel filter, and ended up having to get the fuel injectors replaced.

aight kewl thanx i'll show my dad this thread. thanks again:D

btw, my dad had to replace catalytic converter on his 95 dodge dakota and it cost him alot of money and plus gotta have welding equipment to put in a new one so.... guess we'll be taking my car to a shop and see and have em weld new catalytic converter on...

Another thing you may want to check is the o2 sensor. It could also be the culprit.

Pull the codes on the car and see if it's returning an error.

Here's (http://www.v6z24.com/mods/howto/?page=codes) how to read the codes... and at the bottom is a link to a table that shows what all the codes mean...

Good luck, I hope you figure it out, and let us know if you do!!:cool:

haven't figured it out yet.... but hopefully will soon.....

well heres a pic of my car:http://images.cardomain.com/member_img_a/346000-346999/346803_3.jpg
more pics at my car domain (http://www.cardomain.com/id/killerchaos)