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Re: 2000 alero engine problems
i had same problem for awhile, with me it was that it would start kinda ruff, leave the car running in park and watch ur rpm's for a min. on my 2000 alero 6cyl 3.4 i idle around 1k (normally just under) if u see the needle jumpining lower then about 800 then yes, it sounds like its wires/plugs, coil packs.
i had a bad wire but replaced them all and all the coil packs too b/c 1 pack was shot after the misfires. real easy to do, take about 10 mins. and the part was only about $20
if u have an advance auto part in ur area, ask them to put it on the computer and check the codes (normally they do this free) if u have misfires then find out which 1 is misfireing and check that wire/plug/coil pack.
another option. with the car running open the hood and (plz, plz wear gloves and be careful......this can be kinda painful to you) pull the plug wires off the coilpacks 1 at a time (aka pull plug wire 1, put back on, pull wire 2, put back on ) and put them back on before pulling another, while doing this listen to the engine, if u pull a wire and the engine starts to "bog out" then put it back and try another. if u pull 1 and nothing happens to the engine, VERY good chance THATS the bad 1.
again, be careful while doing it this way. its quite a "shocker"
good luck
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