A TON of questions!

[Lordofthereef]

So an update on the car. Got my locks to start working, took apart the buttons and cleaned the contacts on it, works like a charm now. Also got my fob to start working. I put some HVAC aluminum tape on the back of the buttons so the contacts on it can get a good connection. On the bad side I STILL can't get me check engine light to go away. Replaced both my O2 sensors and even put a mass airflow sensor on it but it still throws a code saying the o2 sensors and mass airflow is bad. I don't know what to do, I really want to get it fixed whatever it is.

 

[Jmesl8er]

If its running ok, f^&K it, after I put my header and exhaust on my cel is on all the time

 

[Lordofthereef]

Seems like it's running slugish, like it could run better. but I guess i'll just drive the hell out of it.

 

[themeanmarine83]

OK so about a week ago I bought a 07 cobalt Ls and im trying to get all the kinks out of it. Theres some problems that i'm sure you all would know how to fix them.

#1 The idle on the car as soon as I turn it over jumps from 900 to 1500 to 300 back to 1500 over and over. When it warms up it stops doing it but today it died on me twice. Somewhere it said it could be that the throttle body could be dirty but I would like to get a answer for it b 4 I poke into it.

#2 The button that recirculats the air flashes about 4 to 5 times and then goes off? I can't get it to come on? I don't have the air filter in (It was black as hell I guess no one knew it was there) so don't know whats going on.

#3 The locks on it have something screwed up. The driver side works fine, passenger side, only the unlock works on it. The key fob, only the unlock works on it. You can hear it trying to lock it but its like the lock regulators are bad but the driver side works fine?

#4 Cruse controle don't work. Seen somewhere that unhooking the battery for 10 min will reset it but thats still a no go. Fuse blown or somethings just fed up?

also I would like to know what the dashs are on the odometer ex: --- 78000
could you put something there like the trip or something?

Im sure theres more but lets get these fixed first

Thanks and I hope you all can help

that extra space should be where you would view the outside tempature. you might have a problem with the thermometer.

 

[Lordofthereef]

yup your right, now where in the world is the thermometer?

 

[themeanmarine83]

yup your right, now where in the world is the thermometer?

you are going to have to remove the passenger side headlight. i do believe it is attached to the underside of the headlight mount bracket(black thing lights mounts to)

 

[Lordofthereef]

HAHA I found it! in was under the driver side headlight and it works like a charm now! it was unpluged? Also while I had the passenger side headlight off I did the air intake mod and it does sound better. While working on all this I noticed on the mass airflow wiring harness that the red wire has been soldered back together and the black wire is hanging on by 2 or three wires. I checked it with a multimeter and it says its connected. Could this be causing the bad MAF reading? Thanks for helping me out with the thermo!

 

[YelloEye]

HAHA I found it! in was under the driver side headlight and it works like a charm now! it was unpluged? Also while I had the passenger side headlight off I did the air intake mod and it does sound better. While working on all this I noticed on the mass airflow wiring harness that the red wire has been soldered back together and the black wire is hanging on by 2 or three wires. I checked it with a multimeter and it says its connected. Could this be causing the bad MAF reading? Thanks for helping me out with the thermo!

Yep, solder that shiz and shrink wrap it.

 

[Tuner923]

Welp cleaned out my throttle body friday and that seem to help! it was dirty and need to be cleaned. Sometimes the idle wants to stay up around 1200 or so, how do you adjust the idle or could that be the o2 sensors? The place I bought the car off of is going to get me two o2 sensors next weekend. Also I need to take off the door panel and replace the stock speakers. I have looked EVERYWHERE to find a walkthrough that had manual crank windows but can't find anything. Somewhere I seen thats theres a pin on the crank handle that you take out but I don't see jack. I dont want to tear anything up

I seen a write up for that and I think a vid too. that pin thing looks like a royal pain!!! i'll see if i can find it

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HAHA I found it! in was under the driver side headlight and it works like a charm now! it was unpluged? Also while I had the passenger side headlight off I did the air intake mod and it does sound better. While working on all this I noticed on the mass airflow wiring harness that the red wire has been soldered back together and the black wire is hanging on by 2 or three wires. I checked it with a multimeter and it says its connected. Could this be causing the bad MAF reading? Thanks for helping me out with the thermo!

solder on sensor wires is a no go where i come from.

 

[Lordofthereef]

I got the window crank off, should have updated the post. But here is the link to the vid that helped me YouTube - ‪1AAuto.com Manual Window Crank Handle Remove the Correct Way and the other Correct Way‬‏ . The paper clip way worked like a charm. ill try to solder it and see if that works.