Cavelier shaking

My 95 cavelier has problems. It shakes once it hits 70 on the
freeway, and when the car is idling, the airflow in the car seems
irregular. what i mean is i listen to the muffler, and it spurts every
few seconds. I also timed it w/ the engine block, and it seems that
the ending block shakes slightly when it spurts. The only thikn i was
advised about by a mechanic was to get the fanbelt changed. could this
be the only problem??

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Jeus wrote:
>
> My 95 cavelier has problems. It shakes once it hits 70 on the
> freeway, and when the car is idling, the airflow in the car seems
> irregular. what i mean is i listen to the muffler, and it spurts every
> few seconds. I also timed it w/ the engine block, and it seems that
> the ending block shakes slightly when it spurts. The only thikn i was
> advised about by a mechanic was to get the fanbelt changed. could this
> be the only problem??

It could be anything except a fan belt. It probably needs a new engine.
Take it to a REAL mechanic.

DUH!!! Find a new mechanic. You don't have a fan belt. The fan is driven by
an electric motor. Take it to a reliable shop to diagnose since you
apparently have the skills to diagnose it yourself...


"Jeus" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
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> My 95 cavelier has problems. It shakes once it hits 70 on the
> freeway, and when the car is idling, the airflow in the car seems
> irregular. what i mean is i listen to the muffler, and it spurts every
> few seconds. I also timed it w/ the engine block, and it seems that
> the ending block shakes slightly when it spurts. The only thikn i was
> advised about by a mechanic was to get the fanbelt changed. could this
> be the only problem??
>
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Woody wrote:

> DUH!!! Find a new mechanic. You don't have a fan belt. The fan is driven by
> an electric motor. Take it to a reliable shop to diagnose since you
> apparently have the skills to diagnose it yourself...
>
>
> "Jeus" <UseLinkToEmail@AutoForumz.com> wrote in message
> news:1_578139_0de8cf197a3071a595415af0303fc0a1@aut oforumz.com...
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>> My 95 cavelier has problems. It shakes once it hits 70 on the
>>freeway, and when the car is idling, the airflow in the car seems
>>irregular. what i mean is i listen to the muffler, and it spurts every
>>few seconds. I also timed it w/ the engine block, and it seems that
>>the ending block shakes slightly when it spurts. The only thikn i was
>>advised about by a mechanic was to get the fanbelt changed. could this
>>be the only problem??

Rough idle is usually MAF and/or EGR related, though it can
be a few other things as well. Any competant dealer can find
the problem for you. On something that old, most local mechanics
won't have the parts to readily swap in or the full computer
instead of a little generic handheld scanner.