Misfire

Asked by Stau0213 Jun 01, 2018 at 06:45 PM about the 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt Sedan FWD

Question type: General

Hi I have Chevy Cobalt 2005.. been
back firing.  will it be expensive &
can I keep driving.  Thanks! I is it a
bad problem or is it easy

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Is it missing or backfiring? If its backfiring I wouldn't drive it at all till its fixed. It could be a timing chain problem which could leave you with bent valves and cracked pistons If its just missing, scan it for trouble codes and see what the computer says.

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