A friend of mine has a 98 Cavalier he inherited and it's the most expensive free car in the world. This POS is a hole to pour money into and he can't get ahead of the repairs to save up for another car. Recently he has replaced the fuel filter, air filter, and battery.
Now the car has started to shudder when he stops on this steep hill, the oil and battery light come on (probably due to low engine RPM). If he turns it off and back on again, the car is fine. The most recent occurrence was after a hard stop. Fuel level doesn't seem to matter, he says it does it with a full tank or a quarter tank (I was thinking low fuel or low fuel pressure).
Any ideas? I'm thinking something electrical that is affecting the spark or the ECU is faulty.
Now the car has started to shudder when he stops on this steep hill, the oil and battery light come on (probably due to low engine RPM). If he turns it off and back on again, the car is fine. The most recent occurrence was after a hard stop. Fuel level doesn't seem to matter, he says it does it with a full tank or a quarter tank (I was thinking low fuel or low fuel pressure).
Any ideas? I'm thinking something electrical that is affecting the spark or the ECU is faulty.