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Old Apr 5, 2023 | 10:40 AM
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Angry Chevy HHR 2010 2.4 litre starts but dies immediately

We've changed spark plugs,Maf ourselves we then sent her off to a mechanic who also changed spark plugs as ours were apparently sold to us bad,he changed fuel pump and removed some rusty parts from fuel line got it running after 4 months sitting there was a lot of smoke he said but told us it got less and less each time they drove her well the very day I went to pick her up (they had it for a week) she did the same crap shed been doing before they "fixed it" stopped running that very night and is sitting again 2 months later.She very much acts like she wants to keep going but just something is missing I've been without transportation since last October idk what to do and I lost 1,300$ to the mechanic plus all the money we spent on repairs here at home any suggestions at this point would really help

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Old Apr 5, 2023 | 10:47 AM
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Find another shop/mechanic.

What is a 2010 2.l ?
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 11:30 AM
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You could get yourself a code reader, then we could help diagnose the issue(s).
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 12:46 PM
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Welcome to the site, this could be incorrect spark plugs installed. Clogged fuel injectors , bad gas, fuel lines should be replaced, not cut out the rusty parts!
so, let’s start with , is the check engine light on ?
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 01:31 PM
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Check engine is on and was before it stopped running but all the codes were EVAP
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 01:32 PM
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2.4 l
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 01:45 PM
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Like for the EVAP purge valve up under the hood? Test it , it should be closed, you shouldn’t be able to blow air through it.
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 02:55 PM
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Which of the 10 EVAP codes?
Old Apr 5, 2023 | 03:03 PM
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That’s it , one bolt, two hoses and 1 electrical plug. Try and blow air through it.
Old Apr 6, 2023 | 04:16 PM
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We tried the EVAP purge valve it was fine the codes we got were P0446,P0113,P0496 and P0442



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