GM Service Manual Online
For 1990-2009 cars only

Step

Action

Values

Yes

No

1

Is the engine oil within specification viscosity?

--

Go to Step 2

Go to Step 13

2

Do you find dilution of the engine oil?

--

Go to Step 13

Go to Step 3

3

Is the fuel within the recommendation specification?

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Go to Step 4

Go to Step 14

4

Is the fuel contaminated with gasoline?

--

Go to Step 14

Go to Step 5

5

Do you find any breakage on the fuel pump, injection pipe, etc.?

--

Go to Step 15

Go to Step 6

6

Important: The gauze filter is fixed in the suction eye bolt in the supply pump.

Are the fuel filters in normal condition?

--

Go to Step 7

Go to Step 16

7

Inspect the air filter for a restriction.

Did you find a condition?

--

Go to Step 15

Go to Step 8

8

Bleed the air from the fuel line.

Did you complete the action?

--

Go to Step 9

--

9

Did the malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminate?

--

Go to indicated DTC

Go to Step 10

10

Inspect the engine scan tool data list at idle.

Are all parameters normal?

--

Go to Step 11

Go to Step 17

11

Inspect the injection balance each cylinder.

Do all cylinders show normal injector balance rates?

--

System OK

Go to Step 12

12

Inspect the activity of the flow damper and/or fuel pipe condition.

Do you find any problem on the above components?

--

Go to Step 15

Go to Step 18

13

Replace the engine oil and/or repair the cause of dilution.

Did you complete the action?

--

Go to Step 19

--

14

Replace the fuel the recommended specification.

Did you complete the action?

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Go to Step 19

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15

Repair/replace the problem part.

Did you complete the action?

--

Go to Step 19

--

16

Clean/replace the fuel filter.

Did you complete the action?

--

Go to Step 19

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17

Repair the problem related to the abnormal scan tool parameter.

Did you complete the action?

--

Go to Step 19

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18

Replace the supply pump assembly.

Did you complete the replacement?

--

Go to Step 19

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19

Does the engine operate normally?

--

System OK

Go to Step 2