GM 2.4L Index of Articles

A bad ignition coil will cause a misfire problem that'll light up the check engine light with a misfire trouble code. Since the ignition coils are very easy to get to, testing them is a breeze. In this tutorial I'll explain how to test them so...   read more >>

In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to test the engine compression on the 2.4L engine used in the Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G5, Pontiac G6. With the help of this tutorial you'll be able to find out if an engine...   read more >>

In this tutorial I'll explain how to test the fuel injectors on the 2.4L equipped Chevrolet Cobalt, HHR, Malibu and the 2.4L equipped Pontiac G5, G6, and Solstice. The fuel injector test I'm gonna' show you is a simple multimeter resistance test...   read more >>

This tutorial will help you find out if the head gasket is blown on your 2.4L equipped GM vehicle. Testing for blown head gasket isn't hard. For the most part there are four tests involved. Two of those four tests involve no tools at all. The...   read more >>

This is the typical wiring diagram for the fuel injector circuits on the 2008 and 2009 2.4L (B) Chevrolet Malibu and 2008, and 2009 2.4L (B) Pontiac G6. NOTE: The letter (B) after the 2.4L refers to the 8th VIN character. NOTE: You can find...   read more >>

In this tutorial I'm going to show you a very accurate way to test the MAP sensor ,on the 2008-2012 2.4L Chevrolet Malibu (Pontiac G6), and find out if it's defective or not. Since the manifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor is a simple 3 wire...   read more >>

In this tutorial I'm gonna' explain how to do a cylinder balance test. This test comes in handy when the engine in your vehicle is suffering a misfire but you're not getting a misfire trouble code to pin-point the dead cylinder. The cylinder...   read more >>

This type of EGR valve has made the auto repair industry and GM a ton of money over the years, since it's prone to carbon blockage. Well the good news is that this is an EGR Valve and EGR Valve System that is very easy to test and diagnose and this...   read more >>

The 2.4L four cylinder engine used in the Chevrolet Cobalt, Chevrolet Malibu, Pontiac G5, and Pontiac G6 comes equipped with 4 spark plugs. And sooner or later they're going to need to be replaced. You might be wondering: What spark plugs should...   read more >>