1998 grand prix..just quit

6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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TURBO300
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have a 98 grand prix gt..car just died...155,000 miles on it..new starter/battery/plugs and wires..code showed p0300 on scanner...starter engages flywheel but car just clicks..noticed pulleys aren't moving..starter relay bad? any ideas?
Jun 28, 2011 at 6:18 PM
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Basically this means that the the car's computer has detected that not all of the engine's cylinders are firing properly.

A P0300 diagnostic code indicates a random or multiple misfire. If the last digit is a number other than zero, it corresponds to the cylinder number that is misfiring. A P0302 code, for example, would tell you cylinder number two is misfiring. Unfortunately, a P0300 doesn't tell you specifically which cylinder(s) is/are mis-firing, nor why.

Jul 21, 2011 at 7:34 AM
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