2000 Chevy Cavalier car dies in drive

2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
104,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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ASE_THIS1
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My oil pressure warning light started to come on a few weeks ago. It would only come on and stops and goes away while moving. The oil level is good. Then yesterday i was driving on the highway and go to accelerate and the mph's started going down. Soon enough i had to pull over and the car died out. The oil pressure light came on and the battery light came on, no ses light. I opened the hood and a little smoke was coming out. I had it towed home and the next day i replaced the battery because i knew for sure it needed to be replaced. So i started to do a little diag and the car will start with no smoke. When i put it into drive it chugs and dies. It will idle just fine though. Where do i begin to diagnose the problem? fuel, spark, or motor?
Jun 28, 2010 at 3:43 PM
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MMPRINCE4000
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Start by measuring the oil pressure with mechanical gauge.

If OK, then replace OP sensor.

The chugging problem could be the TCC solenoid sticking.
Jul 1, 2010 at 12:45 AM
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