I changed the oil and filter and replaced the spark plugs and spark plug cables on my 95 camaro and now the whole car shakes when i turn it on any ideas on what it could be?

Answer 1

Oil and filter will just leak if you didn't do that right. Probably you don't have the right plug wire going to the right plug. You don't say what engine you have. There is a firing order. Usually you can find it cast into the intake manifold. You may not have noted what wire on the distributor went to cylinder #1 before starting. Hopefully you did not pull the distributor. Some distributors have the plug wire number marked on them. Make sure the distributor end of you new wires match up with the correct cylinder end (plug). If its a V8 then cylinder #1 is the closest to the radiator on the drivers side. Notice that the cylinder on the passenger side closest to the radiator is offset toward the passenger compartment just a tad. That is #2. All V8 odd numbers are on the drivers side 1,3,5,7. On the passenger side from radiator to passenger compartment are even number cylinders 2,4,6,8. In the future. If your cap isn't marked take a magic marker and follow #1 plug to the cap and write #1 on it, repeat until done. When cap is off take a sharp metal tool (I use a dental tool) and scratch the numbers onto the cap. If you need to find the #1 position on the cap because it is unmarked that is another lesson and more information is needed. I assume you got the correct plugs and they don't project too far into the cylinder, that you gapped them right, didn't cross thread them, tightened them properly and most of all, you first cleaned around the plugs (engine cleaner followed by a high pressure car wash is best--but don't hit the distributor. Sound complicated? Not really. Imagine if the engine were mounted sideways and you had to get the plugs out next to the firewall. You might want to have it done by a mechanic. Let's see now--where is that gap gauge and dielectric grease..........