It certainly sounds like the engine seized for lack of lubrication
check oil and oil pressure if good sell it
I have a 98 Z24 cavalier and ran into this problem. I had in diagnosed and was told it was a #2 oxygen sensor located underneath towards the rear on exhaust pipe. Be sure if you do this yourself to disconnect the negative on the battery before you start. I wasn't told this and my car sputtered 3x worse than in was and had to do the whole procedure over again and then some just to get it to run half ways normal again!
I have a used '02 Cavalier. I finally figured out that the previous owner disengaged the automatic running lights. If I manually turn on the headlights when I start up, before the clicking sound stops, that little wrench light doesn't come on. If you turn on the headlights after the clicking, then you're stuck looking at the light. Hope that helps. The clicking is the computer registering a problem, the wrench on the dash is Service Vehicle. This goes hand in hand with the BCM, body contol module which monitors your lights, brake lights, headlights, etc. Check all of your bulbs and i can guarantee one is out.
What problem, what year, and what do you need to know?
There could be a problem with the power of common ground to the Cavalier light and sun roof. Check the fuses and wiring for the problem.
A bad resistor can cause your BCM to make a clicking sound. The clicking noise can be caused by the relays and replacing the BCM will fix the problem.
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Basically, you just add two to the problem.
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I had this problem and took my 1990 cavalier to a shop. Nothing came up on diagnostic so they decided my ignition module and coil packs needed to be replaced. This fixed my problem but costed me around 450.00!
there is a clicking noise when I start engine starts no problem just curious of the clicking noist
I actually had this problem with my first xbox. It turned out to be the hard drive.