# 2005 Chevrolet Cavalier - Flooded?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-cavalier-flooded/144954>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [July 21, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-cavalier-flooded/144954 "2019-07-21T21:58:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LamarcusBall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4af34b/32.png) [@LamarcusBall](https://community.cartalk.com/u/LamarcusBall)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 9:58pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-cavalier-flooded/144954/1 "2019-07-21T21:58:05Z")

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Gasoline flooded engine perhaps. I smell gas around the engine area. I replaced two rubber ends that connect to the fuel injector and air filter I believe. I also believe the starter may be affected from too many crank attempts.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2005-chevrolet-cavalier-flooded/144954/2 "2019-07-21T22:25:51Z")

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Hold the gas pedal to the floor and then try starting the engine.

Doing this tells the computer to go into the flooded mode, and the computer cut’s the injector pulse signals in half.

Tester