How To Change A Fuel Filter 2001 Chevy Prizm

Meaty car sold under the Geo brand

Motor vehicle

Geo/Chevrolet Prizm

Overview
Manufacturer	NUMMI
Also called	Geo Prizm (1990–1997) Chevrolet Prizm (1998–2002)
Production	1988–2001
Model years	1989–2002
Associates	Fremont, California (NUMMI)
Torso and chassis
Class	Subcompact car (1989–1992) Meaty car (1993–2002)
Layout	Transverse front-engine, front end-cycle bulldoze
Platform	Toyota E90, E100, E110 platforms (known within GM as the S platform)
Chronology
Predecessor	Chevrolet Nova
Successor	Pontiac Vibe Chevrolet Cobalt

The Geo Prizm and Chevrolet Prizm were meaty cars that were rebadged versions of the Toyota Sprinter, a vehicle that the Japanese automaker Toyota never direct sold in the North American market. The Sprinter itself was derived from the Toyota Corolla. The Prizm was marketed nether the Geo nameplate until it was discontinued after the 1997 model year. Afterward that, the vehicle was marketed nether the Chevrolet nameplate. General Motors (GM) referred to this and other Toyota Corolla derived vehicles as the GM Southward platform. The cars were produced from 1988 to 2002 alongside the Corolla at NUMMI, an assembly plant operated as a joint venture of GM and Toyota. The Prizm was sold exclusively in the United states of america and succeeded the 1985–1988 Chevrolet Nova, which was too derived from the Sprinter and produced at NUMMI.

Production [edit]

All Prizms were built at NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.), a joint venture company between Toyota and General Motors in Fremont, California. The NUMMI establish at Fremont had manufactured the Prizm's predecessor, the Chevrolet Nova, and would later manufacture the Pontiac Vibe, ane of its replacements. The last Prizm was built on December xiii, 2001, resulting in a brief 2002 model twelvemonth.

Get-go generation (E90) [edit]

Motor vehicle

First generation (E90)

Overview
Too called	Toyota Sprinter
Production	1989–1992
Model years	1990–1992
Designer	Hiroshi Kawahara (1985)
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door sedan 5-door hatchback
Related	Toyota Corolla (E90) Toyota Sprinter
Powertrain
Engine	1.vi Fifty 4A-Iron (L01) DOHC I4 i.vi 50 4A-GE (LW0) DOHC I4
Manual	5-speed manual three/4-speed automated
Dimensions
Wheelbase	95.vii in (2,431 mm)
Length	170.7 in (4,336 mm)
Width	65.ii in (1,656 mm)
Peak	52.4 in (1,331 mm)

The Prizm was introduced in February 1989 for GM's and then-new Geo make of import cars, for the 1990 model year.^[1] The hatchback version sold through 1991 was a rebadged version of the Toyota Sprinter Cielo, although unlike the Sprinter (and Corolla liftback) it received the aforementioned front clip as the sedan. The sporty GSi model of 1990–1992 was notable for its 130 hp (97 kW) twin-cam engine, sport suspension, disc brakes, and 14-inch wheels, a successor to the 1988 Nova twin-cam but less of a limited edition, available in both body styles and a full array of colors in contrast to the earlier model's black sedan merely. They were the just four-door models offered with the 4A-GE engine in America, no Toyota model ever offered that combination. The regular engine offered 102 hp (76 kW).^[1] In addition to the base and the GSi, there was also a better equipped standard-engine LSi model. In add-on to more equipment, the LSi besides received body colored bumpers.

In 1991, the lettering of the car's name was changed to "PRIZM" in italicized and upper-case letter messages (although the steering bicycle continued to use Prizm), and the B-pillar and door frames on base models were body-colored instead of black. The Prizm was not sold In Canada, with GM offer a sedan version of the Geo Metro instead. The Geo Metro sedan was non bachelor from Chevrolet dealers in the United states until 1995, although a Suzuki Swift-branded version was on sale from 1990. Design patents were filed by the Toyota Motor Corporation on December 6, 1985, using a concluding pattern 1:one representation, under awarding number 1985-051078 and registered on July 13, 1988, under registration number 0718088-005.

Trims & options [edit]

Sedan:
- base • 1990-1992
- GSi • 1990-1992
- LSi • 1990-1992
Hatchback:
- base • 1990-1992
- GSi • 1990-1992
- LSi • 1990-1992

Geo Prizm hatchback
1990 Geo Prizm LSi sedan, rear view

Second generation (E100) [edit]

Motor vehicle

2d generation (E100)

Overview
As well called	Toyota Sprinter
Production	1992–1997
Model years	1993–1997
Body and chassis
Body manner	4-door sedan
Related	Toyota Corolla (E100) Toyota Sprinter
Powertrain
Engine	1.6 50 4A-Iron (L01) I4 1.8 Fifty 7A-FE (LV6) I4
Transmission	5-speed transmission iii-speed automated 4-speed automatic
Dimensions
Wheelbase	97.0 in (2,464 mm)
Length	173.0 in (4,394 mm)
Width	66.3 in (ane,684 mm)
Height	53.iii in (1,354 mm)

The Prizm's 2d generation, and the terminal under the Geo brand name, debuted in 1992. The Prizm gained more than room (resulting in an upgrade to United States Environmental Protection Agency "compact" machine status), a commuter's-side airbag, and a new 1.viii-liter four-cylinder engine optional on LSi trim. With the larger engine came a rear stabilizer bar, wider tires, and an optional automatic transmission with four speeds instead of three. A second airbag became standard in 1993; leather seats were an selection on the LSi of this generation. In contrast with the Sprinters sold in Japan, this generation Prizm lacked a front stabilizer bar in its pause.

Trims & options [edit]

Sedan:
- base • 1993-1997
- LSi • 1993-1997

3rd generation (E110) [edit]

Motor vehicle

Third generation (E110)

Overview
Also called	Chevrolet Prizm
Production	1997–2001
Model years	1998–2002
Body and chassis
Trunk way	4-door sedan
Related	Toyota Corolla (E110) Toyota Sprinter
Powertrain
Engine	1.viii L 1ZZ-FE (LV6) I4 (gasoline)
Manual	5-speed manual 3-speed MX1 automated iv-speed MS7 automated
Dimensions
Wheelbase	97.1 in (2,466 mm)
Length	174.2 in (4,425 mm)
Width	66.7 in (1,694 mm)
Height	53.7 in (one,364 mm)

The Prizm's 1998 redesign coincided with the conversion of all remaining Geo models into Chevrolets, equally Full general Motors made the decision to discontinue the Geo brand entirely subsequently 1997. The most notable change was the new 1.8-liter engine, which was now all-aluminum, driven past a timing chain (instead of a belt), and making more than ability (with the same fuel economy) than the engines from the Geo years. The new all-aluminum 1ZZ-FE engine powered all Corollas, Sprinters, and Prizms, making this generation lighter than its predecessor. This new engine incorporated light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation-etched valve guides directly in the block, rather than the onetime shrink to fit valve guides in the previous Corolla motor (4A-Atomic number 26 & 7A-FE). This prevented oil called-for and valve guide failure.

The Prizm, alongside the Corolla, became the commencement automobile in the compact class to offer optional side airbags. All 1998 Prizms without the LSi'south optional handling package (containing a front stabilizer bar) were singled out by Consumer Reports for having sloppy emergency handling; Toyota addressed the problem for 1999 by making the handling package standard. For 2000, the engine gained variable valve timing for five extra horsepower (to 125).

Due to decreased sales, low popularity, and existence in competition with the Chevrolet Cavalier and GM's more direct competitor to the Corolla the Saturn S-series, the Prizm was replaced by the Pontiac Vibe starting in 2003. The Vibe was as well fabricated in tandem with a Toyota model, the Toyota Matrix, at the NUMMI plant.

The Prizm along with its Geo siblings suffered severe sales loss when the make denomination changed from Geo to Chevrolet in 1998. The Geo models outsold the rebadged Chevrolets three to one.

Trims & options [edit]

Sedan:
- base of operations • 1998-2002
- LSi • 1998-2002

Comparing to Toyota Corolla [edit]

In whatsoever of its iii generations, the Prizm was virtually the same car equally the Toyota Corolla. It has more similarities with Toyotas during the time menstruation it was produced than it does to other cars from Geo and Chevrolet. Its distinctions came downwards to modest cosmetic differences, a GM Delco radio after 1992, the non-availability of a wagon in all 3 generations, and the availability of a hatchback for the 1989-1992 model years (the Corolla was not offered equally a hatchback in Due north America for those years). The third generation Prizm too featured a Delphi air conditioning system instead of the Corolla'due south Denso air conditioning organization. All Prizms also used the gimmicky Sprinter front to differentiate them from their Corolla counterparts.

Engines [edit]

All Prizms are powered by engines from their contemporary Toyota Corolla models:

1990–1992 Geo Prizms are powered past a 4A-FE or optional 4A-GE engine
1993–1997 Geo Prizms are powered by a 4A-Atomic number 26 or optional 7A-FE engine
1998–2002 Chevrolet Prizms are equipped with Toyota'due south one.8 L 1ZZ-FE inline-four engine; 2000–2002 models include VVT-i (variable valve timing with intelligence).

Bibliography [edit]

1990 Geo Prizm Sales Brochure (1990) past Geo
1997 Geo Prizm Sales Brochure (1994) past Geo
1995 Geo Prizm Sales Brochure (1995) by Geo
1996 Geo Prizm Sales Brochure (1996) by Geo
1997 Geo Prizm Sales Brochure (1997) by Geo
1998 Chevrolet Prizm Sales Brochure (1998) by Chevrolet
1999 Chevrolet Prizm Sales Brochure (1999) by Chevrolet
2000 Chevrolet Prizm Sales Brochure (2000) by Chevrolet
2001 Chevrolet Prizm Sales Brochure (2001) past Chevrolet
2002 Chevrolet Prizm Sales Brochure (2002) past Chevrolet
1989 New Car Ownership Guide (1989) past Guy Henle & Consumer Reports
1990 New Auto Ownership Guide (1990) past Consumer Reports
1993 New Motorcar Ownership Guide (1993) by Bill Hartford & Consumer Reports
1994 New Car Ownership Guide (1994) past Bill Hartford & Consumer Reports
1995 New Car Ownership Guide (1995) by Bill Hartford & Consumer Reports
1996 New Car Buying Guide (1996) by Bill Hartford & Consumer Reports
1997 New Motorcar Buying Guide (1997) by Bill Hartford & Consumer Reports
1998 New Car Buying Guide (1998) by Consumer Reports
1999 New Car Buying Guide (1999) by Consumer Reports
2000 New Machine Buying Guide (2000) by Consumer Reports
2002 New Car Buying Guide (2002) past Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide (1997) past Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Used Car Ownership Guide (1998) by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide (2001) by Consumer Reports
Consumer Reports Used Car Buying Guide (2002) past Consumer Reports

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b Kowalke, Ron, ed. (1999). Standard Catalog of Independents: The Struggle to Survive Among Giants . Iola, WI: Krause Publications, Inc. p. 267. ISBN0-87341-569-8.

External links [edit]

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