P3361 DTC For Chevrolet Malibu 7

Chevrolet Malibu 7 Engine Specifications:
Engine Type :Single Cylinder Engine
Cylinder Type :In-Line Engine
Engine Air Intake Process :Turbocharged Engine

Your Chevrolet Malibu 7 engine control system detects a problem, the computer stores the diagnostic trouble code P3361 in its memory. To figure out what is wrong with your vehicle you must first extract the P3361 DTC For Chevrolet Malibu 7.

Another consequence of P3361 Chevrolet Malibu 7 engine overheating may be a blown head gasket. Heat makes aluminum swell almost three times faster than cast iron. Thermal stress can distort the head and make it swell in areas that are hottest like those between exhaust valves in adjoining cylinders, and areas that have restricted coolant flow like the narrow area that separates the cylinders. The typical aluminum head swells most in the middle, which can crush the head gasket if the head gets too hot. This will usually cause the head gasket to leak compression between adjacent cylinders, or leak coolant into the cylinders.

P3361 Chevrolet Malibu 7 DTC Meaning

P Powertrain Code - Problem is related engine, transmission and emissions systems.
3 SAE - Generic
3 IC Module 4X Ref Circuit Intermittent, No Pulses
6 Vehicle Speed Output Circuit
1 PCM Stack Overrun

The P3361 Chevrolet Malibu 7 Check Engine lamp is perhaps the most troubling of lights because it could mean so many different things, from you didn't screw the gas cap on tightly enough to look out for pistons flying through the hood and into the stratosphere. The easiest way to find out what this light is telling you is to hook your vehicle up to a scan tool. P3361 diagnostic tool looks a little like an oversized calculator and plugs into a communication port inside the car. After you instruct it to perform the scan, it speaks P3361 DTC For Chevrolet Malibu 7 with your car's computers to find out exactly what's prompting the light to turn on.

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