Those engines have issues with burning the valves, usually intake. I usually do a cylinder leak down test to see if the valves are leaking. Best thing to do is take the head to a good machine shop and make sure all the valve guide clearances and valves are ok. The factory guide clearances are so wide the valves and seats get beat up.
Chevy HHR Stuck Vavle
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Originally Posted By: millerbl00
Last update. Looks like the engine running bad took the Catalytic converter out.
How much time and money is this going to take?
Reading this post removes any regrets I had selling my Saturn instead of repairing it.
Last update. Looks like the engine running bad took the Catalytic converter out.
How much time and money is this going to take?
Reading this post removes any regrets I had selling my Saturn instead of repairing it.
But 3 weeks later and still problems is taking up my time. Now it looks like a cracked exhast manifold.
New Cat, exhaust valve, Trans solenoid, ignition key switch. Now maybe exhaust manifold.
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wow! can't believe the series of problems coming along as the story unfolds.
Sorry bud things aren't what you want it to be.
To keep your nerves calm, lemme tell you something: we've been running E10 gas for 2 decades now, all local 87 octane pumps are E10 since 8yrs ago, so there's no way one can avoid ethanol in gas unless they put in 92 or higher octane gas (which typically costs 17~23 cents more per Litre).
Being a cheepskate I've been, all of our family's vehicles, parents, the small fleet I maintained have been on E10 since, well, they got their cars and joined my program. None has carboned cylinders, combustion chambers and/or burned valves.
For every 3 to 5 tanks of top-tier gas we use, we typically run 2 tanks of el-cheepo gas (no name stuff). Combustion chamber clean as a whistle and passes local yearly emissions inspections.
I only run FIC (techron or Gumout regane) once a year on all the vehicles, never use any MMO (never believe in it to begin with) in gas or oil or anything in all the vehicles within my little fleet (that I maintain).
Good luck on your HHR. Maybe luck calls for a new replacement vehicle now?:
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Sorry bud things aren't what you want it to be.
To keep your nerves calm, lemme tell you something: we've been running E10 gas for 2 decades now, all local 87 octane pumps are E10 since 8yrs ago, so there's no way one can avoid ethanol in gas unless they put in 92 or higher octane gas (which typically costs 17~23 cents more per Litre).
Being a cheepskate I've been, all of our family's vehicles, parents, the small fleet I maintained have been on E10 since, well, they got their cars and joined my program. None has carboned cylinders, combustion chambers and/or burned valves.
For every 3 to 5 tanks of top-tier gas we use, we typically run 2 tanks of el-cheepo gas (no name stuff). Combustion chamber clean as a whistle and passes local yearly emissions inspections.
I only run FIC (techron or Gumout regane) once a year on all the vehicles, never use any MMO (never believe in it to begin with) in gas or oil or anything in all the vehicles within my little fleet (that I maintain).
Good luck on your HHR. Maybe luck calls for a new replacement vehicle now?:
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If you ever get the car back then drive it about 2 miles to a parking lot. Put it in Neutral, place foot on gas pedal and push to floor. Wait for engine to grenade. Call dealership and tell them its a lemon.
Originally Posted By: Barkleymut
If you ever get the car back then drive it about 2 miles to a parking lot. Put it in Neutral, place foot on gas pedal and push to floor. Wait for engine to grenade. Call dealership and tell them its a lemon.
No.
OBDII computers will have an error code for "Engine overspeed condition" and then the warranty may be gone.
Here is an example of someone getting busted for it: Powerstroke Help explains OBDII code
If you ever get the car back then drive it about 2 miles to a parking lot. Put it in Neutral, place foot on gas pedal and push to floor. Wait for engine to grenade. Call dealership and tell them its a lemon.
No.
OBDII computers will have an error code for "Engine overspeed condition" and then the warranty may be gone.
Here is an example of someone getting busted for it: Powerstroke Help explains OBDII code
I am in a no win problem. Can't trade in for at least a year. So back and forth to the dealership for the next 35k miles.
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Originally Posted By: Barkleymut
If you ever get the car back then drive it about 2 miles to a parking lot. Put it in Neutral, place foot on gas pedal and push to floor. Wait for engine to grenade. Call dealership and tell them its a lemon.
Wouldn't do much anyway. With the electronic wizardry and electronic throttle control, they either won't rev at all in P or N, or they'll just bounce off the rev limiter until they run out of gas.
Miller- were you supplied a rental car throughout all this? I'd drive it, be happy and let GM keep throwing new parts at your HHR.
Joel
If you ever get the car back then drive it about 2 miles to a parking lot. Put it in Neutral, place foot on gas pedal and push to floor. Wait for engine to grenade. Call dealership and tell them its a lemon.
Wouldn't do much anyway. With the electronic wizardry and electronic throttle control, they either won't rev at all in P or N, or they'll just bounce off the rev limiter until they run out of gas.
Miller- were you supplied a rental car throughout all this? I'd drive it, be happy and let GM keep throwing new parts at your HHR.
Joel
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Only for two days, my fault. From now on I will get a rental every day.
Looks like the cam position sensor was faulty causing the engine to carbon up or the other dealership put the timing chain on wrong. I will find out tommorrow. I formally asked my GM rep for a buyback. To many problems and too many mistakes by the dealership.
Thats terrible service. It sounds like a lot of these problems were the fault of the dealer doing hack repairs.
Got a Chevy Truck for a rental, got home and rental place said had to bring it back it was under a recall!! This is to crazy to make up!
At this point the 385+1 repair would probably be my option.
Since this post is getting so long I am going to end it. I officially asked for a buy back.
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Originally Posted By: millerbl00
Since this post is getting so long I am going to end it. I officially asked for a buy back.
If they fight you on this, I've lost all faith in the company.
With it being 4 years old and with 64k miles on it?
I mean, yeah it unfortunate that all these problems are happening, but get it fixed and drive it, or sell it and move on.
Originally Posted By: millerbl00
Since this post is getting so long I am going to end it. I officially asked for a buy back.
If they fight you on this, I've lost all faith in the company.
With it being 4 years old and with 64k miles on it?
I mean, yeah it unfortunate that all these problems are happening, but get it fixed and drive it, or sell it and move on.
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