GMC Terrain water pump replacement gone wrong
- Thread starter gregk24
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Any engine using a timing chain to drive the water pump is a no-go for me and anyone I care about.
Fair enough. Certainly didn’t know it was when the car was purchased.
sell it now while its fixed. these are nothing but a money pit.
What is your experience?
That eliminates a lot of modern engines, unfortunately.
Trolling with poor punctuation and grammar.
If it is well cared for with frequent oil changes, it should do okay.
2.4s cared for like my brother (when they have time) is when the 2.4 starts to burn oil pretty quick.
My neighbor has a 17 Equinox with almost 100k with only minor issues, but it is maintained to the T…..
That was my thought. It’s my mom’s car but charge the oil every 4-5k miles and it may use 1/2 to 1 quart max on a longer interval. Hoping they can get another few years out of it. It’s at 122k now.
Have a '13 equinox I do maintenance on.. (about 50k miles on it now)
It has the 2.4L which uses 1qt per 1000-2000 miles.
but only gets driven <3000 miles a year so tolerable.
Usually gets 1 quart makeup and 1 oil change yearly.
I moved to 5w40 it reduced average consumption about 50% from the previous 700-1300miles per quart.
Otherwise its a surprisingly peppy around town vehicle. less annoying to drive than my 2017 cherokee with the 3.2 pentastar and the wonky 9-speed.
It has the 2.4L which uses 1qt per 1000-2000 miles.
but only gets driven <3000 miles a year so tolerable.
Usually gets 1 quart makeup and 1 oil change yearly.
I moved to 5w40 it reduced average consumption about 50% from the previous 700-1300miles per quart.
Otherwise its a surprisingly peppy around town vehicle. less annoying to drive than my 2017 cherokee with the 3.2 pentastar and the wonky 9-speed.
neighbors bought a brand new eqinox with same engine. at 27k it needed a timing chain! after this it started burning oil like a qt every 600-700 miles. at 60k it needed a second timing chain!. this engine is a known turd. only the uneducated buy cars with this engine. plenty of threads on here about this turkey . dont believe me? do a search
It seems harsh to call the OP’s parents ‘uneducated’ simply because they purchased the vehicle being discussed.
It’s incredibly easy to do the job correctly, the tool bolts onto the water pump drive gear and keeps anything from slipping, then the WP bolts are removed through holes in the tool. Haven’t done it yet on the Vue in my sig, but I picked up a slightly used eBay one for under $30. The tough part is the water tube & oring in the rear, looks like a lift would be a big help. My Vue has the simpler 2.2-they’re not a bad engine if they’ve been maintained. Sure beats the junk 1.6 turbo DI engines the new Terrains & Equinoxes have now! At 120K I would have coughed up a few hundred more in parts & had them replace the chains & tensioners while they’re in there… IF they could do them properly!
It may benefit from Valvoline Restore and Protect, not sure how great the piston oil control ring drainback holes are-my Vue is getting it in the spring.
I’d like to hear how a bad chain can cause oil burning-but burning & low oil levels DEFINITELY cause chain failures! The 2.4’s biggest issues are the VVT, cam driven vacuum pump, and eventual direct injection/HPFP-all of them drastically affect timing chain wear.
My company buys exploding Transits all day long… maybe they are “uneducated”!
At the vehicle's current rate of use which seems to be going down. Four oil changes would be around 8,000 mi in 4 years. I think I'll just keep going with Castrol EDGE Euro a3b4 that I have a stack of in the basement
people owe it to themselves to do due diligence before buying a new car especially past 2010. those who buy blindly are indeed uneducated to the car they are buying. i stand by this statement. this forum contains all the answers to questions about newer cars. USE IT!
Yeah, I'm sure that happened.