HHR SS needing a headgasket already?!
#21
By its nature and construction the 2.0 Ecotec is one tough little engine, it has to be in order to survive the rigors of being a small displacement turbocharged power plant.
Where the SS models can get touchy and persnickety is when they are modified with anything from the Stage 1 kit from GM to assorted aftermarket tuning programs, etc.
And as with any other "performance" vehicle, you can run into problems that are particular to them only, where the "everyday" versions have their own issues particular to them.
#22
Really ?? Not if it is correctly assembled.. Older engines used to be harder to seal up, with less precise tolerances..
#23
Oil drips might be expected on something like my 75 year old Chevy truck, but not on an HHR, if its leaking they messed up....plain and simple.
*For the record, the '37 does leave a half dollar sized spot of oil after a drive, those old rope seals on the rear mains of 216 Stovebolt sixes do that. I could yank the engine and change it to a modern one piece seal, but that thing has been dripping like that for 3/4 of a century now, got to let it have some fun.
*For the record, the '37 does leave a half dollar sized spot of oil after a drive, those old rope seals on the rear mains of 216 Stovebolt sixes do that. I could yank the engine and change it to a modern one piece seal, but that thing has been dripping like that for 3/4 of a century now, got to let it have some fun.
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#29
Oil drips might be expected on something like my 75 year old Chevy truck, but not on an HHR, if its leaking they messed up....plain and simple.
*For the record, the '37 does leave a half dollar sized spot of oil after a drive, those old rope seals on the rear mains of 216 Stovebolt sixes do that. I could yank the engine and change it to a modern one piece seal, but that thing has been dripping like that for 3/4 of a century now, got to let it have some fun.
*For the record, the '37 does leave a half dollar sized spot of oil after a drive, those old rope seals on the rear mains of 216 Stovebolt sixes do that. I could yank the engine and change it to a modern one piece seal, but that thing has been dripping like that for 3/4 of a century now, got to let it have some fun.