200k on 2.4L engine

Congrats! Did GM cover the rebuild cost?

BandDirector said:

Congrats! Did GM cover the rebuild cost?

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Yes every penny

Churt47 said:

Yes every penny

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Because I brought it in before 120k and before the time limit for the lawsuit ran out

…there’s just no reason a modern engine shouldn’t make it to at least 250K without a rebuild! Glad GM covered it!

@Churt47 : Ahhh! It’s one of the “early” 2013 Builds (pre-May 2013) with the defective Piston Rings!

Was it “just” consuming Oil, or did it progress further than that?

BandDirector said:

…there’s just no reason a modern engine shouldn’t make it to at least 250K without a rebuild! Glad GM covered it!

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Some of the 4 cylinder engine reviews that I have read online makes it sounds like a lot of these 1.3, 1.4, and 1.5 turbo engines are mostly a 150,000 mile throw-a-way engine. This included an engine review I found about the GM 1.5 engine. That is not saying that the car itself is junk at 150,000 miles. I am not a high mileage driver so I am not worrying about it. It will be interesting to see how the 2018+ 1.5T Equinox/Terrain vehicles do in reaching 200,000 miles.

My ‘91 Hyundai Excel I bought new in college made it to 110K miles before rod knock. I know they’re highly rated these days, but I will NEVER buy a Hyundai/Kia thanks to that experience…

1989 Mitsubishi Mirage/Colt, 1.5L MPI Engine … nearly 250,000 miles! Was a 4-speed, and at 160,000 it started popping out of gear. Held it with my hand as long as I could, but eventually had to throw in a junkyard 5-speed (and a new Clutch) for $700 total cost … to drive it another almost 90,000 miles!

This vehicle was also sold with a Turbo back then. Had I bought the model with the Turbo, it likely would’ve needed replacement, but I think it still would’ve gone the same total miles.

And BTW … when I switched away from this vehicle (in 2002, when I bought my Impala new), it wasn’t due to “major mechanical” failure … it was a “hard start” condition … plus a boatload of unrelated Codes … so a bad ECM and a Fuel Pump

Didn’t the Hyundai, Colt, and Mirage all share the same engine back then? I also lost my 4 spd tranny in the Hyundai. Tranny was $200 from junkyard, clutch was $100…. Hyundai was a disposable car back then..

My sister had a '87 ( I think ) Hundog. Bought it new, it was burning oil enough to be visible at the tailpipe by 90k miles.
I put a clutch in it to keep it going for her.

BandDirector said:

Didn’t the Hyundai, Colt, and Mirage all share the same engine back then? I also lost my 4 spd tranny in the Hyundai. Tranny was $200 from junkyard, clutch was $100…. Hyundai was a disposable car back then..

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Well, the Mirage (Mitsubishi), Colt (Dodge and Plymouth), and Summit (sold under the Eagle brand name) were all the same vehicle.

And I don't remember a shared Engine, but I'm pretty sure there was a Transmission connection. I want to say Mitsubishi supplied the Transmission for the Hyundai Excel because I seem to remember thinking ... "who is this no-name car manufacturer 'Hyundai' ... undercutting everybody on the low-end, selling Excels for $4500 ... they won't last .... the car looks really cheap ... WAIT! Mitsubishi's involved (??) ... well ... then maybe they'll survive?"

I did a timing belt on that Hundog, I think it was a Mitsu motor, memory lapse as it was a long time ago.
The crank pulley bolt was so tight on it even with my sister standing on the brake with the manual trans. in gear I was turning the crank. I had to buy a big Ridgid strap wrench to hold the pulley while using a 2 ft. breaker bar. Impact wrench would not budge it either. Must have been spinach in the sushi the night before.