<VV> Reliability (NO CORVAIR), was: Electrical Reliability Question

Mark Corbin airvair at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 7 10:53:39 EST 2008


This just printed in the latest Automotive News, February 4, 2008 page 86:

GM RECALLS

2001 Saturn L Series with 2.2 Liter engine
Problem: Timing chain breaks, causing sudden engine stall.
Fix: Replace timing chain
Number: 21,000

Sounds suspeciously like why my '03 Cavalier LS Sport with the Ecotec 2..2
engine barfed it's timing chain (and caused over $1600 damage to the
engine) at ONLY 77,000 miles. THAT was my Christmas present last year.
Merry #@*&ing Christmas!

Maybe the Ecotec engine is another Vega engine in the making? My
recommendation? AVOID ANYTHING WITH THIS ENGINE LIKE THE PLAGUE! It's the
only engine in the Cobalt, HHR, Solestice, Sky, and the only 4banger in the
Malabu and Aura.

-Mark


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> Subject: <VV> Electrical Reliability Question
>
> a certain small Chevrolet whose 
> pistons made a most efficient job of reaming the cylinders somewhat 
> oversize ....



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