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Cylinder Head And Valve Failure
2004 Chevrolet Aveo
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Chevrolet dealer.
10.0
really awful- Typical Repair Cost:
- $2,140
- Average Mileage:
- 68,650 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 4 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- replace cylinder head, cylinders and valves (3 reports)
- not sure (1 reports)
engine problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
I have a 2004 Chevy Aveo which I maintained regularly synthetic oil changes and all required maintenance. But one day the car starting making a weird noise from the engine when the A/C was on. Later that week that noise increased to sound like something was knocking and fuel consumption increased. I had a mechanic check it out and he says one of the cylinders has no pressure due to a stuck exhaust valve and that probably the rest of the valves are not looking good as well, because when he took the Spark plugs there was all kinds of junk on it, black carbon on them.
The heads to rebuild them are costing me $800 + tax, the labor to install them is cheap because I got a mechanic I've know for a long time, so he is charging me $400 to install, at service shops they want close to $2000 + to do this.
I don't know if this has damaged internal engine parts so it might be more expensive if I need a new engine. used engines are like $1600, rebuild engines are like $2500 + tax and labor is probably another $2000.
This is definitely a manufacturers issue since the valves don't seal properly since the car was new, this car has always burned oil and got the spark plugs fouled up pretty bad.
- Jose L., Phoenix, AZ, US