There have been numerous reports of timing belts failing at 40,000 to 50,000 miles. This Part Fits: Catalog: E Vehicle Body Engine 2004 Chevrolet Aveo Base Hatchback 4-Door 1. They sold you the car with a known defect, being a timing belt beyond its service life. If the timing belt breaks, one or more valves will hit the pistons and damage the engine. That used engine may have never seen a single oil change or may have been badly overheated at some point in time. Now if it was at a dealer shop you can bet there would be some other reason why they can't do anything, which is exactly what I told her.
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I was 62 at the time. I was told that since there was a recall funny they never sent me anything on that that they wouldn't fix it under warranty. It requires some work since it is inside the engine. You purchased the car from a Chevy dealership? Chevrolet should have recalled these … cars and put a better timing belt in them. I had to do the drivers side, but there was no way I could have done it without taking out the battery.
With some footwork and patience you might find one locally for the same price and save the shipping charge if you go this route. You may have to buy a replacement plug beforehand in case it doesn't seal properly after reinstalling it. Car has been in the dealership shop since being towed in on Friday, March 29. That pressure along with the heat causes the tensioner pulley to crack and break. I have never had a problem with the car until this issue. It has been too long to just let a paid-off vehicle just decay away.
Some people have gone over 200 thousand miles without changing it, but is is a gamble. Had to have it towed and it sat for a month till I could get enough money to fix it. Next, you can remove the upper timing belt cover, then the lower cover. Hang a belt and take a chance or spend time testing? Continue rotating the water pump clockwise until the adjuster arm pointer on the automatic timing belt tensioner aligns with the notch in the tensioner bracket. Let me tell you that I love this car bought it brand new right off the lot with only 98 miles on it.
So why is it that with all the complaints we cant get this on a recall list? If it is possible, remove the thermostat and your aveo will run a lot smoother, but you will need it when it gets cold. Could this at all be related to the timing belt? Also, when you remount the right front wheel on the car, use a torque wrench on the lug nuts. If your current engine does not knock or burn oil then I would say do the repair on the existing cylinder head. About once a week, I drive 70 miles each way to my boyfriend's and work meetings. There is a tensioner pulley on the engine that has a sole job of tightening the belt up. The timing belt connects the camshaft to the crankshaft and keeps them rotating in sync. They also recommend loosening the water pump bolts, and rotating the water pump clockwise again to make sure the tensioner pointer lines up with the notch in the bracket.
Use the money you would have spent on the Aveo towards the purchase of another vehicle. Belt replacement is a small investment compared to an engine replacement due to a damaged, stretched or broken timing belt. I have it at a mechanic who got a new timing belt on to check the compression of the engine. Its genius that they make more on vehicle maintenance vice selling a fuel economic vehicle. Tip: Each time a timing belt is changed, the oil pump should be checked for cracks where the tensioner pulley is attached. If by some fluke the belt broke while the engine was at idle and the engine slammed to a halt before rotating through every cylinder and this left a few cylinders unscathed I would check more than one cylinder if the first one I tested showed there was no problem. The next day they told me that I had to have a new engine as there was damage to crank shaft, valves, etc.
I was informed that the timing belt was bad which in turn completly killed the engine. Also the gas cap never fit tight which will cause your engine light to come on, try to get a gas cap that fit tight. In order to fix the problem the head needs fixed, the timing, water pump, gaskets, pistons, and other things. The 2005 Chevy Aveo currently has a book value of 5k, so spending up to 4k to fix a car bought new that failed before 40k miles seemed foolish. I am so at a lost, and not to mention I am a single parent and reside in a Maryland neighborhood with limited mass transportation. I have an illness that prevents me from doing a second job. You do have to pull the axles out by removing two bolts on the bottom arm of the spindles.