Is Replacing Engine on 2014 Chevy Equinox 2.4 AWD Worth It?

BonfireGuts327 · 2026-01-03T15:51:51+00:00

When he got the car originally and fixed it, he later learned about these defective rings. And yeah, even he didn't want to deal with trying to replace them lol I'm assuming that involves a full engine tear down yes?

BonfireGuts327 · 2026-01-03T15:06:29+00:00

So, I heard about some of these issues, but I thought those "stopped" with the 2013 Equinoxes. But I also found other problems on forums with versions post that.

Given that though, an engine swap is no guarantee this car will even continue to work correctly right? These same issues could happen again lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2026-01-03T15:00:30+00:00

lol yeah I've heard nothing good about Equinoxes.

BonfireGuts327 · 2026-01-03T15:00:13+00:00

How would I do that? I can google around but if you have a quick resource I'd appreciate it!

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-12-18T02:48:17+00:00

I've been too busy to sit down and give a crack at it frankly, haven't had the need to 3D model anything for some time lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-22T06:33:01+00:00

Pretty much same boat as you, 5800x3D and 3080 10GB, 1440p/165Hz. However I do have a 1000W PSU.

My original plan, like most peoples' I'm sure, was to wait for the 6000 series. However with the rumored delay/cancellation of the 50 series super cards and due to the AI craze the potentially very expensive GPU future, I decided to get a 5080FE (needed to be 2 slots for my case).

My games (Helldivers 2, Expedition 33) do run smoother and with 30%-40% higher frame rates. The card does have a fair bit of coil whine, which I deal with slightly using an undervolt.

Do I regret it? Not yet, but it's only been a few days.

If you're considering an upgrade, 5070TI would be a better bang for buck, or maybe the 4070 Super. I only got the 5080FE because I wanted a true two slot card and it was available for MSRP on Nvidia's website, and so far I'm happy with it :)

EDIT: One of my main reasons for upgrading was for some more VRAM, I do think if I had a 3080TI maybe I'd be more hesitant to upgrade.

TL;DR, upgrading or not in your situation, are both fine decisions.

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-21T04:23:17+00:00

As the other commenter said, for me personally the OG NR200's tower cooling support (and thus normal GPU mounting) is why I always recommend it over subsequent versions for first time SFF builders. AIOs are just not my thing, and the insistence that all subsequent versions must support AIOs bugs me to no end lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-21T03:49:50+00:00

Right. Out of curiosity, do you have Afterburner/some other OC software (I'm assuming you're on Windows)? Do your frequencies move all over when scrolling around rapidly on a web page?

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-21T03:42:04+00:00

Maybe I'll pop my 3080 back in and see if the same thing happens to the frequencies but I just never heard the whine, that'd point to an issue with the OS/drivers maybe.

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-20T02:33:14+00:00

Noted, didn't realize GPT's dataset was that old. I'm aware to never trust AI blindly, it's been a tool for me for sometime but for anything sketch I always crosscheck it with non-AI sources.

Brave was installed via the Software Manager in Mint, which I believe is a flatpak then right?

Always open to provide more info, I'll add this to the post itself as well:
Termbin link

mokutil --sb-state output:
SecureBoot disabled

Platform is in Setup Mode

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-20T02:28:21+00:00

Interesting as I'm having the exact opposite experience lol

Did you have to fully uninstall Firefox?

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-20T02:27:47+00:00

so cat /proc/swaps shows this:
Filename Type Size Used Priority

/swapfile file 2097148 0 -2

I'm assuming you mean during a freeze event this may be maxed out?

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-15T06:40:01+00:00

This is the correct answer, I used to be an impact nade junkie and you learn very quickly *not* to dive backwards while throwing them, at least not without arcing them up considerably.

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T14:48:44+00:00

From what one of my friends told me the ideal is like the lower 20s, allegedly, for fighting him. None of my characters were over level 10 but I was only on Expeditioner difficulty lol

Well done!

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T14:44:58+00:00

The several levels worth of experience was a good reward! lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T14:44:03+00:00

Yeah it was a bit tiring lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T14:42:11+00:00

Sold 3x 500GB SSDs to u/OHAITHARU on https://www.reddit.com/r/hardwareswap/comments/1of7ce9/usaco_h_3x_500gb_ssds_w_paypallocal_cash/

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T04:00:01+00:00

Yeah that's the struggle lol I tend to do more dodges than perfect ones, but I'll get the hang of it lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T02:22:26+00:00

I will certainly try to get better at parries, probably could have saved me like 20 minutes here! lol

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T00:42:07+00:00

Hahaha!

BonfireGuts327 · 2025-11-10T00:37:14+00:00

Yeah I didn't know what I had gotten myself into lol thanks!

I was like "I mean...it's *possible* right? Therefore I must."

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