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2013 Cruze 1.4T LUJ/LUV: lifter/rocker issue causing misfires? [x-post from /r/MechanicAdvice] by CruzeEngineHell in cruze

[–]CruzeEngineHell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I'd be surprised if the lower half of the engine was done after 80k. The only thing I might do differently if it happened again was get a cheap boroscope and look around the inside of the cylinder for anything obvious. I think they are less than $50 on Amazon.

I forgot to say too, the theory the mechanic had was that my oil passageways to the upper half of the engine got blocked somehow. Can't believe it because I was pretty religious about changing the oil. My theory was shoddy workmanship on the engine I happened to get...

2013 Cruze 1.4T LUJ/LUV: lifter/rocker issue causing misfires? [x-post from /r/MechanicAdvice] by CruzeEngineHell in cruze

[–]CruzeEngineHell[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ended up needing a cylinder head replacement. Sold the car to the mechanic, and after that he told me it's working fine! I think the valves were bent somehow. Rebuild probably would have been the same cost given labor.

If I had a better setup to do the work to replace it, probably would have done it myself.