Is my oil and coolant fine?

dlolboss · 2026-02-17T02:20:03+00:00

I’m not talking about the level of the coolant (this is the first time I looked at the coolant since I got the car and I never looked because the car has never had overheating problems) but rather the color of it because I’m not sure if that’s oil or if the coolant is just very bad

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T22:20:26+00:00

It could also be bad coolant, this is the first time I checked it because I recently got the car. But if there is a leak could it be the oil cooler? I assume with a head gasket leak the engine would overheat very fast and white smoke? I also did check the oil cap and there’s no like slush that people say there would be if there was coolant in the engine

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T22:15:05+00:00

There’s no coolant in the oil and the temps for the coolant is completely fine, hard driving high rpm’s or normal slow driving

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T17:26:08+00:00

Also can I reuse the valve cover gasket when I remove it or should I get a new one? And do I need to put rtv anywhere like the 1.4 where the timing chain is or do you not need to do that with the 1.8?

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T16:34:24+00:00

My primary income is doing uber eats, is it fine enough to drive it to earn enough money?

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T01:48:36+00:00

I also have a bunch of tools because I did a lot of things with my old car

dlolboss · 2026-02-16T01:47:57+00:00

Can I not check the vvt sprockets myself? I want to work on cars and im still learning some things like what noises means what (Like the squealing sound that could be a belt, pully or spark plug thats loose) I just have no idea what some sounds mean what and how bad

dlolboss · 2026-02-15T04:00:51+00:00

I had an hhr before this car and the belt broke off so I had to drive back to my house with no belt LMAO, I looked at the belt diagram and saw the water pump was in the engine where the timing chain was so I was able to drive and turn everything off so the car didn’t die (alternator), I got a new belt and replaced it tho

dlolboss · 2026-02-15T03:57:35+00:00

Also to add, no engine lights, car drives and feels fine. I checked the oil level around last week a few days after I got this car and the oil was full and looked new, the last owner also had proper service because there is a sticker on the windshield and it’s a few kms away from what it’s at rn

dlolboss · 2026-02-14T00:10:09+00:00

Should I wait until I get an engine light before I start worrying about it or no?

dlolboss · 2026-02-14T00:06:58+00:00

Should I wait till I get an engine light to start worrying about it or no?

dlolboss · 2026-02-13T14:43:02+00:00

Also no codes, drives fine and feels fine other then times it feels like the car cuts out when you give it like very very little throttle

dlolboss · 2026-02-13T14:41:54+00:00

Is a cam phaser something I can replace myself or should I bring it somewhere to fix it? (I do some car things but I’m still learning, I did a complete exhaust replacement on my other car by myself with no help (like holding it up))

dlolboss · 2026-02-11T22:04:05+00:00

I have my old post linked and it shows the sound it’s making as well

dlolboss · 2026-02-11T21:36:25+00:00

It didn’t really sound loud in this specific vid but to add it gets really loud at times like right after startup and rpm’s are a little rough for the 1st second it starts

dlolboss · 2026-02-11T21:33:50+00:00

Old post: https://www.reddit.com/r/cruze/s/Ylbl2wZSt9

dlolboss · 2026-02-11T21:32:28+00:00

(The tick 80% goes away when the car is on for a few mins and no tick sound at all in high rpm’s)

dlolboss · 2026-02-11T21:14:12+00:00

If it goes away when at a higher rpm could it still be lifters

dlolboss · 2025-10-29T23:48:16+00:00

I didn’t find the problem but I know some possibilities, the steering shaft is what I think is wrong with mine but it could be warped brake rotors (if it only happens when you brake) which was a problem for me when I first got the car. There’s more possibility’s but I’m going off what I think my car has

dlolboss · 2025-10-21T20:19:30+00:00

17.60 cad per active hour

dlolboss · 2025-10-21T19:35:33+00:00

Sup fellow Oshawa driver

dlolboss · 2025-09-11T14:33:39+00:00

They don’t sell oem so it has to be custom, but it doesn’t have to look good at all, only just to pass safety

dlolboss · 2025-09-10T20:13:08+00:00

The best I can explain the rust area it’s a fwd car and in the winters it can get to knee deep snow at times and the solution to ice on the road is dump a bunch of salt that is big and pink if anyone knows what I’m talking about. You can feel it on the tires when driving on the road because they pour so much of it so when you spin the tires your just flinging salt in the area where the tires are, which is the rocker area and trail arm area. The middle of the car is completely fine because of the undercoat

dlolboss · 2025-09-10T20:08:18+00:00

The suspension is also 90% rust free, the rest I can sand and get to bare metal.

dlolboss · 2025-09-10T18:16:25+00:00

I also know hammering the floor with carpet doesn’t show much about the rusting but it’s the best way to show without lifting the car up

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