Please Do NOT Buy a Car with This Engine

Please Do NOT Buy a Car with This Engine, DIY and car repair with auto mechanic Scotty Kilmer. Never buy this car. Chevy engine problems in their cars and trucks. Should I buy a Chevy? Are Chevys still reliable? Chevy engine reliability. Buying a new Chevy with engine problems. Why not to buy a chevy with this engine in it. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 54 years.

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1. Common Sense

[readyforeal]

I've got the non-turbocharged Sonic. 160, 000+ miles on it and she's still holding on! Praying we reach 200

[cruikshank]

You are the mechanic I’d want on my car. Fixing the issue not the symptoms.

[mee]

We all wish we had a honest mechanic like Scotty👍

[Honey_Badger_]

CSI: Scotty edition! That's impressive when you solve a false diagnosis!

[jasondelk]

I have 241k miles on my 2014 sonic, runs like a dream. Done nothing except water pump and a few thermostats and housings. Its the 1.8

[BusterKitten]

this video again emphasizes the problem not of the vehicle, but of finding a mechanic who KNOWS how to diagnose a problem with your car.

[ganzonomy]

It's a small engined GM.

Double whammy. GM that's a rebadged Daewoo, and a small turbo engine... All it needs is a 3 cylinder and a Nissan CVT and it'll win the golden pile of crap award!

[koreymayo]

Wrong! Wrong! Wrong! At that mileage the evap purge soleniod makes that noise after the engine warms up above 175-180 degrees and is super cheap and takes 2 minutes to switch out! A clogged catalytic converter caused the under boost code at that milage! The timing chains don't have problems on these engines! These engines last several hundreds of thousands of miles if you don't overheat them if the thermostat sticks closed or overheats from a coolant leak. Coolant system problems are the only real problems with these cars! I own a 2012 chev cruze with the same engine. It's 2 simple fixes scotty! Replace catalytic converters and replace the evap purge solenoid! The turbo can't breath and can't boost all the way with the catalytic converters clogged up! Clogged catalytic converters can also cause the engine knock. A bad turbo wastegate actuator can also cause the turbo under boost and are cheap and easy to replace, but do the catalytic converters first!

[adamcampbell]

Both my daughter's bought new sonics in 2014 one turbo one non turbo. Both are still driving them. Regular maintenance. No problems. So there Scotty.

[iraviailani]

I have the exact same knock code in my car and the best of mechanic couldn't figure out what was happening. Great respect.

[austenj]

It's a pain in the wallet, but a 1000 bucks to replace the timing chain and keep the car on the road with no code seems a better deal than junking the car.

[fixinggrace]

Knock sensors seldom fail. This is why we need to test and not guess when it comes to diagnosis. Good job Scotty

[waynefoutz]

I have that motor in my Cruze, it has 150, 000 miles on it and still running strong. I drive Uber, and beat the hell out of it, putting 300 miles on it per day, and it still looks and drives the way it did when it was brand new. I see them for sale in my area with over 200, 000 miles on them all the time, and I know a few people who own them that have over 300k on theirs. This is a pretty reliable motor. Somebody either used shitty oil, or was lax on the oil changes.

[shaneweippert]

scotty is definitely a pro - it was pretty informative to see the recommended trouble-shooting process. . . . . makes sense! Quite a treat to see a knowledgeable person work the problem down to the root cause - nicely done!

[dylanfarris]

You can physically hear that the chain is broken. How did 3 different mechanics miss that lol, did they not even bother turning the car on?

[OhYeaMista]

I’m the original owner of a 2013 Sonic with 125k on it. Had very good luck with it only minor repairs and maintenance (knock on wood). I specifically opted for the 1.8 instead of the over complicated turbo.

[johnk]

It’s amazing I watch Scotty as I much as I do considering I own a Mini Cooper, a VW and a Dodge.

[kristensorensen]

Love your expertise professor!! GM needs to eat this one and repair it!!

[peterkioko]

This gentleman makes a lot of sense, am almost becoming a mechanic