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  1. General Discussion
    I have been having trouble pinpointing where this oil leak is coming from. I recently changed my water pump, and my valve cover gasket got replaced about 7 months ago. I also just replaced my turbo line. I know the cruzes have that issue with the pcv valve and such, but the leak seems to be...
  2. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Hello! My Chevy Cruze has what seems to be a slight oil leak in this area (above the thermostat and below the valve cover). I initially believe the valve cover was leaking, but I don’t really see the leak from the gasket, just the oil/residue here. Occasionally I get an oil smell from my car...
  3. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    I recently installed a new turbo but made the mistake of not priming the turbo cartridge with oil. As a result, the impeller overheated and after a few days, snapped in two. I ordered another turbo to install and plan to do it right this time. How much oil should I add the cartridge before...
  4. Gen1 Service Issues
    So i recently got an aluminum thermostat and PCV upgrade kit from ZZP and it ran fine for a day or two and then started overheating. i know i put enough coolant into the system before i tried driving it but now there’s coolant and oil mixing in the valve cover. i did an oil change and the oil...
  5. General Discussion
    Hello everyone! I'm new to the forums, i've searched and have seen some people say different things about what oils and filters to use. Heres what i found, please do tell me what you use, or what you think is the best. Oil filters: PF64 (ACDELCO)- Half decent from what i heard. UPF64R...
  6. Gen2 Powertrain
    I am new to this website and am looking for a bit of help. I have a 2018 gas Chevy Cruze with 130k miles. Every time it is driven for more than just a short distance, a hot, burning oil smell radiates from the engine bay. It seems to be running hot and smells as if it is burning oil. There is...
  7. General Discussion
    Decided to start a new thread since the others are pretty back dated. 2013 Cruze 1.4 turbo ltz Recently replaced the valve cover for a bank 1 lean code Recently replaced O2 upstream sensor for a air flow code the code did go out. just did an oil change. Car started to act like it was going to...
  8. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Hi, new to the Cruze ownership. Bought this car (2013 Cruze 1.4l) as a cheap daily gas saver . Have quickly learned these cars are probably the leakiest thing ever invented. Iv changed valve cover gasket and oil feed line . Ordered the vvt solenoid o rings and pcv fix kit but awaiting arrival ...
  9. General Discussion
    Hi there - I came to the site looking for information on which oil to use to do a friend's oil change on their 2012 and read through some very interesting and informative threads, a lot of which referenced a 'tiered engine oils list' link that I was really looking forward to checking out but it...
  10. Gen1 Appearance, Body, Detailing, & Interior
    I am dealing with a minor oil leak that is most likely just the oil pan. Many others have had oil leaks in other places, and while I have my uncut engine splash shield off the car, I was thinking about applying a single layer of aluminum foil tape such as Nashua Tape 1.89 in. x 50 yd. 322...
  11. Gen1 Powertrain
    Hello ... I have a 2013 Cruze with 1.8L engine, 175k miles. I noticed recently that the temp gauge was not getting to operating temp, so I checked the coolant level and found this. I initially thought this was oil, but I'm not sure. It is more BLACK than it is BROWN. I wiped the funnel on a...
  12. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Sometimes when I'm driving my 2011 cruze I smell some nasty burning smell, like a dirty old truck. At first I brushed it off as such, as it was only temporarily there, but now it's happened a few more times. Been like 2 or 3 weeks since it started. I just had an oil change done at Jiffy Lube...
  13. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    I installed a ZZPerformance cold air intake today, and a friend was behind me while I was driving, and told me that when my transmission shifts, blue smoke comes out of my exhaust. What could be causing this? The car has 165k miles on it.
  14. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Hello all I'm Nicholas, I have been creeping and lurking at several post that have helped me tremendously and I appreciate everyone for that. 2012 Cruze Eco 1.4L Turbo 150,000 miles Bought the car last year at a good price knowing it had a bad turbo the guy instead of fixing the oil cooler...
  15. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    Last oil change I used Mobil 1 extended performance high mileage oil and I assumed that it was dexos. I just realized that it wasn’t dexos and I’m wondering it could cause any harm to my engine? I don’t care about the warranty because i’m already past the warranty, i’m just wondering if it would...
  16. General Discussion
    Hey all, Very sorry if this is a repeat thread, I searched for one that asked about this and couldn't find anything, just a very quick question. Is there a way to change the oil life Indicator %? I would prefer to look into changing my oil when it's around 20% and I forget to actually look to...
  17. Gen1 Service Issues
    This is a 2014 1.8L with about 94000 miles on it. Over the last 2 oil changes (which I do every 5k), I noticed that the oil level on the dipstick was a little more than 1 quart low. So it's slowly losing oil. But I'm not seeing any puddles on my garage floor and I can't see any obvious places...
  18. Gen1 1.4L Turbo
    My 2012 Cruze RS has 126,000+ miles. Had an oil smell. Changed o-rings and gaskets on oil cooler. Smell showed up occasionally. I thought I had twisted a gasket. Took it back off and everything looked fine. Oil smell returned fewer and farther between trips to work. Driving home this evening I...
  19. General Discussion
    I bought this car 3 months ago with extended warranty. I first had oil turbo feed line leak which was NOT covered. But I continued smelling oil. I took a look under my car and see it dripping it looks like from oil cooler. I’m hoping it’s a gasket. It wasn’t originally leaking in puddle when the...
  20. General Discussion
    A few weeks I did the oil cooler gasket/ o-ring replacement. Now I have oil collecting on the body itself. There’s nothing above leaking that I can tell. Clean around valve cover. Small small amount of oil around oil fill cap. No evidence that it has ran and dripped down.
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