Cruze 2013 1.6L Turbo PCV Valve

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asanga

Discussion Starter · Apr 16, 2021

The check engine light came on my Cruze 2013 1.6L Turbo and when I checked the error codes it was P0171 (System Too Lean (Bank 1) , I suspected PCV valve. I got the car serviced at the dealer and asked them to check it out and they also came back and said its the stuck open PCV valve.

I know the **** valve is molded onto the cam cover and a genuine valve cover is $800 AUD

. I have seen aftermarket valve covers for this model online for around $100.

My question is has anyone replaced theirs with aftermarket one and do they fit well & long lasing ?

or do I have to bite the bullet and spend $800 on a genuine one ?

cheers 😀

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Blasirl

· #3 · Apr 17, 2021

asanga said:
The check engine light came on my Cruze 2013 1.6L Turbo and when I checked the error codes it was P0171 (System Too Lean (Bank 1) , I suspected PCV valve. I got the car serviced at the dealer and asked them to check it out and they also came back and said its the stuck open PCV valve.

I know the **** valve is molded onto the cam cover and a genuine valve cover is $800 AUD . I have seen aftermarket valve covers for this model online for around $100.

My question is has anyone replaced theirs with aftermarket one and do they fit well & long lasing ?

or do I have to bite the bullet and spend $800 on a genuine one ?

cheers 😀

Welcome aahhh Back!

Where have you been for seven years?

And to add to what JLL said, the PCV valve on the 1.4 is in the intake and at the turbo. (two of them) The PCV regulator is in the valve/camshaft cover.

Read this: 2011-2016 Cruze 1.4 PCV Valve Cover/Intake Manifold Issues

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Blasirl

· #6 · Apr 17, 2021

asanga said:
thanks for that info ! well I didnt have much issues for the last 7 years with the car to post anything , now its 8 years old ..started to giving problems! lol

This is much more than a place to just ask questions. We also accept answers! So when you start to figure out what to do, we would really appreciate anything you can describe as differences or maybe a completely different issue / fix. as we have little information on the 1.6.

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Blasirl

· #12 · Apr 18, 2021

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Blasirl

· #18 · Jun 13, 2021

asanga said:
I replaced the valve cover today. It was pretty straight forward. the old gasket was so stiff and like plastic. it snapped when squeezed, spark plug wells were full of oil as oil was leaking into them for a while now. cleaned it all up and put the new cover which fitted in nicely then torqued the bolts to the spec .

So it is the vacuum regulator in the valve cover. Does the rest of the PCV system look to be the same as the 1.6? If so you may be able to use a fixkit to help ward off a future failure as on the 1.4 the valve cover failure is just one of the symptoms of a PCV failure.

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Blasirl

· #22 · Jun 17, 2021

asanga said:
This is how I did the job....a short video...

Aside from getting a bit seasick in the beginning, I thought that was a pretty decent video. I would add that you may want to suggest torqueing the valve cover to 37 in-lbs first and then to 74 or whatever is required. I forgot.

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Blasirl

· #24 · Jun 18, 2021

asanga said:
haha....tanks! it was not easy to hold the camera with one had and do the job with the other hand. I could not find my head cam either....... I needed a dedicated camera person! Y

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