Good day everyone,
I have looked and looked and as of yet I have not found anyone other than 1 person who had their lifters changed. My issue started almost 3 weeks ago when I received my car back from having the cam seals replaced, it is a 2013 Cruze 1.4. 4 days later I had no power and the check engine light p0324 I returned the car to the dealer. I spoke with them a few times during the day to no avail and I was told the light is off come and get your car. The light was on and of course stayed on, no power at all and loud ticking from the engine. I changed the oil, 50km all was quiet, then no power, loud ticking and engine light back on of course P0324. I tossed in an oil additive and no change with the ticking, so changed the oil once again. 50km or so the car was quiet and returned to normal operation, then once again the ticking returned followed by the engine light. I changed the oil again and added Rislone to the mix and this kept things quiet and running normal for ruffly 300km before the ticking has returned, but as of yet no light.
I never had any trouble with this car, always used synthetic oil and changed between 6,000km and 7,000km, I should add all highway driving, typically 110-120km/h.
I am not sure what the process is for doing the cam seals, I just want to know if during that repair something could have been done since no one seems to have any idea of what is causing this or how to repair it. I am guessing by the noise going away when an oil change and/or additive is done that it could be pressure related??? Could it be my oil pump or is it more likely that I need to replace my lifters/lash adjusters, I am at a loss and just do not want to cause serious damage to my motor.
As of this morning the Cruze has 220,100 km on it.
Thank you for your thoughts
I have looked and looked and as of yet I have not found anyone other than 1 person who had their lifters changed. My issue started almost 3 weeks ago when I received my car back from having the cam seals replaced, it is a 2013 Cruze 1.4. 4 days later I had no power and the check engine light p0324 I returned the car to the dealer. I spoke with them a few times during the day to no avail and I was told the light is off come and get your car. The light was on and of course stayed on, no power at all and loud ticking from the engine. I changed the oil, 50km all was quiet, then no power, loud ticking and engine light back on of course P0324. I tossed in an oil additive and no change with the ticking, so changed the oil once again. 50km or so the car was quiet and returned to normal operation, then once again the ticking returned followed by the engine light. I changed the oil again and added Rislone to the mix and this kept things quiet and running normal for ruffly 300km before the ticking has returned, but as of yet no light.
I never had any trouble with this car, always used synthetic oil and changed between 6,000km and 7,000km, I should add all highway driving, typically 110-120km/h.
I am not sure what the process is for doing the cam seals, I just want to know if during that repair something could have been done since no one seems to have any idea of what is causing this or how to repair it. I am guessing by the noise going away when an oil change and/or additive is done that it could be pressure related??? Could it be my oil pump or is it more likely that I need to replace my lifters/lash adjusters, I am at a loss and just do not want to cause serious damage to my motor.
As of this morning the Cruze has 220,100 km on it.
Thank you for your thoughts