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2020 Chevy Malibu 1.5L TOTAL MELTDOWN at Just 98,000 miles! I Thought GM FIXED This Problem.

I Do Cars 132,198 3 months ago
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Today we tear into the engine from 2020 Chevrolet Malibu. This is the base, 1.5L Turbo "LFV" engine and its only gone 98,000 miles before it was replaced. I was able to source the last 8 of the VIN from the block and call the dealer to get the rest of the VIN, and run a Carfax to get its mileage, and maintenance history which dare I say, was sporadic at best. The early versions of these engines suffered from LSPI and melting pistons. This was allegedly corrected for the 2018 MY. So what happened to this in just 98K that required replacement? Lets tear it down to find out! These engines produce 163hp and 184lb ft of torque, and ran 2016-2022, exclusive to the Malibu in North America, but offered in many different vehicles world wide. Why am I doing this? My name is Eric and I own Importapart. A full service auto dismantler. Part of our model includes dismantling blown up, failed and otherwise bad engines to salvage the good parts. We do not rebuild engines, merely supply parts to those who do! TO BUY PARTS, visit www.Importapart.com OR email us at [email protected] Every week I post at least one teardown video as I have over the last 3.5 years. Here are a few of my favorite videos from the past: 2020 Silverado 3.0L LM2 Duramax ONLY 45k miles https://youtu.be/6C6xgZs9uUs GM 6.2L L86 Exploded Engine Teardown https://youtu.be/qxFFTHbJQ7Y Nissan VC-Turbo 1.5L 3cyl Turbo '22 Rogue BAD ALREADY https://youtu.be/Wqccs9XjMKs The worst diesel? 3.0 Ecodiesel https://youtu.be/2lSHuzkv_RU 00:00 Intro 02:19 Removing and inspecting the spark plugs. Signs of trouble already! 03:31 Unbolting the coolant and oil lines to remove the turbocharger 04:23 Zipping out the 4 13mm studs that hold the turbo to the cylinder head, and full inspection of the turbocharger. OIL EVERYWHERE 05:59 Pulling the intake manifold and inspecting the intake ports 06:33 Removing the fuel injectors and fail... struggle city! 08:24 Peeling off the valve cover. First look inside the engine... YUCK 10:17 Unbolting the harmonic balancer... it doesn't just come off 11:02 Removing the timing cover and inspecting the timing system 13:39 Zipping out the high pressure fuel pump 14:09 Crapping of the cram camps 14:53 Full valve train inspection, camshafts, rockers, cam caps and journals 16:27 Cracking the head bolts loose 17:03 WE LIFT THE HEAD 17:22 OH THERES TROUBLE IN THE PISTON PALACE! 19:07 Removing the water pump and proper used h20 pump disposal 20:49 zipping the bolts out of the lower pan and prying it off CAREFULLY 21:54 Unbolting and removing the upper oil pan 23:07 Removing the variable oil pump and making sounds 24:16 Dismantling the oil pump. BAD 26:32 Cracking the rod cap bolts loose and removing the caps 27:14 Pushing out the first piston 28:59 Pushing out the last piston with utmost care 29:26 Unbolting and removing the bed plate, and the crankshaft 30:15 Full rotating assembly inspection, rods, pistons, crank, block, bearings 35:15 Summary I really hope you enjoyed this teardown. As always I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism. Catch you on the next one! -Eric

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