I purchased a 2011 Equinox with the 2.4L I4 engine for my wife in April 2014 with 42k miles. Afterwards, I ran across the timing chain problem in reading forums. The Equinox did have a noisy little engine, certainly louder than my 2004 pickup truck. It did consumer excessive oil as well. Over...
I have a 2010 Equinox and I brought it to the dealer for an oil change, state inspection, engine light on and the "Monitor tire pressure" something - I can't remember the exact wording on that. I got all that taken care of. The dealer determined that the timing chains in the engine have...
My wife purchased a 2011 equinox with 34K in July 2013. Now car just turned 60K and is now stalling and rough idle. Vehicle is now at the dealer for what they tell me is a timing chain issue. Dealer told me they would offer me no assistance with the repair. Thanks to this forum i have found it...
I am in the process of replacing the timing chain on my 2011 Ecotec 2.4. I was struggling to remove the crank pully bolt using a breaker bar and bracing the Exhaust cam shaft. When I applied pressure to the crank pulley bolt (counterclockwise) there was a pop in the lower timing chain case like...
Looking to get the timing chain done on my 2.4l ecotec and wanna make sure im getting a fair enough price. $2800 cad estimate from the dealership, is ok...
( First time posting on a forum. Couldn't find any records of people having done the GM 3.0L timing chains while the engine is still in the vehicle. Did come across a video and it was awesome. If you plan on doing this job follow that video. Thank you to the original poster on this site for the...
Hello from Las Vegas. I wanted to offer up some advice to Equinox and Terrain owners with the 2.4 engine. I have an ad on Craigslist that offers my services on Ecotec engines. I offer tune-ups, SMOG repair, timing chain replacement, and full engine rebuilds. I work out of my garage as a...
After watching this very well done video about replacement of Timing Chains on the 3.6L engine, I've concluded that it's inevitable that my engine will suffer a Timing Chain "failure" before its time (currently defined by my personal experience as: 242,000 miles, and counting). Why? Two...
So I had requested from a local mechanic to replace my timing chains on my 2010 LTZ Equinox V6. I was quoted 12.46hrs, around $1550 for labor but what kind of frosted me was the price for the parts. I was quoted $1500 for the timing set and water pump. Might have even been a bit more than...
SOLVED: the car needed a timing chain job and a exhaust position sensor. Long story short: Do not buy non OEM timing components. In my case it was a non OEM cam sensor not being recognized by the ECM. Hi guys, Trying to diagnose a p0017 code on my 2012 equinox and checked the wiring to the...
