What Did You Do To Your HHR Today?
I did grease it all before installing them.
Oil Pan with debris at the bottom (after I took the "windage tray" out that was bolted in it):
Looking up into the engine from below, you can see the damage to the block:
Finally, I picked through the pieces in the oil pan to find the connecting rod, wrist pin, and parts of the piston skirt. Note that the crank end of the rod broke and got bent back over itself:
A little JB Weld and everything should be OK ( just a little humor).
Steve
Just cut that cylinders coil and injector wire, it’ll be a 3 cylinder, but better on gas!
But seriously, any signs as to why it let go? Bearings scored? Wrist pin grooved and blue from heat? Low oil.
you got this far, you planning on swapping in a used 2.2 ?
Today Sweetie took her mom out to shop for food. So the BlackSwan did get out in the rain.
But seriously, any signs as to why it let go? Bearings scored? Wrist pin grooved and blue from heat? Low oil.
you got this far, you planning on swapping in a used 2.2 ?
Today Sweetie took her mom out to shop for food. So the BlackSwan did get out in the rain.
So many of the parts are catastrophically destroyed it will be hard to tell. The wrist pin is one of the few intact parts left. The bearing at the crank end of the rod was mangled into a ball basically.
I don't think I will be swapping engines. After 1 1/2 years more here in Buffalo salt, the rockers are pretty bad. I will be looking for a rust-free southern car.
My daughter is sad as she really liked Oldblue.
Steve
The piston must have seized up, to yank the wrist pin out of it. Rust , yuck! To bad nobody makes rockers for the HHR.
Today is furnace inspection day at mil, so that’s always fun. I might get started on that drywall a little late.
Today is furnace inspection day at mil, so that’s always fun. I might get started on that drywall a little late.
The wrist pin has no grooving or overheating discoloration. The only discoloration is the brownish color that everything has on it from age. The wrist pin feels super smooth, like it was recently polished.
This is the wrist pin and the mangled bearing:
I think the failure started at the big end of the rod at the crank. Then the rod was flailing around punching out pieces of block until finally the wrist pin broke loose at the piston. Just a guess.
If I had been driving instead of my daughter, I may have noticed some clues before failure happened, like the oil pressure light might have been on momentarily just before the big bang. I couldn't have prevented the failure but it might have shed more light onto why.
Interesting thing, I can get 2.4L Ecotec engines for $400 at junkyards, but the 2.2L Ecotecs start at $600. These are junkyards within reasonable driving distance from me. We have an LKQ here, and they want $1200 for a 90K mile 2.2L engine!! I guess they have to pay for their network of locations.
Steve
This is the wrist pin and the mangled bearing:
I think the failure started at the big end of the rod at the crank. Then the rod was flailing around punching out pieces of block until finally the wrist pin broke loose at the piston. Just a guess.
If I had been driving instead of my daughter, I may have noticed some clues before failure happened, like the oil pressure light might have been on momentarily just before the big bang. I couldn't have prevented the failure but it might have shed more light onto why.
Interesting thing, I can get 2.4L Ecotec engines for $400 at junkyards, but the 2.2L Ecotecs start at $600. These are junkyards within reasonable driving distance from me. We have an LKQ here, and they want $1200 for a 90K mile 2.2L engine!! I guess they have to pay for their network of locations.
Steve
It’s sad to see, but I’m accepting the engine failure!
Steve the front timing chain guide has a Micheal Brandt replacement bolt and the two guide bolts are ARP , still usable, the fuel lines should be reusable and the non Brembo SS caliper brackets and 11.6 inch rotors
Steve the front timing chain guide has a Micheal Brandt replacement bolt and the two guide bolts are ARP , still usable, the fuel lines should be reusable and the non Brembo SS caliper brackets and 11.6 inch rotors