I have a 218 Chevrolet Cruze LS. I had a Cylinder 2 Misfire then I noticed a lot of oil on my rear bumper. I was at a gas station in Hilt California. The cashier at the gas station knew an old school mechanic like you Scotty told me that my front main crankshaft seal broke and I had to put 4 quarts of oil in and then I headed towards Washington state. I got close to Ashland Oregon and I got a turbo under boosted on my Cluster screen. I pulled off the Insterstate 5 to a rest stop in Ashland Oregon. My brother-in-law picked me, my wife, sister-in-law and nephew up with his GMC Sierra dually and a two wheel trailer and drove us back to Washington State. I replaced the spark plugs and ignition coils but the vehicle still ran rough. I had the front main seal replaced by a mechanic shop. The mechanic stated I need a compression test to see if the cylinder is damaged.
Cylinders in a modern car are not replaceable like they are on on old air-cooled VW or Corvair. Do the compression test, but don't be surprised if you need a new engine.
That's not really the case:
In Europe rebuilding these GM-OPEL A14 engines is a common occurrence, everything there is replaceable (As far as I remember Opel even offered "repair sized" pistons) - but after running it dry, it's junk, not one cylinder, probably all of it.
But honestly? You can replace at least the cylinder liners on almost any modern engine - In Eastern-Europe I've even seen it done even on modern Toyota engines, I've even saw people re-balance crankshafts on EcoBoosts 1.0L (this shouldn't be possible), and even modify Hyundai-Kia engines to have oil nozzles looking up the cylinders.
What is the question? If you lost 4 quarts of oil, Lucas is not going to help. You don't replace cylinders.
he lost 4 qts when the main seal broke. It is replaced now. Put your reading glasses on.
Yeah, and how long did he drive at 4 quarts low? And how long after replacing the 4 quarts did he drive with a blown front main seal? I can read just fine thanks He said he got the seal replaced after he got it home.
like he said, after topping up 4qt he drove from California to Oregon.
He should do the compression test to find out the condition of the engine.
I would go ahead and have the compression test performed first.
The test will help to confirm how much damage was done to the engine.
I can hear an "awe CRAP" coming on!
