BankerBalt

alright so my girlfriend has both an 03 and an 04 cavi, both with the same problem. the 03 cavi randomly killed itself one day and lost compression. head was somehow oil starved and the black camshaft chain guide snapped in 5 pieces and the bottom bolt for that guide also snapped itself into the block.... my buddy's sister had an 04 cavi that did the exact same thing. has anyone experienced this in either a cavi or any of the l61's? i haven't had this issue in mine, i just think it's more than a "lemon car" problem since 2 cavis, same problem. what i think is that since their power steering is hooked up to the intake camshaft, it puts just that much more strain. any thoughts?

night_throne

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sounds like the cars were abused badly and not maintened properly either they were running low on oil and the heat got to it because of this which is most likely imo, or she just has horrible luck but im like 99% sure its because of being abused

BankerBalt

I actually did a little research and it seems like its a common problem

07cobaltguy

I have a guide set that is good out of a 07 L61 with less than 50k on it.

2.2balt

Could this be an issue more related to the Gen1 L61s, or is it also common on the Gen2 L61s (2007+)? Planning on s/c'ing my 08 in the spring but I have no idea of if this is something to watch out for, or if there is a solid way to avoid it.

Gelladuga69

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My mom has an 04 Cavy.. 48k miles or so. No problems, yet.

nhanson

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Gen2 2.2s have next to no issues.