I used to build these cars in Lordstown and I was there when they launched the Turbo diesel. Just a little nugget, the diesel cars came down the line with a red manifest taped to the hood indicating diesel, regular models had a white sheet. Diesel car all received heavier trim pieces, thicker hood pads, thicker firewall padding, thicker padding under the carpet, behind all the trim pieces. and under the rear seat. They also received more body sealer inside the spare tire well from the body shop. I'm pretty sure they also had a thicker head liner. All to help with the extra noise from the diesel.
@@James-vt2cb The "ECO" model was quite the opposite. It received less padding or lighter parts. Some padding was outright eliminated. It had no body sealer in the spare tire well all in an effort to make the car lighter and more fuel effecient. And if I remember correctly, the front grill had movable louvers that would activate in certain conditions to help with the aerodynamics also improving fuel economy. As far as features goes, it was basically stripped down, as basic as it gets. So basically, you're getting a better built car when you buy the diesel because everything was beefed up for the diesel engine.
Thanks for the added info! I had a 2015 with this engine. Very smooth running and powerful. I did have a tune on it for 30 more HP. She scooted pretty good with ~ 280 lb-ft of torque. Wish I hadn’t sold it.
Thanks man! My 2014 Cruze Diesel just passed 204k miles and there are still no rattles in the interior. I love that little commuter car, I have no idea what I'll replace it with someday... 😢
To undo the loctited fastener, apply reasonable torque on the edge of stripping and hold the torque. Hold. Hold. Sometimes it can take up to a minute. And all of the sudden it gives. That’s because polymers in the thread locker are pliable. They will resist sharp forces like vibration or impact wrench, but will give at the steady force.
This engine had a bad waterpump. The waterpump on it was brand new the waterpumps on these engines have a habit of seizing up than the belt will rub against the cover until it snaps. Thas why the rockers were broken. I think they did a timing kit on it to fix it but it didn’t work. This is a common problem of this type of engine what actually is a fiat/alfa romeo engine that gm had the rights to manufacture.
The engine is very normal here in Europe. It is actually designed and build by FIAT. It has a very known problem that kills it. The O-ring between the sump and the oil pump becomes hard and leaky. It sucks in air together with the oil and when the oil light comes on, it's already too late. The bearings on the crank are finished. A known problem in Europe and used engines are sought after and expensive.
This is probably what destroyed this engine. He didn't really look at the o ring, but I'm guessing that was it's main failure because how the main journal bearing looked like.
Fiat = Stellantis, which explains a lot. GM using a Stellantis diesel engine.... Oh well, they sold Open/Vauxhall to Stellantis too so I guess at least those now are fully stellantis instead of just the engine.
I initially thought this was the VM motori one that was in the older Cruze, but this is indeed the 2.0 Multijet! The first gen of this engine liked to spin the main bearings due to a design flaw in the oiling system, LOL
@@gs1100edwait until they make you buy a special tool to change your oil. I've heard some new cars don't even have a drain plug anymore since you're supposed to suck it out of the dipstick tube.
Take a look at all the telecom and utility covers. They all have 5 pointed heads so you can't just put a crescent wrench on it and get into the fiber vault.
Fun fact, the glow plugs on these engines use a M9x1.0mm thread pitch. Something I learned when I went to try to compression test one. The necessary adapter is something that doesn’t come in most diesel compression test kits.
parts in this engine are same as focus, german. a good mechanic, fkt mine, cos he didnt time it correct, broken rockers, no other damage.. if its not a chev, they know fk all..
I admit I cringed when the impact was spinning the camshaft, but I think it is so cool that you said perhaps it wasn't the best idea, and then admitted it freely as a mistake at the end. It takes courage to admit mistakes in a huge forum like this, and I admire that. But, based on some of the other comments about the water pump seizing (though it didn't seem like it was seized, though the engraving of the timing cover by the timing belt is a sign of that happening) and causing the valve timing to get messed up, the busted rockers (which are apparently a purposefully designed weak-link to prevent bent valves), may not have been your fault. You may have broken a few more rockers in the process, but then, maybe not. I hope you can get some positive ROI on this engine from the good parts. Great video as is usual. Your witty and humorous commentary as well as great information content always assures that when a new video comes out, I'm on it right away. Thank you for doing what you do!
Regarding the water pump. The one that was shown was a new one. I think the previous comment from @sofarsogoodsowath was him recognizing the attempt to fix the problem. I have a 2014 Cruze with this engine. I change the timing belt, water pump, idler and tension pulley every 100k miles whether it needs it or not. It just turned over 270k so I'm getting ready to do it's 3rd swap of everything under the timing cover. It's about a $1000 for the dealer to do it, but I think it's money well spent. I bought the car new and have free oil changes for life, at least 3 a year, sometimes 4. That has more than paid for the maintenance on this car.
@@mikeperonteau2652 General Motors Holden shut up shop here in Aust after being Australia's most successful car manufacturer since 1948. I suspect it was warranty claims from cheap & nasty overcomplicated rubbish like the Cruze which sent GM bankrupt here in Aust. Yep, the Cruze delivered up to 50 MPG which of course saved money but those savings ARE COMPLETELY NEGATED WHEN YOU MUST REGULARLY SPEND THOUSANDS ON IDIOTIC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE / constant eternal parts replacement & nutty repairs. I now drive a 1986 Diesel (2H) LandCruiser with no neurotic clutter & idiotic rubbish in the engine bay & virtually zero maintenance except oil & filters. It's heavy slow & cumbersome & way too hard for fairy princesses, woketards & snowflakes but it is virtually indestructible. Fuel economy from whizzbang junk which flies to bits & costs zillions to keep on the road is false economy cancelled by busted rubber bands driving camshafts & snapped cheap plastic engine components no one can disassemble without breaking. The twin cam diesel 2.0L Cruze is past it's use by date, crumbling like stale cake & headed to scrap yards globally along with every other tin pot car built after 1990. TH-cam is littered with Cruze Misery Stories. Mine has no detectable faults but stupidly overheats. After watching this video & seeing just how flimsy, cluttered, overcomplicated, brittle & stupid these things really are, I'm dumping the Cruze at the auctions & keeping the gnarly old 1986 LandCruiser since I hate catching the bus & paying for towing a stupid rubbish car built for fairies with credit cards.
My Vauxhall Insignia have this engine, I really love it, mine done 200k and it's still run amazing with no problems, just regular mentenance, them big issues is oil pickup gasket, they are shit, in time it lose oil pressure and kill it, easy to fix with a aftermarket think, except that it's amazing engine ❤❤❤ Good job Erik, I enjoy your teardowns every week 👍👍
15:08 Senior Design Engineer at a major OEM here. That fastener decision was likely not engineering, it was Production and/or Procurement. Designers aren't in the business of perpetuating retardation of that type.
I don't know for sure how the automotive world works from the design and development, as well as test and initial fielding. But as a life cycle logistician, no one is allowed to go outside the design without some kind of change order process. We in the program office can't do it; the Fleet Readiness Engineers and Logisticians can't do it; the Fleet can't do it - even in cases where we KNOW something will be an acceptable substitute. There's a process in place, and everyone has to follow the process. Not even after the platform is fully fielded and in sustainment can we do crap like that. I can't imagine your world is any different. I know we couldn't make those kind of substitutions when I was a dealer mechanic (Ford and Toyota). That's what the field reps and the engineering hotline/review process is for.
that is a core engine that was set outside without plugs and collected rain water. that was very obvious, AND was explained at the end for you people that know nothing about the auto salvage industry. there was nothing mechanically wrong with that engine (ALSO stated at the end of the video). Rust in cooling passages and block surfaces can (and in this case, WILL) be cleaned out. Just because youve made poor used car purchases doesnt mean you have to be some ignorant moron on vehicle *teardown* videos. This guy has infinite more knowledge about vehicle than you do.
Seriously, these tear downs are SO FREAKING HELPFUL! When you did that GM LH7 1.6L it made my day! currently working on it in my wife's car and there was so much helpful information in there. So THANK YOU! For doing this! And now I get to see the big brother of this engine and compare the two!
I love my 2014 LUZ Cruze. Just reached 100k miles, I can get over 600 miles on a tank of fuel (easy 45 mpg highway) and my best 50 mile average is 59.9 mpg (flat road, no wind, no drafting). I've made it from Detroit to NYC on a single tank of fuel twice, and Detroit to Asheville on one tank more times than I can count. And the added list price was mostly due to the trim package, the gas engine with the same trim was only about $1,500 cheaper. I plan to keep mine until I die.
What has broken on it so far? Replaced any window regulators? My daughter had a 2013 LS (1.8l gas) for three months (totaled it in an accident), and I got to replace the driver’s regulator at 90k.
@sharkinstx The driver door window regulator a few years ago, the A/C compressor clutch last summer, and the side detection module last month. Just did the timing belt and put on Bilstein B6's (both normal maintenance items) and the Whiteline rear sway bar, with the suspension upgrades it handles better than ever. Next come the Whiteline 27mm front sway bar and high-durometer control arm bushings.
14:50 ,its a 5 point torx anti tamper fastener ,need the tool ,its also used on other components in the vehicle....they also used on parking boots on the keypad & bracebar ....you can easily remove those pesky parking boots unless it has the 7 point anti tamper fasteners...but then again i got those too 😁
I have this engine in my Alfa Romeo in the UK. I love it - Fiat are known in the business for making good engines. 140hp, 350ish NM of torque, I genuinely drive it like I stole it and still get about 43mpg (nearly 50 american mpg I think?) I have seen around 70mpg at around 70mph on the motorway when driven efficiently (uk mpg so ~78 american mpg) Also low emissions (so tax is very very low at £35 per year, I used to pay £35 per month for a GT86!) The worst part of the car is the gearbox which actually is a GM part. 🇺🇸 😂Cant take much more torque than standard and they all have a bit of a crunch sometimes if you rush 4th-5th.
I have the same engine in the Opel Insignia here in Germany. Great engine. I'm currently at 330,000km. Consumption is 4.3L on long journeys. Every 15k oil change and every 100k the well-known seal on the pump is replaced. I never want to be without it again
Thanks for this, Eric. In Europe, this engine was replaced from 2011 with the EURO5 GM Z20D1 (120kw@3800, 360NM@1750). Although a totally new engine back then, it proved also reliable on my 90k mile Cruze which I own from new. Biggest difference is the chain belt and particle filter.
I always thought the approved method was to gouge the crap out of it with a scraper first THEN try to hide the butchery with wizz wheel that you forgot had sandpaper disc then change to thre scotchbrite pad! 9:38 the more you know, huh?
Here in Europe the diesel engines in cars were pretty popular. Due to direct high pressure injection and the use of turbo's they produced a lot of torque and horsepower. If tuned, they had a lot more horsepower and torque. The VW 1.9 tdi for example was a very popular engine and was tuned a lot. It could quite easily be tuned up to 200 horsepower, using bigger injectors and a bigger turbo (and then a remap off course). Nowadays diesels are not popular anymore, because politicians taxed them to death
"Nowadays diesels are not popular anymore, because politicians taxed them to death" To be fair, politicians are the ones who promoted diesels with lower taxes in the first place (with lower fuel excise on diesel than petrol & car taxes based on CO2/km). Diesel passenger car market share didn't go from 10% in Europe in 1995 to 50% in 2015 by accident! It was a policy decision (supporting EU domestic car industry who are good at diesels, unlike Toyota with their petrol hybrids as promoted by political policy in California and Japan) and to phase passenger car diesels out now based on realising how bad they are for urban air quality, is a policy decision too.
@@TassieLorenzo Euro 6 Diesels, and especially those with lower compression (14.8:1 vice 18:1) are extremely clean. My Mazda 2 turbo diesel's exhaust is spotless even after 8 years and produces only 89 gm Co2/km and hardly any NOX. Its cleaner than a BMW mini.
I think you are forgetting emissions. Clean diesels have a lot of reliability issues because of the emissions crap on them. I would never buy a modern diesel unless all the emissions were ripped off.
Euro5 and Euro6 is the death of the combustion engine. Also doesnt help that manufacurers cheap out big time on the emissions systems and honestly idiots buying a 200+hp twin turbo 2.0L diesel hammering on it for years with bad maintenance as its common in Europe to be an NPC and not know better than "factory recommended" service intervals dont help the reputation of modern diesels at all.
I LOVE the rare and/or weird engine teardowns. And I like diesel teardowns. So this is double awesome. A teardown to remember. (I also love stuff like transmission or differential teardowns, but I guess you don't get much opportunity for those.)
One of the best little diesels ever made. If well taking care of could produce 50 miles gallon throughout its life. My girlfriend had one It went through three transmissions but the engine was still running. I don't remember the exact mileage when she gave up on it but it was in the high 300s
I really enjoy the mid week videos!. Keep up the good work Eric! I appreciate the effort you make to remove the parts with care. BTW I need a water pump. lol
I own a 2017 Cruze 1.6L diesel engine and it gets great fuel mileage (5.1 L/100km as we are in Canada). The torque is incredible and it way out performs our 2017 gasoline Cruze in mileage and torque. The only engine issue we have had on the diesel with 170,000 km (about 105,000 miles) is the DEF injector plugged up and set a code. But resenting the OBD light and doing a few Italian tune ups cleared the blockage. I enjoy your channel.
That's good economy but not as good as the Mazda 2 diesel. Average 4.4 l/100km because the wife uses it around town, but on long journeys (500-800km) on motorways I get 4.0li/100km at 120km/hr and 1100km on 44li of juice.
@@jack11224 "Far bigger" indeed??? Your Cruze is 621LBs heavier (so you mean fatter), 12.5" longer, 3.8" wider and 1" less tall than my sedan. So NOT far bigger at all, just a bit bigger, but certainly heavier. Your average fuel consumption is exactly the govt extra urban figures - a very, very rare occurrence, so you must be driving like a grandad. If I slowed down I could get closer to the extra urban figs of 3.4, but I like to get on the motorway at 120-130 kmph, just saying.
The reason that one part had a special fastener is because it's part of the emissions equipment that they don't want you to remove. So they make it so you won't have a tool to remove it .
I would like to tell you how much I have learned from you and your channel. My profession was in Medicine, but I never knew the inner workings of different motors. I watch everything you post. I really enjoy your humor. Like you I am very intelligent, though I don’t like others knowing it. Please keep up the great work, I retired well and if you ever open a patron account I will be in for significant money. Thank you again
Learning is a major reason I enjoy your videos so much. You are so freak'n honest and self aware and that builds a lot of trust between you and your audience. Once again, thank you for another excellent video!
I really enjoy this channel because you share the mistakes and the success when you tear a engine down also you do not have annoying music. Thanks for making this an awesome channel!!!
Quick tip for ya when looking at oil filter media. To better see smaller pieces of metal debris. I will take the piece of filter media after it’s cut out of the oil filter, squish it together like a squished accordion. Then I’ll put a rag around the whole filter media piece and squeeze all the oil out of the media in a vice, drying it. Spread the dried piece of media back out on a bench and you’ll probably be able to see metal debris much easier. Hope it maybe helps in the future! I always love the videos and your work!!
I remember having this engine in a Vauxhall Astra from 2012, the 165 HP version. Never did any tuning or mods to it and happily took it up to ~130k miles. It was always super responsive, reasonably frugal, and had decent enough performance when you needed it!! Thankfully mine never suffered the oil pump o-ring hardness issue. I remember it fondly except for the oil filter housing being in a =terrible= place. Needed to take the damn wheel off to change the filter.
FINALLY! Really enjoyed this teardown since we have a 2014 Chevy Cruze 2.0 Turbo Diesel as well. Unfortunately our water pump took a dump and we aren’t looking forward to replacing it nor the torque converter.
Those are made to fail rockers. It was probably wrecked before you got there which is why the cam spun. It looks like waterpump crapped, taking out belt, and stopping engine. Engine was pulled after it wouldn't start then got put in the junk bin.
A Chevy with FPT Multijet 2 engine? Wow. I never heard about this before. In Brazil these engines tuned to 180hp and 350Nm of torque are used in little Fiat pickup called Toro, 3 Jeeps (Renegade, Compass and Commander) and RAM Rampage (Stellantis doesn't sell it in USA... yet)
This is definitely the 2.0 JTDm / Multijet from Fiat. Very good engine, however in Opel/Vauxhalls it had a tendency to spin crank bearings, because they used lower quality materials (hope they didn't put that faulty version into the Cruze either). Never hear about a spun bearing in a Fiat or Alfa Romeo with this engine. Its predecessor was the 1.9 JTD / JTDm / Multijet, a real legend. Especially the 8v version, which was nearly indestructible. It was one of the most reliable small diesles or engines in general in Europe, comparable only with the 1.9 TDI from Volkswagen. I'm happy you guys on the other side of the ocean could also experience driving with the 2.0 Multijet. And I'm happy you liked it. Cheers from Poland! 🍻
hey eric, just a quick heads up, there's plenty of euro diesel engines where the cams are hollow and the lobes pressed on and to avoid certain issues they make it so if out of time or similar event will break all the cam lifters in half instead of bending any valve since they are just straight up and down (vw, peugeot, renault, fiat, benz, even hyundai and kia diesel's are like that), so yes, the needle bearings are indeed your aftermath in the pan 😂 a few examples would be peugeot's 1.6 dv6, fiat's 2.0 multijet (of which this engine is born from) and renault's 1.9L FQM diesel all have a "cam on valve cover" in a similar fashion to the "cam tower" you find in other engines (like that toyota 2.5L and the GM 3L LM2) EDIT: in my opinion? this engine is freaking mint, she just needs a service and its basically a 100% builders engine! my guess is that it might had ingested water or hell maybe a flood car...
As always you have made a great video and the diversity is a great thing that keeps the channel interesting and educational as always. Good morning and have a great day.
"Progress and learning come from both success and mistakes." I'm sure some philosopher or engineer (probably named Murphy) said that. Great mid-week video. One small problem. I don't allow myself to invoke the "J. Buffet Rule" after a hard work-out, which I had this morning...so no wine, like I usually have during your ever-enjoyable Saturday video. Hope all is well with you and your family!
Hi Eric thanks again for a midweek teardown and something a little closer to home 😂 here in the UK it as you know would be a vauxhall 😉 I've had the pleasure of working on several of these over the years and I'm sad enough to actually have the correct socket eg 5 point tamper proof torx 😂 as mentioned before these are a joint venture between GM/Fiat and VM. The cam set up is very common on most small to mid size european diesels the Peugeots have a cam cover/bearing carrier Combo all held together with 33 8mm headed m6 bolts 😂 I've done plenty of those which like this are sacrificial eg followers snap and the cam lobes spin to protect the valves 👍 Not sure if you get the 2.0 Ford ecoblue diesel in the US which I've had the displeasure of repairing several, these are junk eg wet cam belt and oil pump belt which is supposed to last 120k but can go anything from 60k 😔 same thing smashed followers and spun lobes but the cams are pressed into the cover so not serviceable and £600+ to replace. Looking forward to weekends video keep up the good work cheers Matt 🇬🇧
From online searches this is probably one of the best diesels sold in the US in this era. Far less problems than the Jeep/Ram Fiat Diesel. The people that bought and taken care of them really enjoy the great power and excellent fuel economy. To bad VW ruined the modern diesel market in the USA.
The 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel is a remarkable Engine. The wife and I had one. Wife used it in her job for a need of great mileage was a need. Average daily driving mostly highway miles. Sold the car to my neighbor who Bought it for his daughter. At the time 270,000 plus on it. Maintenance done according to manufacturer specs. The Cruze gave up the ghost at 389,000 miles. Original injectors and pump. No head or pan removal. The transmission died. Was saddened when neighbor told me. Would have purchased another Cruze but GM ended production. Great little car. Average 44 miles per gallon. With a 49.9 miles per gallon on a 2,000 mile trip. 😢 miss that car.
Thank you for another great video Eric! Looking at the condition of the engine (spares in the sump, etc) having the camshaft spun by an impact would have been the least of that engine's concerns. Just save that move for the truly dud engines, we can't wait for your next video :)
If you fold the filter media up like it was in the filter, then put it in a vise and squeeze out the oil it becomes much easier to see and read the debris left behind.
Thank you thank you...i own a 2014 cruze diesel. Besides def/dpf issues (in stock form..😉) the only known issue I'm aware of is the oil pump pickup gasket/grommet failure issue.
I owned one from 2017 to 2024. From 30k to 108k miles. Loved the torque after boost lag. Awesome in the PNW mountains. Used WAY to much fuel during warmup killing short commute mpg, but on the open road, pulling down close to 50 mpg with over 750 mile range was it's element.
as a mechanic and some one who has worked on the VM diesels like this what happened is the belt broke and the valves hit the pistons and this is what broke the rockers then it was towed to a shop and they replaced the timing belt and it didnt run and they said it needed an engine when it just needed rockers. I see it all thew time on the jeep liberty diesel engines
Was initially uncertain trusting an Italian diesel but now with 306,000 mi on my 2014 Cruze CTD it has impressed me. Except for the horrendous DEF setup, it is a great car. GM must have messed up by building such a good car
if your a fan of the long roof cars, back in the day you could get a chevy cruze diesel with a six speed manual in a station wagon body. Unfortunately the station wagon version was export only.
@@I_Do_Cars I have the non USA 1.6 5 speed manual one. Nice car, just service is not buying GM parts, but Daewoo, because it is really a Daewoo with GM badges. But a nice car, now 12 years old, and with a nice clean engine as well. Some time soon I will have to replace the clutch, but that is readily available by ordering for a Daewoo Lacetti. Nice comfortable car, no speed demon, but loves the open road, and keeping around the speed limit is around the most economical fuel use point. Just needs regular oil changes to have a long life, and yes I had to replace cam belt recently, because of a bolt that went down and damaged the outside of the belt. No idea where that came from, must have been left when the engine was overhauled at 130 000km because the exhaust place tried to do an EGR and cat delete, and failed. I got that right after a little work, finding what they broke, and fooling the EGR valve into thinking it was passing exhaust gas.
I have a 2023 Jeep Compass 2.0 diesel with 6 speed manual, drive it like you stole it and still gives 13 km per liter and 20 km per liter on highways with steady foot.
Yes omg these are great engines with "a diet " biggest flaw other than the Emissions is the oil pump pick up o ring but there's a aftermarket replacement great engine fuel mileage no mater how you drive it mpg 40 to 50
I would love to see you tear down a 2.4 SRT4 that came in the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT with the aluminum intake. If you can get your hands on one. Great video as usual.
I've worked on a few of these, and also the later 1.6. The 1.6 Opel diesel in the 2nd gen Cruze, in my opinion, is an even better engine, and it could be optioned with a 6 speed manual. The 2nd gen diesel Cruzes with the manual transmission have only 2 major issues, both of which are easy to fix. Issue #1 is the timing chain tensioner. It doesn't get enough oil flow on startup and when the variable displacement oil pump is in low pressure mode, and also the housing is made of cheap pot metal that wears out. In the US there was never an official fix for this issue. In Europe Opel developed a fix which consisted of a special gasket that held oil in the tensioner, and also a redesigned tensioner. The new tensioner was also pot metal however. They also changed the oil spec from a 5w30 to a 0w20 to get more oil to the tensioner faster. I developed a different version of this fix that used a better quality tensioner and the same European Opel gasket. The 3.0 Duramax in the Chevy 1500s in the US is based on the 1.5 Opel 3 cylinder, which is in turn based on the 1.6 in the Cruze. The lower timing chain tensioner of the 3.0 is an identical shape and size to the 1.6 tensioner, and is made of better quality cast aluminum. Along with the Opel gasket and either the 0w-20 Duramax 3.0 oil or a 5w-30 API FA-4 oil, it's a permanent fix. The second issue is related to the clutch throwout bearing. In the hydraulic line is a clutch delay valve, which is a stupid device that should always be removed because it causes clutch wear. On the diesel 2nd gen Cruze, it disintegrates, sending metal into the throwout bearing/slave cylinder. The solution is to replace it with a high pressure -4AN hose and adapters to fit the quick connects on each end. Mcleod and others make a GM quick connect to -4AN adapter. Two of these and a long enough -4AN hose gets rid of the clutch delay valve and keeps it from sending metal into the slave cylinder. Use a quality brake fluid like RBF 600, etc. Once those two issues are fixed, it's essentially a perfect car. The hatchback especially is exactly what the Golf TDI (09+) should have been in the first place. They are decently fast, get 56 MPG, nice interior, stylish exterior, excellent 6 speed manual. I would love to see a 1.6 Cruze diesel on the channel. Also a 1.2 GM Turbo I3, my mother has one in a Buick Envista, it's an interesting engine and has a nice sound.
FYI ---In and out play is called Axial movement or Axial thrust clearance.. Impeller fins are called Blades just like in a Turbine.. You also said around 1:30 into the video that tuning it would get better GAS mileage, you can't run gas in a diesel. I'll take a chain over a belt any day.
The 5 point fastener is tamper proof it take an impact driver with a easy out to remove them. They are also used on the oil separator box on the duramax.
I have this engine. Works great at -20f on cold start. I have mine tuned and get over 500 miles on a tank with mostly city driving. Sitting at 120k miles currently.
This engines are originally made by Fiat and were used in Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and first Opel Insignias. Later they sell license to manufacture this engine to GM and Saab. I have striped side by side original Fiat (From Giulietta) and GM (Opel) engine and I can assure you inside is a lot of differences. Connecting rods, pistons, oil pumps and other stuffs are different. The Italian engine is much more better build. The biggest issue with this engines vas O-ring seal between oil pick up sump and oil pump. Over years it become hard and stop sealing (oil pressure warning at cold startup) you change that immediately and no harm was done. The second issue was EGR cooler start leaking. If you address this issues, you have no problems. Overall this is very reliable engine, My brother have it in Alfa Romeo 159 with almost 300.000 miles on a clock and still going strong.
I used to build these cars in Lordstown and I was there when they launched the Turbo diesel. Just a little nugget, the diesel cars came down the line with a red manifest taped to the hood indicating diesel, regular models had a white sheet. Diesel car all received heavier trim pieces, thicker hood pads, thicker firewall padding, thicker padding under the carpet, behind all the trim pieces. and under the rear seat. They also received more body sealer inside the spare tire well from the body shop. I'm pretty sure they also had a thicker head liner. All to help with the extra noise from the diesel.
Very interesting, I would never have thought they'd invest the cost and effort!
Unrelated, but I have a 2009 Chevrolet Cobalt SS. You guys did an awesome job assembling it. 👍
@@James-vt2cb The "ECO" model was quite the opposite. It received less padding or lighter parts. Some padding was outright eliminated. It had no body sealer in the spare tire well all in an effort to make the car lighter and more fuel effecient. And if I remember correctly, the front grill had movable louvers that would activate in certain conditions to help with the aerodynamics also improving fuel economy. As far as features goes, it was basically stripped down, as basic as it gets. So basically, you're getting a better built car when you buy the diesel because everything was beefed up for the diesel engine.
Thanks for the added info! I had a 2015 with this engine. Very smooth running and powerful. I did have a tune on it for 30 more HP. She scooted pretty good with ~ 280 lb-ft of torque. Wish I hadn’t sold it.
Thanks man! My 2014 Cruze Diesel just passed 204k miles and there are still no rattles in the interior. I love that little commuter car, I have no idea what I'll replace it with someday... 😢
To undo the loctited fastener, apply reasonable torque on the edge of stripping and hold the torque. Hold. Hold. Sometimes it can take up to a minute. And all of the sudden it gives. That’s because polymers in the thread locker are pliable. They will resist sharp forces like vibration or impact wrench, but will give at the steady force.
You must be a wizard to hold this knowledge.
@@James-vt2cb It was black magic shared by loctite rep
Or heat it.
Interesting comment but I'm not going to sit there and wait for something to happen lol
This engine had a bad waterpump. The waterpump on it was brand new the waterpumps on these engines have a habit of seizing up than the belt will rub against the cover until it snaps. Thas why the rockers were broken. I think they did a timing kit on it to fix it but it didn’t work. This is a common problem of this type of engine what actually is a fiat/alfa romeo engine that gm had the rights to manufacture.
I would pass on any Italian engine😅
Its actually a very good engine you just have to change the waterpump on time. I have seen these engines run over 300000+ without any major issues.
That makes a lot of sense, actually.
@@sofarsogoodsowath Except for three water pumps ! 😂
Better go get that pump out of the bin!
I think Eric was feeling a lot of remorse for using that impact gun on the valve train. Its okay Eric! Its okay!😀👍
It's Fine, It's Fine! 🤣🤣
The engine is very normal here in Europe. It is actually designed and build by FIAT.
It has a very known problem that kills it.
The O-ring between the sump and the oil pump becomes hard and leaky.
It sucks in air together with the oil and when the oil light comes on, it's already too late. The bearings on the crank are finished.
A known problem in Europe and used engines are sought after and expensive.
That would explain all the metric bolts
This is probably what destroyed this engine. He didn't really look at the o ring, but I'm guessing that was it's main failure because how the main journal bearing looked like.
100%
@@samh6761 most of american cars use metric bolts as well
Fiat = Stellantis, which explains a lot. GM using a Stellantis diesel engine.... Oh well, they sold Open/Vauxhall to Stellantis too so I guess at least those now are fully stellantis instead of just the engine.
This is a Fiat 2.0 Multjet engine for sure. very good engine indeed. They design the rockers to do that instead bent valves.
It's Italian how good could it be? 🤔
@@samholdsworth420 kkkk, I mean.. good enough.
I initially thought this was the VM motori one that was in the older Cruze, but this is indeed the 2.0 Multijet!
The first gen of this engine liked to spin the main bearings due to a design flaw in the oiling system, LOL
Think that's the PSA engine
It’s a fiat? Rut Roh, rrorge!👎
That 5 point fastener means someone is mad they're not designing stuff for Apple.
I was thinking that if a special tool is needed then layman should not disassemble it
@@gs1100edwait until they make you buy a special tool to change your oil. I've heard some new cars don't even have a drain plug anymore since you're supposed to suck it out of the dipstick tube.
@@gs1100ed Bullshit. If I own it, I should be able to repair or break it any way I want.
Take a look at all the telecom and utility covers. They all have 5 pointed heads so you can't just put a crescent wrench on it and get into the fiber vault.
Pentalobe, the screw head designed by Baal-zebub himself.
Fun fact, the glow plugs on these engines use a M9x1.0mm thread pitch. Something I learned when I went to try to compression test one. The necessary adapter is something that doesn’t come in most diesel compression test kits.
parts in this engine are same as focus, german. a good mechanic, fkt mine, cos he didnt time it correct, broken rockers, no other damage.. if its not a chev, they know fk all..
Oil pump screws - "manual impact driver" Works great.
agree, I could not do anything but laugh when Snapon billed me $400+ for mine
I admit I cringed when the impact was spinning the camshaft, but I think it is so cool that you said perhaps it wasn't the best idea, and then admitted it freely as a mistake at the end.
It takes courage to admit mistakes in a huge forum like this, and I admire that. But, based on some of the other comments about the water pump seizing (though it didn't seem like it was seized, though the engraving of the timing cover by the timing belt is a sign of that happening) and causing the valve timing to get messed up, the busted rockers (which are apparently a purposefully designed weak-link to prevent bent valves), may not have been your fault. You may have broken a few more rockers in the process, but then, maybe not. I hope you can get some positive ROI on this engine from the good parts. Great video as is usual. Your witty and humorous commentary as well as great information content always assures that when a new video comes out, I'm on it right away. Thank you for doing what you do!
Regarding the water pump. The one that was shown was a new one. I think the previous comment from @sofarsogoodsowath was him recognizing the attempt to fix the problem. I have a 2014 Cruze with this engine. I change the timing belt, water pump, idler and tension pulley every 100k miles whether it needs it or not. It just turned over 270k so I'm getting ready to do it's 3rd swap of everything under the timing cover. It's about a $1000 for the dealer to do it, but I think it's money well spent. I bought the car new and have free oil changes for life, at least 3 a year, sometimes 4. That has more than paid for the maintenance on this car.
@@mikeperonteau2652
General Motors Holden shut up shop here in Aust after being Australia's most successful car manufacturer since 1948.
I suspect it was warranty claims from cheap & nasty overcomplicated rubbish like the Cruze which sent GM bankrupt here in Aust.
Yep, the Cruze delivered up to 50 MPG which of course saved money but those savings ARE COMPLETELY NEGATED WHEN YOU MUST REGULARLY SPEND THOUSANDS ON IDIOTIC PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE / constant eternal parts replacement & nutty repairs.
I now drive a 1986 Diesel (2H) LandCruiser with no neurotic clutter & idiotic rubbish in the engine bay & virtually zero maintenance except oil & filters. It's heavy slow & cumbersome & way too hard for fairy princesses, woketards & snowflakes but it is virtually indestructible.
Fuel economy from whizzbang junk which flies to bits & costs zillions to keep on the road is false economy cancelled by busted rubber bands driving camshafts & snapped cheap plastic engine components no one can disassemble without breaking.
The twin cam diesel 2.0L Cruze is past it's use by date, crumbling like stale cake & headed to scrap yards globally along with every other tin pot car built after 1990.
TH-cam is littered with Cruze Misery Stories.
Mine has no detectable faults but stupidly overheats. After watching this video & seeing just how flimsy, cluttered, overcomplicated, brittle & stupid these things really are, I'm dumping the Cruze at the auctions & keeping the gnarly old 1986 LandCruiser since I hate catching the bus & paying for towing a stupid rubbish car built for fairies with credit cards.
My Vauxhall Insignia have this engine, I really love it, mine done 200k and it's still run amazing with no problems, just regular mentenance, them big issues is oil pickup gasket, they are shit, in time it lose oil pressure and kill it, easy to fix with a aftermarket think, except that it's amazing engine ❤❤❤
Good job Erik, I enjoy your teardowns every week 👍👍
Yes! Midweek teardown! Always a treat
This channel is like Blue's Clues for gearheads. I love it. Thanks, Eric! Keep up the good work!
Going back and forth on my locked up engine unlocked it. As good as new. I can’t believe this repair advice actually worked. Thanks!
15:08 Senior Design Engineer at a major OEM here. That fastener decision was likely not engineering, it was Production and/or Procurement. Designers aren't in the business of perpetuating retardation of that type.
"Theres the Blueprints, then there's the As-builts... "
Dummy
I'd almost guess it's a type of anti tamper fastener to keep people from deleting the pcv so easily.
I don't know for sure how the automotive world works from the design and development, as well as test and initial fielding.
But as a life cycle logistician, no one is allowed to go outside the design without some kind of change order process. We in the program office can't do it; the Fleet Readiness Engineers and Logisticians can't do it; the Fleet can't do it - even in cases where we KNOW something will be an acceptable substitute. There's a process in place, and everyone has to follow the process.
Not even after the platform is fully fielded and in sustainment can we do crap like that.
I can't imagine your world is any different. I know we couldn't make those kind of substitutions when I was a dealer mechanic (Ford and Toyota). That's what the field reps and the engineering hotline/review process is for.
off course... who would admit...
"there's nothing wrong with this engine"
As it vomits rusty water
You sir are a professional used car salesman
it was sitting out side on its side, for, ??,,yr,, its broken, because some dik didnt time it right after replacing parts..
that is a core engine that was set outside without plugs and collected rain water. that was very obvious, AND was explained at the end for you people that know nothing about the auto salvage industry. there was nothing mechanically wrong with that engine (ALSO stated at the end of the video).
Rust in cooling passages and block surfaces can (and in this case, WILL) be cleaned out.
Just because youve made poor used car purchases doesnt mean you have to be some ignorant moron on vehicle *teardown* videos. This guy has infinite more knowledge about vehicle than you do.
@@Olive_Botno need to take it so personally. Pretty sure it was a joke
@@waynejohnstone3685 don't think it was. Kind of a dick comment? Not 100% sure
Ray tore down an engine earlier and now you grace us with a teardown. Its a good day today.
Who’s Ray?
Ray Alpha Ramano, of course.
@@okiedean1112 Never heard of him.
@@HappyHarryHardon rayman rays repairs an automotive technitian who post videos of his work. Check his chanel you might like it.
@@HappyHarryHardon www.youtube.com/@RainmanRaysRepairs
Seriously, these tear downs are SO FREAKING HELPFUL! When you did that GM LH7 1.6L it made my day! currently working on it in my wife's car and there was so much helpful information in there. So THANK YOU! For doing this! And now I get to see the big brother of this engine and compare the two!
I love my 2014 LUZ Cruze. Just reached 100k miles, I can get over 600 miles on a tank of fuel (easy 45 mpg highway) and my best 50 mile average is 59.9 mpg (flat road, no wind, no drafting). I've made it from Detroit to NYC on a single tank of fuel twice, and Detroit to Asheville on one tank more times than I can count. And the added list price was mostly due to the trim package, the gas engine with the same trim was only about $1,500 cheaper. I plan to keep mine until I die.
What has broken on it so far? Replaced any window regulators? My daughter had a 2013 LS (1.8l gas) for three months (totaled it in an accident), and I got to replace the driver’s regulator at 90k.
@sharkinstx The driver door window regulator a few years ago, the A/C compressor clutch last summer, and the side detection module last month. Just did the timing belt and put on Bilstein B6's (both normal maintenance items) and the Whiteline rear sway bar, with the suspension upgrades it handles better than ever. Next come the Whiteline 27mm front sway bar and high-durometer control arm bushings.
Then one set of injectors and an EGR wipes out the fuel cost savings
@@Me-zo8yc 😆 Oh no, a "EGR is bad for your engine" nut. You guys are as bad as flat-earthers. 🤣
@@Me-zo8yc Oh no, we have an "EGR is bad for your engine" nut! You guys are as bad as flat-earthers. 🤣
I let out a little scream when I saw 2.0L chevy cruze diesel I have been waiting for this one Thanks for finding it
14:50 ,its a 5 point torx anti tamper fastener ,need the tool ,its also used on other components in the vehicle....they also used on parking boots on the keypad & bracebar ....you can easily remove those pesky parking boots unless it has the 7 point anti tamper fasteners...but then again i got those too 😁
I have this engine in my Alfa Romeo in the UK. I love it - Fiat are known in the business for making good engines.
140hp, 350ish NM of torque, I genuinely drive it like I stole it and still get about 43mpg (nearly 50 american mpg I think?)
I have seen around 70mpg at around 70mph on the motorway when driven efficiently (uk mpg so ~78 american mpg)
Also low emissions (so tax is very very low at £35 per year, I used to pay £35 per month for a GT86!)
The worst part of the car is the gearbox which actually is a GM part. 🇺🇸 😂Cant take much more torque than standard and they all have a bit of a crunch sometimes if you rush 4th-5th.
Convert UK mpg to US mpg, divide the UK by 1.2. So 70 (UK) is 58.3 (US).
@@csjrogerson2377 ah ok cheers, I wasnt sure of conversion rates.
I have the same engine in the Opel Insignia here in Germany. Great engine. I'm currently at 330,000km. Consumption is 4.3L on long journeys. Every 15k oil change and every 100k the well-known seal on the pump is replaced. I never want to be without it again
That little engine was a torque monster when it was new and running.
You are right, but only because it has a turbo. They are magic on any engine!
Thanks for this, Eric.
In Europe, this engine was replaced from 2011 with the EURO5 GM Z20D1 (120kw@3800, 360NM@1750). Although a totally new engine back then, it proved also reliable on my 90k mile Cruze which I own from new. Biggest difference is the chain belt and particle filter.
I always thought the approved method was to gouge the crap out of it with a scraper first THEN try to hide the butchery with wizz wheel that you forgot had sandpaper disc then change to thre scotchbrite pad! 9:38 the more you know, huh?
Here in Europe the diesel engines in cars were pretty popular. Due to direct high pressure injection and the use of turbo's they produced a lot of torque and horsepower. If tuned, they had a lot more horsepower and torque. The VW 1.9 tdi for example was a very popular engine and was tuned a lot. It could quite easily be tuned up to 200 horsepower, using bigger injectors and a bigger turbo (and then a remap off course). Nowadays diesels are not popular anymore, because politicians taxed them to death
"Nowadays diesels are not popular anymore, because politicians taxed them to death" To be fair, politicians are the ones who promoted diesels with lower taxes in the first place (with lower fuel excise on diesel than petrol & car taxes based on CO2/km). Diesel passenger car market share didn't go from 10% in Europe in 1995 to 50% in 2015 by accident! It was a policy decision (supporting EU domestic car industry who are good at diesels, unlike Toyota with their petrol hybrids as promoted by political policy in California and Japan) and to phase passenger car diesels out now based on realising how bad they are for urban air quality, is a policy decision too.
@@TassieLorenzo Euro 6 Diesels, and especially those with lower compression (14.8:1 vice 18:1) are extremely clean. My Mazda 2 turbo diesel's exhaust is spotless even after 8 years and produces only 89 gm Co2/km and hardly any NOX. Its cleaner than a BMW mini.
@@TassieLorenzo Two wrongs dont make a right. Governments meddling is never a good thing, especially protectionist governments in Europe.
I think you are forgetting emissions. Clean diesels have a lot of reliability issues because of the emissions crap on them. I would never buy a modern diesel unless all the emissions were ripped off.
Euro5 and Euro6 is the death of the combustion engine.
Also doesnt help that manufacurers cheap out big time on the emissions systems and honestly idiots buying a 200+hp twin turbo 2.0L diesel hammering on it for years with bad maintenance as its common in Europe to be an NPC and not know better than "factory recommended" service intervals dont help the reputation of modern diesels at all.
I LOVE the rare and/or weird engine teardowns. And I like diesel teardowns. So this is double awesome. A teardown to remember. (I also love stuff like transmission or differential teardowns, but I guess you don't get much opportunity for those.)
One of the best little diesels ever made. If well taking care of could produce 50 miles gallon throughout its life. My girlfriend had one It went through three transmissions but the engine was still running. I don't remember the exact mileage when she gave up on it but it was in the high 300s
My boss has one of these. He loves it so much. I maintain it and it has amazing fuel economy.
I really enjoy the mid week videos!. Keep up the good work Eric! I appreciate the effort you make to remove the parts with care. BTW I need a water pump. lol
You honestly admitted to doing a mistake any of us who would be just as uninformed might do, Proud of you.
About that unique fastener. You can't delete emissions stuff if you don't have the tools to take it off. I'm thinking it was on purpose. Who knows.
They love to put weird fasteners on emissions stuff. Just look at the screw heads on the needle valves from contemporary 2-stole carbs.
Fabricators and welders enter the chat.
@@HappyHarryHardon Anyone with an angle grinder or dremel, too.
anyone doing an egr delete on a fiat engine isnt gonna be stopped by your piddly five pointed nonsense
@@uzlonewolf Welder and fabricators use both of those tools. Good job.
I own a 2017 Cruze 1.6L diesel engine and it gets great fuel mileage (5.1 L/100km as we are in Canada). The torque is incredible and it way out performs our 2017 gasoline Cruze in mileage and torque. The only engine issue we have had on the diesel with 170,000 km (about 105,000 miles) is the DEF injector plugged up and set a code. But resenting the OBD light and doing a few Italian tune ups cleared the blockage. I enjoy your channel.
That's good economy but not as good as the Mazda 2 diesel. Average 4.4 l/100km because the wife uses it around town, but on long journeys (500-800km) on motorways I get 4.0li/100km at 120km/hr and 1100km on 44li of juice.
@@csjrogerson2377The cruze is a far larger car to the Mazda 2, just saying.
@@jack11224 "Far bigger" indeed??? Your Cruze is 621LBs heavier (so you mean fatter), 12.5" longer, 3.8" wider and 1" less tall than my sedan. So NOT far bigger at all, just a bit bigger, but certainly heavier. Your average fuel consumption is exactly the govt extra urban figures - a very, very rare occurrence, so you must be driving like a grandad. If I slowed down I could get closer to the extra urban figs of 3.4, but I like to get on the motorway at 120-130 kmph, just saying.
The reason that one part had a special fastener is because it's part of the emissions equipment that they don't want you to remove. So they make it so you won't have a tool to remove it .
Did they ban angle grinders?
Love to see the diverse teardowns. The diesels are especially interesting to me.
I bought a 2.0 diesel Vauxhall Insignia when I lived in UK. Such a good economical car I took with me to New Zealand when I moved over here.
NOW THAT IS A HAUL, JEEZUS
I would like to tell you how much I have learned from you and your channel. My profession was in Medicine, but I never knew the inner workings of different motors. I watch everything you post. I really enjoy your humor. Like you I am very intelligent, though I don’t like others knowing it. Please keep up the great work, I retired well and if you ever open a patron account I will be in for significant money. Thank you again
What a lovely comment. 👍🏻
Well now everybody knows you're very intelligent. Way to let the cat out of the bag...
Just saw Ray tear down a rusty 350 boat anchor, Now you tear down this one. I think the valve train was done before your impact. Nice.
"The next first thing I'd like to do..." OK, I'm stealing that line. 😂
Learning is a major reason I enjoy your videos so much. You are so freak'n honest and self aware and that builds a lot of trust between you and your audience. Once again, thank you for another excellent video!
If I was your insurance provider id make a deal: Go ahead use the torch anywhere you like but don't ever touch that chop saw (with no guard) again!
OSHA WOULD bend you over on that thing for sure.
Exactly 💯👍🏻👌🏻🤦🏻♂️
I really enjoy this channel because you share the mistakes and the success when you tear a engine down also you do not have annoying music. Thanks for making this an awesome channel!!!
Quick tip for ya when looking at oil filter media. To better see smaller pieces of metal debris. I will take the piece of filter media after it’s cut out of the oil filter, squish it together like a squished accordion. Then I’ll put a rag around the whole filter media piece and squeeze all the oil out of the media in a vice, drying it. Spread the dried piece of media back out on a bench and you’ll probably be able to see metal debris much easier. Hope it maybe helps in the future! I always love the videos and your work!!
I remember having this engine in a Vauxhall Astra from 2012, the 165 HP version. Never did any tuning or mods to it and happily took it up to ~130k miles. It was always super responsive, reasonably frugal, and had decent enough performance when you needed it!!
Thankfully mine never suffered the oil pump o-ring hardness issue. I remember it fondly except for the oil filter housing being in a =terrible= place. Needed to take the damn wheel off to change the filter.
Mid-week episode, love it.
another very enjoyable episode! Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this!!
Great job, Eric. Love the honesty.
FINALLY! Really enjoyed this teardown since we have a 2014 Chevy Cruze 2.0 Turbo Diesel as well. Unfortunately our water pump took a dump and we aren’t looking forward to replacing it nor the torque converter.
Well, live and learn, which do do well. Thanks for the treat!
Those are made to fail rockers. It was probably wrecked before you got there which is why the cam spun. It looks like waterpump crapped, taking out belt, and stopping engine. Engine was pulled after it wouldn't start then got put in the junk bin.
A Chevy with FPT Multijet 2 engine? Wow. I never heard about this before.
In Brazil these engines tuned to 180hp and 350Nm of torque are used in little Fiat pickup called Toro, 3 Jeeps (Renegade, Compass and Commander) and RAM Rampage (Stellantis doesn't sell it in USA... yet)
Great video Eric. Have a great day.
You need a JIS bit for the oil pump. Japanese Industrial Standard. Similar to our Phillips bit, but the angles are different.
This is definitely the 2.0 JTDm / Multijet from Fiat. Very good engine, however in Opel/Vauxhalls it had a tendency to spin crank bearings, because they used lower quality materials (hope they didn't put that faulty version into the Cruze either). Never hear about a spun bearing in a Fiat or Alfa Romeo with this engine. Its predecessor was the 1.9 JTD / JTDm / Multijet, a real legend. Especially the 8v version, which was nearly indestructible. It was one of the most reliable small diesles or engines in general in Europe, comparable only with the 1.9 TDI from Volkswagen. I'm happy you guys on the other side of the ocean could also experience driving with the 2.0 Multijet. And I'm happy you liked it. Cheers from Poland! 🍻
hey eric, just a quick heads up, there's plenty of euro diesel engines where the cams are hollow and the lobes pressed on and to avoid certain issues they make it so if out of time or similar event will break all the cam lifters in half instead of bending any valve since they are just straight up and down (vw, peugeot, renault, fiat, benz, even hyundai and kia diesel's are like that), so yes, the needle bearings are indeed your aftermath in the pan 😂
a few examples would be peugeot's 1.6 dv6, fiat's 2.0 multijet (of which this engine is born from) and renault's 1.9L FQM diesel all have a "cam on valve cover" in a similar fashion to the "cam tower" you find in other engines (like that toyota 2.5L and the GM 3L LM2)
EDIT: in my opinion? this engine is freaking mint, she just needs a service and its basically a 100% builders engine! my guess is that it might had ingested water or hell maybe a flood car...
they do bend valves if hit hard enough
is there an upgrade to these, do you know?
As always you have made a great video and the diversity is a great thing that keeps the channel interesting and educational as always. Good morning and have a great day.
Mine got 275 000km. So amazed at the part quality and as a mechanic I like the "cam in valve cover concept"
"Progress and learning come from both success and mistakes." I'm sure some philosopher or engineer (probably named Murphy) said that. Great mid-week video. One small problem. I don't allow myself to invoke the "J. Buffet Rule" after a hard work-out, which I had this morning...so no wine, like I usually have during your ever-enjoyable Saturday video. Hope all is well with you and your family!
Great teardown Eric, it so good to see you dismantle and explore a somewhat unusual engine.
So glad you took one of these apart!!
Hi Eric thanks again for a midweek teardown and something a little closer to home 😂 here in the UK it as you know would be a vauxhall 😉 I've had the pleasure of working on several of these over the years and I'm sad enough to actually have the correct socket eg 5 point tamper proof torx 😂 as mentioned before these are a joint venture between GM/Fiat and VM. The cam set up is very common on most small to mid size european diesels the Peugeots have a cam cover/bearing carrier Combo all held together with 33 8mm headed m6 bolts 😂 I've done plenty of those which like this are sacrificial eg followers snap and the cam lobes spin to protect the valves 👍 Not sure if you get the 2.0 Ford ecoblue diesel in the US which I've had the displeasure of repairing several, these are junk eg wet cam belt and oil pump belt which is supposed to last 120k but can go anything from 60k 😔 same thing smashed followers and spun lobes but the cams are pressed into the cover so not serviceable and £600+ to replace. Looking forward to weekends video keep up the good work cheers Matt 🇬🇧
Question, did you have access to the pickup tube o ring fix? I haven't been able to find one yet for my Cruze Diesel here in the States.
From online searches this is probably one of the best diesels sold in the US in this era. Far less problems than the Jeep/Ram Fiat Diesel. The people that bought and taken care of them really enjoy the great power and excellent fuel economy. To bad VW ruined the modern diesel market in the USA.
I love mine. Still going strong, bought new in 2014. Just have to watch out for that o ring failure on the oil pump pickup tube.
Man, what a complex, unique, engine. Thanks for filming that.
The 2014 Chevy Cruze Diesel is a remarkable Engine. The wife and I had one. Wife used it in her job for a need of great mileage was a need. Average daily driving mostly highway miles. Sold the car to my neighbor who Bought it for his daughter. At the time 270,000 plus on it. Maintenance done according to manufacturer specs. The Cruze gave up the ghost at 389,000 miles. Original injectors and pump. No head or pan removal. The transmission died. Was saddened when neighbor told me. Would have purchased another Cruze but GM ended production. Great little car. Average 44 miles per gallon. With a 49.9 miles per gallon on a 2,000 mile trip. 😢 miss that car.
I like to see variety in the teardowns and suspense, so this is a good one 👍
The right size external stud extractor will take that 5 point screw thing out well, I use them on carriage bolts all the time
Thank you for another great video Eric! Looking at the condition of the engine (spares in the sump, etc) having the camshaft spun by an impact would have been the least of that engine's concerns. Just save that move for the truly dud engines, we can't wait for your next video :)
It's funny the other day I saw Rainman Rays teardown that mentioned Eric and it reminded me he brought me here a while back.
Thank you Eric!👍
Every TH-camr:
Eric: I made a mistake, so what
The world needs more of this.
It got paired with a really good Aisin transmission too.
Its not locked up, its got very good compression
If you fold the filter media up like it was in the filter, then put it in a vise and squeeze out the oil it becomes much easier to see and read the debris left behind.
He has been told and he has tried, but not correctly. I have thought of doing a short to explain it.
Also just use a knife to cut the filter not a chop saw with a wood blade
@lieutenantdan8170 and it doesn't need to be the entire filter, just a representative section - maybe 1/4 - 1/3 of the way around.
Great video.
I look forward to the next one.
I have a 2015 Chevy Cruze with this engine, it’s a 2.0 eco diesel. My personal best is 59MPG on a 50 mile average. 👍
Thank you thank you...i own a 2014 cruze diesel. Besides def/dpf issues (in stock form..😉) the only known issue I'm aware of is the oil pump pickup gasket/grommet failure issue.
I've been waiting on this video for years!!
I agree, belts are better than chains.
I owned one from 2017 to 2024. From 30k to 108k miles. Loved the torque after boost lag. Awesome in the PNW mountains. Used WAY to much fuel during warmup killing short commute mpg, but on the open road, pulling down close to 50 mpg with over 750 mile range was it's element.
as a mechanic and some one who has worked on the VM diesels like this what happened is the belt broke and the valves hit the pistons and this is what broke the rockers then it was towed to a shop and they replaced the timing belt and it didnt run and they said it needed an engine when it just needed rockers. I see it all thew time on the jeep liberty diesel engines
You are probably right, although this is a Fiat Multijet engine produced under license by GM alongside the 1.3 Multijet
Thanks eric. Great show, didn't think that oil pump would beat you, lol.
Was initially uncertain trusting an Italian diesel but now with 306,000 mi on my 2014 Cruze CTD it has impressed me. Except for the horrendous DEF setup, it is a great car. GM must have messed up by building such a good car
if your a fan of the long roof cars, back in the day you could get a chevy cruze diesel with a six speed manual in a station wagon body. Unfortunately the station wagon version was export only.
As much as I don’t like those cars, that seems like the best version!
@@I_Do_Cars I have the non USA 1.6 5 speed manual one. Nice car, just service is not buying GM parts, but Daewoo, because it is really a Daewoo with GM badges. But a nice car, now 12 years old, and with a nice clean engine as well. Some time soon I will have to replace the clutch, but that is readily available by ordering for a Daewoo Lacetti. Nice comfortable car, no speed demon, but loves the open road, and keeping around the speed limit is around the most economical fuel use point. Just needs regular oil changes to have a long life, and yes I had to replace cam belt recently, because of a bolt that went down and damaged the outside of the belt. No idea where that came from, must have been left when the engine was overhauled at 130 000km because the exhaust place tried to do an EGR and cat delete, and failed. I got that right after a little work, finding what they broke, and fooling the EGR valve into thinking it was passing exhaust gas.
Oh hey Jimbo, lol
I have a 2023 Jeep Compass 2.0 diesel with 6 speed manual, drive it like you stole it and still gives 13 km per liter and 20 km per liter on highways with steady foot.
Yes omg these are great engines with "a diet " biggest flaw other than the Emissions is the oil pump pick up o ring but there's a aftermarket replacement great engine fuel mileage no mater how you drive it mpg 40 to 50
@36:18 on second wrist of the crank( sorry that's what I call them) there appears to be 2 pitting spots or holes,
I would love to see you tear down a 2.4 SRT4 that came in the 2003 Chrysler PT Cruiser GT with the aluminum intake. If you can get your hands on one. Great video as usual.
Man I really miss my cruze diesel, but it started puking coolant off the backside of the motor.....had 185k miles on it and got it new
I've worked on a few of these, and also the later 1.6. The 1.6 Opel diesel in the 2nd gen Cruze, in my opinion, is an even better engine, and it could be optioned with a 6 speed manual. The 2nd gen diesel Cruzes with the manual transmission have only 2 major issues, both of which are easy to fix. Issue #1 is the timing chain tensioner. It doesn't get enough oil flow on startup and when the variable displacement oil pump is in low pressure mode, and also the housing is made of cheap pot metal that wears out. In the US there was never an official fix for this issue. In Europe Opel developed a fix which consisted of a special gasket that held oil in the tensioner, and also a redesigned tensioner. The new tensioner was also pot metal however. They also changed the oil spec from a 5w30 to a 0w20 to get more oil to the tensioner faster. I developed a different version of this fix that used a better quality tensioner and the same European Opel gasket. The 3.0 Duramax in the Chevy 1500s in the US is based on the 1.5 Opel 3 cylinder, which is in turn based on the 1.6 in the Cruze. The lower timing chain tensioner of the 3.0 is an identical shape and size to the 1.6 tensioner, and is made of better quality cast aluminum. Along with the Opel gasket and either the 0w-20 Duramax 3.0 oil or a 5w-30 API FA-4 oil, it's a permanent fix. The second issue is related to the clutch throwout bearing. In the hydraulic line is a clutch delay valve, which is a stupid device that should always be removed because it causes clutch wear. On the diesel 2nd gen Cruze, it disintegrates, sending metal into the throwout bearing/slave cylinder. The solution is to replace it with a high pressure -4AN hose and adapters to fit the quick connects on each end. Mcleod and others make a GM quick connect to -4AN adapter. Two of these and a long enough -4AN hose gets rid of the clutch delay valve and keeps it from sending metal into the slave cylinder. Use a quality brake fluid like RBF 600, etc. Once those two issues are fixed, it's essentially a perfect car. The hatchback especially is exactly what the Golf TDI (09+) should have been in the first place. They are decently fast, get 56 MPG, nice interior, stylish exterior, excellent 6 speed manual. I would love to see a 1.6 Cruze diesel on the channel. Also a 1.2 GM Turbo I3, my mother has one in a Buick Envista, it's an interesting engine and has a nice sound.
FYI ---In and out play is called Axial movement or Axial thrust clearance.. Impeller fins are called Blades just like in a Turbine.. You also said around 1:30 into the video that tuning it would get better GAS mileage, you can't run gas in a diesel. I'll take a chain over a belt any day.
You should try a impact driver for the oil pump screws in the future. Worked for the cam plate on pinto engines back in the day
The 5 point fastener is tamper proof it take an impact driver with a easy out to remove them. They are also used on the oil separator box on the duramax.
Neat little engine, cool teardown 👍
I have this engine. Works great at -20f on cold start. I have mine tuned and get over 500 miles on a tank with mostly city driving. Sitting at 120k miles currently.
Opels? Lol haven't heard that word for 50 years! Love yer stuff
This engines are originally made by Fiat and were used in Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and first Opel Insignias. Later they sell license to manufacture this engine to GM and Saab. I have striped side by side original Fiat (From Giulietta) and GM (Opel) engine and I can assure you inside is a lot of differences. Connecting rods, pistons, oil pumps and other stuffs are different. The Italian engine is much more better build. The biggest issue with this engines vas O-ring seal between oil pick up sump and oil pump. Over years it become hard and stop sealing (oil pressure warning at cold startup) you change that immediately and no harm was done. The second issue was EGR cooler start leaking. If you address this issues, you have no problems. Overall this is very reliable engine, My brother have it in Alfa Romeo 159 with almost 300.000 miles on a clock and still going strong.
I had one of these and loved it when it wasn’t in the shop for emission issues. Huge fuel tank and 700+ miles per tank.
Good engine design. Thanks for sharing.
I just bought a 2014 Chevy cruz diesel. I absolutely love it.
Love the middle of the week lunch time teardowns!