These modern day turbo charged engines require oil changes at 5k or less. Nobody does it therefore they blow up a motor and go buy a new car every 4 years. It's a win win situation for automakers.
Or, it could be that newer chevys are garbage...ive worked on cars for 20 years...and ive seen plenty of hondas,toyotas, and older fords that were neglected, that had way more miles that didny tap like that...
@@richsweeney1115 97 Vic was on low oil for like two weeks and I was romping it, how low? 4 quarts got it back to the full line, why? I had it changed 2k ago and thought it couldn’t be possibly low must be malfunctioning (I’m new to cars and generally useless). I’ve also ran jt pretty far without coolant a couple times. The hose busted and kept driving for like 15 minutes. I’ve had it for 40k miles, and only changed the oil 3 times, it’s sitting at 181k rn.
@@GBKICKS1this has been disproven as an all encompassing rule. Brutal thrashing of some engines, say with massive sheer forces breaking the oil down, like those diesels with mechanical injectors, perhaps. but easily up to 7k with other engines and driving styles.
@@jasoncaine2600still wouldn’t let it go more then 3k lol don’t go by what the internet says on what the estimate is on different oils change the shit ever 3k to 3500 I got a 2.3l turbo Saab 95 tuned and modified a little and I don’t let it go over 2-2600 miles before I change the oil better safe then sorry down the road
That's a very well documented problem with this engines. The pcv on the valve cover but also in the intake. So both need to be changed and use the aftermarket ones like Dorman that have the improved valve
Vent the pcv to atmosphere is the real solution, not worth keeping it especially in a boosted application. Of couse its a customer car n you cant do that but i sure as shit did to my 1.4.
They are terrible, seen so many come in the shop with catostrophic failures. The turbos fail all the time too, we had one customer that just didnt want to let theirs go, did about 10k in repairs in just labor and it was still a piece of shit 😂
@@menace2society00 I have one of these hunk of junks, if i didnt do my own work id be so far deep into it. Im maybe $1500 in parts and have done turbo, full reseal, even headgasket and oil pan, only one missing is rear main. and the Timing, The stock chain guides wont make it past 200k guaranteed, mine barely hit 120 and i found a chipped guide and a cracked one, luckily it was still in time. Vented the pcv to atmosphere so it cant block up and blow every damn seal out again.
I'm surprised to see so many people with problems with these cars. I've had one for a few years I put like 150k on and I've had no real big issues. I drive it hard too that car is on the road for 45-50 hours per week minimum because my work has me traveling around a lot plus normal driving outside that. I've stayed up on the maintenance of it, hopefully as long as it's well maintained it'll hold up for awhile for me.
It's called routine maintenance, cheap (saves your engine) ,fresh regular oil change , seen this in v8s it's a strip down and clean properly or you get blocked oilways etc and more damage.
Those 1.4 liter Eco Tec engines are KNOWN for major issues. To me, it looks like lack of oil changes in my honest opinion. To have that much slug built up with only 100,000 miles i'm willing to bet that its lack of maintence. But i don't know the owner so i can't say for sure.
Defiantly a lack of oil changes. I cracked my 1.4 at 100k and ive neglected a few oil changes, but it was no where near that bad. Still needs a full reseal though 😭
You’d be surprised actually, I use to work at a motorcycle/Vespa dealer and a lady came in to buy a Vespa, my coworker was giving her the run down about maintenance and when he said “oil changes & maintaining your battery” she said “I thought I can just put gas in it and go” I had to hold myself from laughing so hard in the back 💀
its a learned culture/how they were raised thing, and the engines tucked away under the hood; you know what they say out of sight out of mind. i don't blame normies for such things, i'd prob be the same if i wasnt a mechanic.
Like she said, keep up the good work man all you do is good work love the videos, TikTok and here they’re all good I love re-watching them on TikTok😂🤷🏻♂️
Those engines have pcv/valve cover issues (leaks, noises that go away when open oil cap, etc) The guy that did valve cover probably thought that replacing valve cover will solve the problem but when he saw the lack of maintenance (not changing oil) he finished the job and got paid…. Not wanting any part of that and I don’t blame him. Matt, you are going to get stuck with that car😬owner CLEARLY does NOT take of her vehicle 😟😮
Dudes gonna get rich 🤑 he’s gonna have to branch out with mechanics he trusts .. I hate working on my cars and would gladly pay this man to do it… keep going bro you’re gonna get big 💯
I'm old school mechanic 40 plus years ago we used to call that a Quaker State engine because that's what Quaker State oil used to do to engines especially Fords
Anything ending in ol castrol penzoil kendal all that east coast crap anything line will never do it valvoline havoline chevron delo royal purple even walmart and costco is good stuff
It’s not good business to put a potential long term customer in a defensive mode upon first meeting them. The valve cover was recently removed. The “mechanic” beforehand would’ve seen this, showed her and addressed it. This kind of build up doesn’t just happen after neglecting an oil change for a few thousand miles.
@@Ram2253spd Sure but the shade tree guy before hand would’ve seen this and didn’t care to address it with her. One doesn’t know what they don’t know until they are told otherwise. Mechanics wouldn’t have business if everyone knew how to maintain a vehicle.
Your gonna need the BG special. And hope it cleans it all out. Maybe need two treatments. But she needs to do her oil changes. Even a bad pcv is not gonna cause that kinda sludge and flaking. Need to let her know oil changes are important. Plus adding carbon service witb gdi maintence every 15-20K is recommened by the dealer.
When you buy a used car never buy one that was previously owned by a woman. You can almost guarantee the car scarcely got its oil changed. I can’t tell you how many engines I’ve seen totaled because of women who don’t change their oil. Some woman wanted me to diagnose her daughter’s car once. I pulled the valve cover off and it looked worse than the one in this video. Her daughter NEVER changed the oil. The whole motor was trashed. It ticked just like this one. I knew right there that if it looks that bad up top the bottom end is toast too. I looked at the woman and told her the engine was done and she’d have to rebuild it. She must not have believed me because she got some other mechanic to try and fix it. He flushed out the engine and changed the oil for her. Guy probably felt like a hero after that. The mother then told me that she got in the car drove it down the block afterwards and kaboom 💥 the motor was toast. 🤦♀️ I was thinking to myself lady what did I tell you? The bearings in that engine were totally shot. Only thing holding it up was probably the layers of caked up oil. Once other mechanic dude flushed it out you were left with a bunch of worn out bearings not to mention the oil pump was probably still clogged to death from all that oil caked up in it. That is known as the tick of death. If she changed her oil regularly I’d say lifter. Since the oil has been neglected that entire engine is done. I’d bet her bearings are worn to the brass. That click is caused by oil starvation. If the oil galleys aren’t getting oil to the bearings nothing can save that engine but a complete tear down and rebuild. I cringe just thinking about the inside of that motor looks like.
When you find a honest mechanic especially one that comes out to you. You gotta take care of your mechanic so many mechanics out there that do shady business. So like I said when you find a good one take care of them
i was shocked by your Oil recommendation in another video cause thats thats what east coast oil does just clumps and chunks with the parafin in them valvoline or royal purple out west here I believe you could sell a woman.wearing white gloves a ketchup popcicle with your charming ways
Had Chevy Cruz in the shop with same engine 3 head gaskets done to find out at our shop after pressurizing the cooling system pushed coolant out through cracks in the number one cylinder exhaust port. Cylinder heads are bad design on these engines very thin walls one overheat and there toast.
If people don't want to do simple maintenance, how would they want to do other jobs, those kinda of people run vehicle till it doesn't work anymore and ask why, can't make anybody do what they don't want to do
I think best course of action would not only be flushing the engine, but maybe flush twice, drop the oil pan, clean that out and the collector, then flush again
That is terrible, but check the purge valve as well they get really noisy on these ecotics. The pcv hole in the intake/head is no better i can guarantee, if left blocked it will throw every seal on that poor thing in the next 10-15k.
Using Oil like "Quaker Cake" and Generic Dollar Store/WalMart stores cake up coupled with High Heavy Detergent Oil loses it's viscosity doubled and not performing quarterly oil changes add to the sludge and damage to machined parts. Maintenance is the key to having a good running car. Sludge is actually Oxidized Oil. In rare situations, it can cause the engine to seize up. Always... ALWAYS change the Oil Filter in conjunction with the Oil Change.
Ignore the stupid oil change monitor. It will push you to 10k oil change intervals. Change oil every 5k, use a good quality filter (not a fram!) and synthetic oil. To get rid of that sludge, put a quart of atf in the oil, let it idle for 20 minutes, then change oil. Do that a couple times and it'll clean that engine up quite a bit.
Blame her for not changing oil every 5k also its fix is 5 quarts of atf fluid idle for 20 minutes and drain and refil with quality synthetic oil and change every 5k miles or 6months
No oil has ever needed to be changed after 0 miles and "6 months" of sitting. That's just random b.s. Also if its full synthetic oil 5k is too often, do some research before you recommend nonsense
"Did you change your oil often?"
"Yeah when I bought the car"
Its also a newer chevy....theyre garbage
@@richsweeney1115 all newer cars suck now sadly
OIL/Filter is cheaper than engine issues. So change oil every 4k-5k miles.
Shout out to the security for not being a dick.
These modern day turbo charged engines require oil changes at 5k or less. Nobody does it therefore they blow up a motor and go buy a new car every 4 years. It's a win win situation for automakers.
I do t thinks she’s EVER CHANGED THAT OIL 😂😂😂😂😂 JESUS
Not changing the oil
Or, it could be that newer chevys are garbage...ive worked on cars for 20 years...and ive seen plenty of hondas,toyotas, and older fords that were neglected, that had way more miles that didny tap like that...
Typical XX drivers 💃
@@richsweeney1115😂😂😂😂 no 😂😂😂 nice try … lack of oil changes it’s so clear lol
@@GBKICKS1 no, i just meant newer chevys are garbage anyways
@@richsweeney1115 97 Vic was on low oil for like two weeks and I was romping it, how low? 4 quarts got it back to the full line, why? I had it changed 2k ago and thought it couldn’t be possibly low must be malfunctioning (I’m new to cars and generally useless). I’ve also ran jt pretty far without coolant a couple times. The hose busted and kept driving for like 15 minutes. I’ve had it for 40k miles, and only changed the oil 3 times, it’s sitting at 181k rn.
Change your oil people
And dont buy a newer chevy....
@@richsweeney1115 ? No …any motor needs new oil every 3k miles OIL IS CHEAPPPPP
@@GBKICKS1this has been disproven as an all encompassing rule. Brutal thrashing of some engines, say with massive sheer forces breaking the oil down, like those diesels with mechanical injectors, perhaps. but easily up to 7k with other engines and driving styles.
@@GBKICKS1nope synthetic oll is 5-6k
@@jasoncaine2600still wouldn’t let it go more then 3k lol don’t go by what the internet says on what the estimate is on different oils change the shit ever 3k to 3500 I got a 2.3l turbo Saab 95 tuned and modified a little and I don’t let it go over 2-2600 miles before I change the oil better safe then sorry down the road
That's a very well documented problem with this engines. The pcv on the valve cover but also in the intake. So both need to be changed and use the aftermarket ones like Dorman that have the improved valve
There are updates oem parts that work far better than aftermarket I speak with experience
Vent the pcv to atmosphere is the real solution, not worth keeping it especially in a boosted application. Of couse its a customer car n you cant do that but i sure as shit did to my 1.4.
Dorman parts suck
@@L15a5haw I'll take a metal Dorman over a plastic oem any day.
those eco turd motors. worse pcv design in history. 100k is about the average lifespan of one of those.
They are terrible, seen so many come in the shop with catostrophic failures. The turbos fail all the time too, we had one customer that just didnt want to let theirs go, did about 10k in repairs in just labor and it was still a piece of shit 😂
@@menace2society00 I have one of these hunk of junks, if i didnt do my own work id be so far deep into it. Im maybe $1500 in parts and have done turbo, full reseal, even headgasket and oil pan, only one missing is rear main. and the Timing, The stock chain guides wont make it past 200k guaranteed, mine barely hit 120 and i found a chipped guide and a cracked one, luckily it was still in time. Vented the pcv to atmosphere so it cant block up and blow every damn seal out again.
@@squarebodyseth5986 Sheesh man godspeed. I'd sell it if at all possible, i dont know your current situation but the money pit never gets shallow 🤣
@@menace2society00 It is GOING i am over it. But i will make sure it is right first! Its got my name on it
I'm surprised to see so many people with problems with these cars. I've had one for a few years I put like 150k on and I've had no real big issues. I drive it hard too that car is on the road for 45-50 hours per week minimum because my work has me traveling around a lot plus normal driving outside that.
I've stayed up on the maintenance of it, hopefully as long as it's well maintained it'll hold up for awhile for me.
Imagine having such a easy job you can watch his TikToks while working lol
It's called routine maintenance, cheap (saves your engine) ,fresh regular oil change , seen this in v8s it's a strip down and clean properly or you get blocked oilways etc and more damage.
No one can see your good work. It’s always in portrait mode…
He's a tiktoker that can't understand the benefits of filming the correct way
Use a phone, nerd.
Those 1.4 liter Eco Tec engines are KNOWN for major issues. To me, it looks like lack of oil changes in my honest opinion. To have that much slug built up with only 100,000 miles i'm willing to bet that its lack of maintence. But i don't know the owner so i can't say for sure.
Defiantly a lack of oil changes. I cracked my 1.4 at 100k and ive neglected a few oil changes, but it was no where near that bad. Still needs a full reseal though 😭
How do people buy cars and don't maintain them is beyond me
You’d be surprised actually, I use to work at a motorcycle/Vespa dealer and a lady came in to buy a Vespa, my coworker was giving her the run down about maintenance and when he said “oil changes & maintaining your battery” she said “I thought I can just put gas in it and go” I had to hold myself from laughing so hard in the back 💀
its a learned culture/how they were raised thing, and the engines tucked away under the hood; you know what they say out of sight out of mind. i don't blame normies for such things, i'd prob be the same if i wasnt a mechanic.
@hhn2002 they never had a Dad. Most Dads will make sure there kids know about maintenance on a car
Like she said, keep up the good work man all you do is good work love the videos, TikTok and here they’re all good I love re-watching them on TikTok😂🤷🏻♂️
Congrats on 200k
Those engines have pcv/valve cover issues (leaks, noises that go away when open oil cap, etc) The guy that did valve cover probably thought that replacing valve cover will solve the problem but when he saw the lack of maintenance (not changing oil) he finished the job and got paid…. Not wanting any part of that and I don’t blame him. Matt, you are going to get stuck with that car😬owner CLEARLY does NOT take of her vehicle 😟😮
And you don't blame him? I hope you're not in the profession.
Not gonna lie, you kinda sound like Patrick Mahomes 😂😂😂
Heres the deal👍🤣always gets me!
Dudes gonna get rich 🤑 he’s gonna have to branch out with mechanics he trusts .. I hate working on my cars and would gladly pay this man to do it… keep going bro you’re gonna get big 💯
He ain't getting rich with the rates he charges.
Hey Matthew it’ll be cool if you could do a video of your set up. Like your tools and how you organize tools and stuff like that. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
I'm old school mechanic 40 plus years ago we used to call that a Quaker State engine because that's what Quaker State oil used to do to engines especially Fords
Fords are garbage 👍
Anything ending in ol castrol penzoil kendal all that east coast crap anything line will never do it valvoline havoline chevron delo royal purple even walmart and costco is good stuff
Definitely recommend a BG oil flush/rinse oil treatment to clean the sludge then address the PCB issue
Best mobile mechanic in the country.
Let's blame the guy who did the valve cover gasket. Not the human sitting in front of them
Yeah. Should blame her for not changing the oil. That’s why the sludge is there lol
@@Ram2253spd that motor is trash to begin with! 1.4 L shoved with a turbo charger. She’s lucky now she can trade it for a Honda 😅
It’s not good business to put a potential long term customer in a defensive mode upon first meeting them. The valve cover was recently removed. The “mechanic” beforehand would’ve seen this, showed her and addressed it. This kind of build up doesn’t just happen after neglecting an oil change for a few thousand miles.
@@deeznuts1358 yeah it happens when you repeatedly neglect oil changes for thousands of miles
@@Ram2253spd Sure but the shade tree guy before hand would’ve seen this and didn’t care to address it with her. One doesn’t know what they don’t know until they are told otherwise. Mechanics wouldn’t have business if everyone knew how to maintain a vehicle.
1.4 turbo's p c v systems are built into the valve cover which means he has to change out the whole valve cover..
Some people just dont care. 😢😢😢
That’s double chocolate fudge cake
Your gonna need the BG special. And hope it cleans it all out. Maybe need two treatments. But she needs to do her oil changes. Even a bad pcv is not gonna cause that kinda sludge and flaking. Need to let her know oil changes are important. Plus adding carbon service witb gdi maintence every 15-20K is recommened by the dealer.
When you buy a used car never buy one that was previously owned by a woman. You can almost guarantee the car scarcely got its oil changed. I can’t tell you how many engines I’ve seen totaled because of women who don’t change their oil.
Some woman wanted me to diagnose her daughter’s car once. I pulled the valve cover off and it looked worse than the one in this video. Her daughter NEVER changed the oil.
The whole motor was trashed. It ticked just like this one. I knew right there that if it looks that bad up top the bottom end is toast too. I looked at the woman and told her the engine was done and she’d have to rebuild it.
She must not have believed me because she got some other mechanic to try and fix it. He flushed out the engine and changed the oil for her. Guy probably felt like a hero after that. The mother then told me that she got in the car drove it down the block afterwards and kaboom 💥 the motor was toast.
🤦♀️ I was thinking to myself lady what did I tell you? The bearings in that engine were totally shot. Only thing holding it up was probably the layers of caked up oil. Once other mechanic dude flushed it out you were left with a bunch of worn out bearings not to mention the oil pump was probably still clogged to death from all that oil caked up in it.
That is known as the tick of death. If she changed her oil regularly I’d say lifter. Since the oil has been neglected that entire engine is done. I’d bet her bearings are worn to the brass. That click is caused by oil starvation. If the oil galleys aren’t getting oil to the bearings nothing can save that engine but a complete tear down and rebuild. I cringe just thinking about the inside of that motor looks like.
What she been using Venezuelan oil. Hope you enjoyed your well deserved vacation.Your a good guy Matt👍
What brand of tester probe are you using to check the starter?
When you find a honest mechanic especially one that comes out to you. You gotta take care of your mechanic so many mechanics out there that do shady business. So like I said when you find a good one take care of them
Karen never changed her oil
This is just a lack of oil changes
And a shitbox newer chevy
BG dynamic platinum it’s expensive but works great!
OIL IS CHEAP … CHANGE OIL EVERY 3 k miles people Jesus 😂 OIL IS CHEAP CHANGE CHANGE CHANGE
Theres your problem lady tar oil changes the next big thing
We need an update onto this for sure🚨🚨🚨🚨💎💎💎💎👍👍📈📈🔧🔧
Oh yeah, that's normal. Those engines are sealed units. No oil changes needed.😂
The only other time I saw something like this was when an engine was not getting up to the correct temperature.
i was shocked by your
Oil recommendation in another video cause thats
thats what east coast oil does just clumps and chunks with the parafin in them valvoline or royal purple out west here I believe you could sell a woman.wearing white gloves a ketchup popcicle with your charming ways
So IIRC from a watch wes work video, the whole PCV system is built into the valve cover on this engine. If that breaks, I suppose this can happen
Your shirts should say here's the deal on the front and I've got your back on the back
Just power wash it. 😂
What a strange women, I wouldn’t feel comfortable if she was the one giving me treatment at a hospital. She seems a little clueless
Can we make a list of all bad shops?
MERCH! MERCH! MERCH!
Had Chevy Cruz in the shop with same engine 3 head gaskets done to find out at our shop after pressurizing the cooling system pushed coolant out through cracks in the number one cylinder exhaust port. Cylinder heads are bad design on these engines very thin walls one overheat and there toast.
Matt's slogan "here the deal"
Im a mobile mechanic from Houston ive been wanting to start doing vids too. What cam did you start off on.
Check out Navarre Beach next time you go to the beach not as crowded
100k is about normal on the oil change..
These engines suck no matter how good you take care of them. Lol
If people don't want to do simple maintenance, how would they want to do other jobs, those kinda of people run vehicle till it doesn't work anymore and ask why, can't make anybody do what they don't want to do
It's the purge valve
Ive seen one like this where the owner didn’t change the oil for 50k miles and it was all gunked up.
Who’s ever idea it was to get a shirt made that says here’s the deal. Please do that. I will buy at least five of them.
I know she a doctor/nurse but you go round dropping "PCV" bombs on people and expecting them to have any idea what you're talking about 🤣
Not enough oil , lifters aren't getting enough, camshaft complete lack of maintenance!!
St. Johns hospital?
I think best course of action would not only be flushing the engine, but maybe flush twice, drop the oil pan, clean that out and the collector, then flush again
LoL never changed the oil
here’s the deal😅
Whoever did the valve cover gasket was not a mechanic otherwise they would have said something
or they wanted to gtfo
Please subscribe the model type and the engine size to be more informed
Looks like an oil change hasn’t been done
Ever
Sounds normal to me. Every ecotec 1.4 sounds like that. Injectors clicking
Well that’s why you change every 3k
That is terrible, but check the purge valve as well they get really noisy on these ecotics. The pcv hole in the intake/head is no better i can guarantee, if left blocked it will throw every seal on that poor thing in the next 10-15k.
Did she even try to change the oil!
Here's the deal
Just gonna keep saying it till i see it.
Sell shirts that say "heres the deal"
Sounds like a diesel
Matthew is the best
Does that car take oil o dear
Has oiling problem continues to run the car those eco techs eat oil
She's planning on driving it until he makes the repair😢😢
Not changing the oil lord help her
I work on these all the time timing chain stretch and lack of maintenance pcv system dirty bg engine restore epr will clean that engine like new
Oil change is way less then engine work.
Using Oil like "Quaker Cake" and Generic Dollar Store/WalMart stores cake up coupled with High Heavy Detergent Oil loses it's viscosity doubled and not performing quarterly oil changes add to the sludge and damage to machined parts. Maintenance is the key to having a good running car. Sludge is actually Oxidized Oil. In rare situations, it can cause the engine to seize up. Always... ALWAYS change the Oil Filter in conjunction with the Oil Change.
You traded your time for nothing?
Ignore the stupid oil change monitor. It will push you to 10k oil change intervals.
Change oil every 5k, use a good quality filter (not a fram!) and synthetic oil.
To get rid of that sludge, put a quart of atf in the oil, let it idle for 20 minutes, then change oil. Do that a couple times and it'll clean that engine up quite a bit.
Right, just like he says in the video.
You're wrong about 5k tho, depending on the oil and the car of course
@@MarkMyWordsXx nope
✌️👍🤠🙏🎏
Change ur oil lady.
Buy a toyota Camry
All you need is oil. And tires
Exactly. Had a 2000 corolla with 413,000 miles. Ate oil but just wouldn't die. Wouldn't even do oil changes.
WTF
I've seen that happen quite a few times when people only use Pennzoil
Valvoline motor oil does that
Penzoil!!!
Blame her for not changing oil every 5k also its fix is 5 quarts of atf fluid idle for 20 minutes and drain and refil with quality synthetic oil and change every 5k miles or 6months
No oil has ever needed to be changed after 0 miles and "6 months" of sitting. That's just random b.s.
Also if its full synthetic oil 5k is too often, do some research before you recommend nonsense
@@MarkMyWordsXx maybe its good to use B.s instead of motor oil so thats why this engine shown fully sludged
@@alisaleh2509forgive him, hes probably never seen watery engine oil from a car that sat around a lot😂
Racist mumbling mat the mechanic
Back up your hateful claim, how is he racist Jose?
The most obvious answer is no oil changes, why don't you just say that from the get go?
1.4...tho engines are trash.