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Any one here know anything about the Timing Belt on a 2004 Chevy Aveo?
24 June 2015 | US Navy Vet

Posted on 06/24/2015 11:34:27 AM PDT by US Navy Vet

My daughter's car's Timing Belt Broke this morning(she thinks) and we are deciding whether to fix it or get rid of it.


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From the research I have done it doesn't look good. Any Ideas/Advice. From what I have seen an Aveo has all of the Hallmarks of a "Throw-Away" car.
1 posted on 06/24/2015 11:34:27 AM PDT by US Navy Vet
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To: US Navy Vet
My daughter's car's Timing Belt Broke this morning(she thinks) and we are deciding whether to fix it or get rid of it.

I definitely would get rid of the timing belt...

2 posted on 06/24/2015 11:36:09 AM PDT by rjsimmon (The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: US Navy Vet

What year?


3 posted on 06/24/2015 11:36:37 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: US Navy Vet

http://chevroletforum.com/forum/sonic-aveo-11/timing-belt-warning-issue-all-aveo-owners-6850/


4 posted on 06/24/2015 11:36:40 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("One man with a gun can control a hundred without one." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: rjsimmon

SMARTA$$!


5 posted on 06/24/2015 11:37:12 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: AppyPappy

2004


6 posted on 06/24/2015 11:37:31 AM PDT by US Navy Vet (Go Packers! Go Rockies! Go Boston Bruins! See, I'm "Diverse"!)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpaAzB90t5U


7 posted on 06/24/2015 11:38:19 AM PDT by delapaz
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To: US Navy Vet

“My daughter’s car’s Timing Belt Broke this morning(she thinks) and we are deciding whether to fix it or get rid of it.”

Timing belts cannot be repaired. You may check to see if it can be recycled.


8 posted on 06/24/2015 11:38:20 AM PDT by TexasGator
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Fixing the timing belt does not always guarantee the car will run. In some cars, it can mess up the valves.


9 posted on 06/24/2015 11:38:47 AM PDT by AppyPappy
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To: US Navy Vet

I just read from:

http://www.aa1car.com/library/timing_belt_aveo.htm

That it’s an interference engine, so valves are probably damaged.


10 posted on 06/24/2015 11:40:13 AM PDT by Elderberry
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It’s an interference engine... break a timing belt and you can kiss the valves goodbye.

http://www.carcomplaints.com/Chevrolet/Aveo/2004/engine/timing_belt_failure.shtml

Pretty common problem apparently.


11 posted on 06/24/2015 11:40:31 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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Whoever came up with timing belts should be doing hard time.


12 posted on 06/24/2015 11:40:32 AM PDT by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Replace belt at 60K? Man, I thought the standard was 100k.

It cost the guy $1500 damage at 70k, but it cost $1,000 to replace mine at 100k (in a Chrysler 300m).

I don’t do GM any more for a bunch of reasons. I owned a ‘72 Vega and bought a 1980 Skylark brand new. Turns out they were in Customer Beta Testing that year. What a piece of crap. I learned.


13 posted on 06/24/2015 11:40:55 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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A 2004 Chevy Aveo?

The timing belt is fine. The car itself? Junk.

Seriously. Why put $1000 into a $1000 car?


14 posted on 06/24/2015 11:41:03 AM PDT by Responsibility2nd (With Great Freedom comes Great Responsibility)
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First check to see if any of the valves are bent. If so, depending on the condition of the rest of the car it might pay to replace the engine. Otherwise if you replace the belt, since you’ll be taking the front of the engine apart, be sure to flush out the cooling system and replace the water pump, serpentine belt and the radiator hoses. Since they’re also on the front of the engine and a big PITA to get to. It won’t be cheap, but compare it to the cost of replacing the car, even good used cars are expensive.


15 posted on 06/24/2015 11:41:12 AM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: delapaz

You would do that before the belt broke and the valves crashed into the piston head.


16 posted on 06/24/2015 11:41:39 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum ("One man with a gun can control a hundred without one." -- Vladimir Lenin)
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To: wally_bert

If timing belt were outlawed...


17 posted on 06/24/2015 11:41:52 AM PDT by Uncle Miltie
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To: US Navy Vet

Yeah, the Aveo is the “Ford Fiesta” of Chevrolet.

Maybe part it out?


18 posted on 06/24/2015 11:42:07 AM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: TexasGator

Problem is valve clearance. If the valves and pistons occupy the same space, but at different times, when the belt breaks, they try to occupy the same space. It is never good.

But some engines are not designed this way. If the belt breaks, it just means you have to tow it in to have the belt replaced. That is the only extra cost.


19 posted on 06/24/2015 11:42:43 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)
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A quick search tells me that this car has a known timing belt idler issue (poor quality plastic idler pulley) that can fail ... as a 2004 model your car is over 10 years old and all manufacturers recommend replacing a timing belt before 10 years no matter the mileage...

The timing belt failure could have damaged the head and pistons... I would pull the cover off of the belt and if the idler is damaged/worn/loose I’d try to get GM to fix it.. it seems they are doing that under a hidden warranty ,, of course the age, mileage and whether you bought the car new or used will come into play..

I consider it to be a good car to zip around in for chores ,, worth fixing if it’s not too much $$$.


20 posted on 06/24/2015 11:42:46 AM PDT by Neidermeyer ("Our courts should not be collection agencies for crooks." — John Waihee, Governor of Hawaii, 1986-)
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