Cavalier Lifespan

Hey guys, how long do these cavis last? I had a 92 grand am before this, and it died at 130k miles. I was skeptical, but I bought a 97 cavi z24 at 110k miles. I currently have 119k. How much longer do these typical last? It's got the 2.4L twin cam engine. I got mods on it too that might kill it faster.

Any past experiences/repairs/problems with z24 cavis around my era would be greatly appreciated, thank you.

Basically I want to find out if its safe to add a couple more mods I want, but I dont wanna spend the money if its just going to crash and burn. Thank you again

My 89 2.0 has 300,000 and still starts right up. But it don't look to good anymore.

The Ecotec is a decent engine, I think you can get to 150k safely. I have a '90 z24 with a 3.1 v6 with just over 209k :eek: it's still a great engine too.

The Ecotec is a decent engine, I think you can get to 150k safely. I have a '90 z24 with a 3.1 v6 with just over 209k :eek: it's still a great engine too.
wtf u talking about he doesnt have en ecotec engine. . .he had the LD9.

Not sure, my old 2.2L cavy i had 100K+ on it when i sold it and it still ran.

yea, im hoping to get at least 200k out of my car. its already at 119k and no problems yet, which is surprisingly. but hey, with my luck ill crack it up this winter - thats all i really should be worried about it, cuz its its lowered and we get a big snow. oh well.

I have a 98 2.2 with 99,149 miles. I'ts still going strong. I think the 2.2 and the 2.4 are great engines if you do regular tune-ups and oil changes.

My 2.2 in my 94 has 175,000 and still drives like new. Well the TCC solenoid is unplugged.

wtf u talking about he doesnt have en ecotec engine. . .he had the LD9.



Oops. My mistake.

I have a 98 2.2 with 99,149 miles. I'ts still going strong. I think the 2.2 and the 2.4 are great engines if you do regular tune-ups and oil changes.

Hey Fajita,

I have a 98 Chevy Cav as well with close to 92,000 miles. My car is still going strong however I am having problems with my engine mounts. I just had my front and rear engine mounts replaced thinking that this would solve my problem with the whole damn engine shaking when I shift gears. Well this hasn't stopped it from doing it. Do you know anything about the transmission mount? This is the last possible mount that I may have a problem with....I was desperately hoping it wasn't so.

Also since you have the same exact year and engine size maybe you would know exactly where the pvc valve is. The repair manual has a different engine so I did have the correct illustration. I have oil starting to seep out of the top of the engine, my dad said what he thought was a pvc valve isn't, it may be some type of air duct or something where the oil may have gotten clogged inside causing oil to seep out because air is not able to get through properly. I don't have a valve cover or head gasket problem either. Any suggestions??

Email me at: kindredkind55@hotmail.com
Thanks,
J

well only thing i have to say is check the oil and keep that thing maintained it will run for a long time just like everything else.the 2.4 needs alot more maint.. than other motors.

i had a 88 with a 2.0 that i sold two years ago with 320,000 on it and the girl that bought it is still driving it every day for work and college

I picked up a 98 Cav about 2 years ago and Wednesday the engine blew up with 127,000 miles on it. I bought it used of course which was one of the problems. The other problem was it had a loud ticking, like noisey lifters and everyone gave me warnings about it. With 115,000 miles I had to replace the injectors. Well today I traded it with the bad engine for a brand new 2004 LS fully loaded, sunroof, power all, alloy rims etc. I plan on taking care of this car from day one especially because I have free oil changes and maintenance included.

Tommorow in the day I will take a some pics of it, it's absolutly gorgeous with it's SEXY sun burst orange metallic paint!

My uncle has a '89 Cavy with 479,000 on it. Still run's too.

My uncle has a '89 Cavy with 479,000 on it. Still run's too.

sweet jesus..... if only they still made them like that - i really hope mine goes to 200k. thanks everyone for your input.

Your's should go fine to 200K if you don't beat the shit out of it. Change the oil regularly and keep the maintnence up it will last a long time.

my friends 95 z24 has very close to 200,000km on it and its still running fine

OH man.. haha I just got a 01 z24 in june. It was used with 32k. Runs awesome. I am saving up to make some mods. I was really worried b/c i owned a different chevy and It had knock knock ticking noises like crazy. it only went for 110k. Very happy to hear you guys have been going strong.

Haha....my cavy just retired with a blown headgasket so i just parked it....but it had over 520,000 miles on the original motor...except you know the normal wear and tear of the motor...and i'm the third owner of it.

The neighbour across the street had a 95 Cavalier with 580,000 km , just routine maintenance. He ran it a couple more years until it quit. My 01 Sunfire 2.2 has 348,000 km on it.

My cavalier has a turbo on it and it has 150,000 miles on it so you should be good as long as you take care of it.:2cents: