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Autotrader described: "There were two key problems with the Olds diesels. First, the head bolts simply weren't numerous or strong enough for the diesel's high compression ratio, so they started blowing head gaskets. Second big problem: GM's cost-cutters decided not to fit a water separator.
1987 1996 L-body: 1 Chevrolet's front wheel drive compact car Beretta: 1987 1996 L-body: 1 Chevrolet's front wheel drive coupe based on the Chevy Corsica GMT400: 1987 2000 GMT400 1 Chevrolet's full-sized pickup trucks offered in light-duty or heavy-duty configurations with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive applications using GTM400 Platform Lumina ...
The Aero was a range of concept car studies created by General Motors as a testbed for future aerodynamic improvements to car bodies. The first model was the 1981 Aero X , a five-door hatchback . In 1982 the Aero 2000 was shown, a smaller two-door car, it had several unique features, such as front and rear fender skirts , a kammback design, and ...
The Chevrolet Aveo (/ ə ˈ v eɪ. oʊ / ə-VAY-oh) is a five-passenger, front-drive subcompact car marketed by General Motors (GM) since 2002 over two generations. Originally developed by South Korean manufacturer Daewoo Motors and marketed as the Daewoo Kalos (Korean: 대우 칼로스), the takeover of Daewoo by GM to form GM Daewoo Auto & Technology (GMDAT) resulted in the car's marketing ...
In a collision in which two young women in a Chevrolet Cobalt were killed when the ignition switch shut off the engine, GM only counted the death of the woman in the front seat, because the death of the woman in the back seat was not caused by the failure of the airbag to deploy. [16] Most of the victims were under age 25. [17]
1987 – The valve cover surfaces were changed so that the mounting lip was raised and the bolt location was moved from 4 bolts on the perimeter to 4 bolts along the centerline of the valve covers (this design debuted on the Corvette in 1986, and the Chevrolet 4.3L 90 degree V6 the year before). Also changed were the mounting angles of the two ...
SOHC (A different Brazilian based engine was used in the Chevrolet Chevette) 1980–2014 Family II SOHC/DOHC (designed by Opel) [16] [17] [18] 1981–2003 GM 122/Vortec 2200; 1981–2009 Saab H (acquired as part of Saab's merger into GM) 1982–present Family 1 SOHC/DOHC (designed by Opel) [19] 1987–2001 Quad 4 DOHC (produced by Oldsmobile)
The Chevrolet 90° V6 family of V6 engines began in 1978 with the Chevrolet 200 cu in (3.3 L) as the base engine for the all new 1978 Chevrolet Malibu. The original engine family was phased out in early 2014, with its final use as the 4.3 L (262 cu in) V6 engine used in Chevrolet and GMC trucks and vans.